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The brains of healthy children respond to long-term air pollution exposure with landmarks akin to those of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a new paper co-written by University of Montana Associate Professor Dr. Lilian Calderon-Garciduenas. The article, titled “Early Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease Pathology in Urban Children. Friend vs. Foe Responses: It Is Time to Face the Evidence,” will be published in a special online March issue of the peer-reviewed BioMed Research International journal. The study, conducted b...
Public Service Commission Chairman Bill Gallagher reminds Montanans about the opportunity to complete a short survey and help identify areas without high-speed internet. Since launching the effort earlier this month, the PSC has received more than 200 completed surveys from across the state. Residents of the Cascade, Helena, Troy and Yaak areas have submitted the lion’s share of responses, with 71 surveys returned to date. The PSC is preparing to recommend future broadband deployment projects in Montana and Chairman Gallagher said survey r...
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved interim natural gas rates for Montana-Dakota Utilities, a decision expected to have little immediate impact on consumers as the winter heating season winds down, regulators said. The Commission granted the company, which has a pending natural gas rate case before the PSC, an interim increase of $850,620, significantly less than what the utility requested. MDU, which serves 78,910 customers in Billings and eastern Montana, initially sought $1.68 million in interim rates, but...
Independence Bank is pleased to announce Suzanne Boyd was recently hired as a Lender Trainee. Her new duties will include assisting customers with their consumer lending needs. Suzanne grew up in Poplar, Montana. She graduated from University of Montana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and later graduated from University of Mary with a Masters of Business Administration. Formerly, Suzanne was the Administrator of the Fort Peck Tribal Dialysis Unit and most recently the Supervisor of Child Family Services. “We are excited to have S...
Senator Anders Blewett (D-Great Falls) has introduced SR 55, a Senate resolution urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider its decision to drop the sport of wrestling from the Olympic games. The decision to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympics has been widely criticized around the world and within the United States. Montana has a strong tradition of producing world class wrestlers including 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kendall Cross, 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist Gene Davis, 2008 Olympian Mike Zadick, 2006 World Champion...
The Montana Department of Livestock says it will be more stringently enforcing requirements for six-month equine travel passports. Those rules (ARM 32.3.216) include: Six-month passports cannot be used for sale of horses, breeding or stays of longer than 90 days; lifetime brand inspections are required for six-month passports; a preliminary itinerary must be submitted to the state veterinarian’s office prior to traveling; a post-season travel itinerary must be submitted within 10 days of the passport’s expiration to be eligible for a pas...
For those who like to plant and grow their own vegetables, the current conditions may be causing a late planting. With this decreasing the amount of growing time, some gardeners may choose to get their seedlings started indoors and transfer them when the weather allows. Just about any container will work for this, whether it be a soda bottle, a plastic tote, a 5 gallon bucket or just a plastic cup. Just fill them up with soil, plant the seed and find the most sunlight you can find. To improve...
Although it doesn’t feel like it, May is just around the corner which means so is paddlefishing season. People flock from all over the country to ‘fish’ for this unique species. Paddlefish, which are considered to be a prehistoric fish, can grow up to seven feet and as much as 200 pounds. Although they have cartilaginous bodies like a shark, they are not related. In fact there aren’t any other animals in North America like it. The name paddlefish is rather obvious when you look at the fish. Scie...
Montana State University Extension and the Schutter Diagnostic Lab are offering new online courses covering plant anatomy and the diagnostic features of 32 state-listed noxious weeds. The free courses are offered to assist early detection of noxious weeds in Montana and provide pesticide applicator credits. The three-course series has been designed to assist with early detection and rapid response (EDRR) across Montana. The goal of EDRR is to recognize high priority plants and take action to manage them while populations are still small. Often...
State regulators are reminding Montanans to call 811 before beginning outdoor digging projects this spring. April is recognized as national “Safe Digging Month” and Public Service Commission Chairman Bill Gallagher said a quick call to 811 two days before a digging project will help protect people from injury and prevent damage to underground utilities. “After a long, cold Montana winter, many people are excited about the opportunity to finally put away the snow shovel and get to work planting shrubs and making other yard impro...
According to the US Coast Guard, half of all recreation boating fatalities happen in calm water and almost three-fourths of fatal boating accident victims drowned ~ 84% were not wearing a life jacket. For more information go to: http://www.uscgboating.org Pay Attention When Children Are Near Or In The Water: -Always keep a watchful eye on your children when they are in or near water even if they know how to swim -Don’t be distracted by others, phone calls, text messages, or reading when your children are in or near water -Children should w...
Spring must be coming. Anyway, the thought of green grass is on the minds of many people. When is a good time to plant grass to establish a new lawn? What should I seed and should it be fortified? These are frequent questions this time of year. Let’s start with the first question – When is a good time to use Kentucky blue grass as the base species with maybe a sprinkling of fescue which tends to be more shade tolerant. I encourage homeowners to plant the grass just as soon as daytime tem...
As the number of people in the area rises, so does the number of family pets. With spring slowly setting in, pets of all sizes are getting cabin fever. On an average, High Plains Vet Clinic in Sidney has 10 dogs brought in to the pound each month. When a dog is running loose, the police department drops it off at the vet clinic. Although they legally only have to keep the dog for 48 hours, High Plains works to find an adoptive family or the rightful owner. Sometimes they hold onto a dog for a...
