SACRAMENTO, California, March 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Montana small businesses of the March 30, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe storm and flooding that occurred June 10 - July 5, 2022. According to Garfield, s  more

ROCKY BOYS INDIAN RESERVATION, Montana, March 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Improved solid waste management on the Rocky Boys Indian Reservation will increase recovery of valuable materials, educate the public, and decrease illegal dumping * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $70,675 to the Chippewa Cree Tribe to build capacity and educate the public on solid waste management practices on the Rocky Boys Indian Re  more

KALISPELL, Montana, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Flathead National Forest - issued the following news release: The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, is now accepting new project proposals. The application deadline is March 15, 2023, and the committee has approximately $180,000 in project funding to award. Funding and administration for the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee is provided un  more

BILLINGS, Montana, March 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich, along with federal and local law enforcement officials, today addressed gun violence in the Billings community saying they are committed to keeping citizens safe by investigating and prosecuting the most dangerous offenders who carry and use firearms in drug trafficking or violent crimes, persons who illegally possess gu  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey during the second half of April. The survey will collect information about hired labor from more than 3,500 farmers and ranchers in the Mountain Region states of Arizona, Colorad  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Thousands of milk producers across the country, including approximately 500 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the 2023 April Mi  more

LIMA, Montana, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment Through March 14 * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has released for public review and comment a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The Refuge, in partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Montana Trout Unlimited, and the U.S. G  more