SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 10 Montana counties of the Feb. 26, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in five Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Montana of the Feb. 26, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economi  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: At an event in Bozeman on Friday, January 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Montana State University (MSU) will receive at least $10 million to serve as an environmental justice resource center for six states and 28 Tribal nations in the region. EPA Region 8 designed this cooperative agreement to establish and operate an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities  more

EAST HELENA, Montana, Jan. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * EPA proposal to lower the lead cleanup level in East Helena receives strong community support, will be implemented later this year * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the conclusion of a 30-day public comment period and the finalization of an Explanation of Significant Differences (https://semspub.epa.gov/work/08/100014381.pdf) (ESD  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is charging an individual property manager and ownership entity in Livingston, Montana, for retaliation against a tenant for their exercise of fair housing rights, retaliatory behavior including coercion, intimidation, threats, or interference in violation of Section 818 of the Fair Housing Act. R  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after getting caught with four pounds of meth was sentenced on Jan. 25 to 10 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Gary Michael Byrd, 52, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to a superseding information charging him with possessio  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: A Helena man who admitted to falsely claiming to have served in the U.S. Navy so he could receive healthcare benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was sentenced today to three years of probation, with 180 days of home confinement, and ordered to pay $46,075 restitution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Patrick John McKenna, 66, pleaded  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: A Lame Deer man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation that he received through a large-scale narcotics trafficking organization based on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Jos  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Jan. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: A Great Falls man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after his drug distribution led to the near-death of a toddler who ingested a fentanyl pill was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Shacotta Keenan St. Onge, 31, pleaded guilty in June 20  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: A Wyoming man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the Miles City area was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Elmer Richard Petersen, 45, of Gillette, Wyoming, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances  more

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to award $10.67 million in grant funding to nine selected recipients across the country to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness. Of these recipients, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MDPHHS) is anticipating a $610,000 grant to improve wildfire smoke messaging and awareness, improve HVAC maintenance and d  more