WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Ten Counties in Idaho as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Straight-line Winds * #Five Contiguous Counties in Montana are Eligible for Assistance Montana This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 7, 2026 Director Brian Nesvik U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240 Policy and Regulations Branch U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MS: PRB (JAO/3W) 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Re: Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2026-2641 Dear Director Nesvik, On behalf of the 40,000 members nationwide of the Izaak Walton Leag more ST

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 7 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State students to help NASA science soar during 2026 total solar eclipse * Size: Lg Med Sm V The 2023 annular eclipse is captured by a Montana State University high-altitude balloon over Nevada. Photo courtesy Montana Space Grant Consortium BOZEMAN - Each total solar eclipse - when daytime skies darken and the sun briefly reveals its outer atmosphere, or corona - presents new opportunities to better understand our star, its influence on Earth a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Joshua Lewis, State Chairman - Montana, 153 Riverview C, Great Falls, MT, 59404 August 4, 2026 The Honorable Brian Nesvik Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 Re: Support for the National Wildlife Refuge System Drain Tile Setback Rule Dear Director Nesvik: As the Ducks Unlimited Sta more ST