Politics

Today's Tuesday, & I have some good news this morning...Our good neighbors down at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau, got their internet & phone service back up & IN service! Their internet AND phone service were on the fritz earlier this morning......

The Montana Historical Society is seeking nominations for people AND organizations who have a STRONG commitment to identifying & preserving our Montana historical & cultural heritage for the Heritage Keeper Award. To qualify, the individual must be alive (so far so good for the Puffman,) & organizations should be active. Don't worr...

I'm happy to blog our City of Shelby is once again applying for funding from the Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks Recreation Trails Program to light the rural portion of the trail. This makes good sense to be because many trail users have asked about lighting because of  their work schedules that make it next to impossible to access the trail until later in the evening. That sa...

Our good neighbors, the Conrad Schools, need bus drivers. Federal legislation has implemented new training standards that MUST be met as of February 7th. Here's the deal...as of February 7th, anyone planning to obtain their initial CDL, or upgrade their license, will be required to meet those more stringent training requirements...

A Veterans Service officer will be paying an official visit to Browning this Wednesday, the 12th, to help our Browning veterans sign up for VA benefits. The officer will be "on duty" at the Blackfeet Manpower Center Wednesday morning from 9 to 11 o'clock...

GOOD news for our Toole & Glacier County veterans next week! Officers from Montana Veterans Affairs will be here in Shelby, next Wednesday, the 5th, to help our veterans apply for benefits. The officers will be "On Duty" up at the Shelby courthouse on Wednesday morning from 9:30, to 11:30, & in Cut Bank, Wednesday afternoon over at the Glacier County Courthouse Annex from 1:30, t

The 2022 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar's coming up on Tuesday, January 11th, & there's a FULL schedule on tap. The numerous talks & topics will kick off at 8:30, Tuesday morning, the 11th, down at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex.  Don't...

If you're a Sugar Bowl buff, you could be the WINNER with Puff! I'll have a Sugar Bowl sports trivia question Saturday (tomorrow) morning at 7:30, on Puffman Sports Trivia. The 1st caller with the correct answer WINS the hardcover, "A Young Man of Montana; From Hard Youth to Hawaii Mule-skinner...

Tell that to 24 year old Doris Ashley. Doris pulled up stakes on her Iowa farm back in 1925, & rode the train west to Glacier National Park. So began her love affair with the wild Crown of the Continent. It's all in John Fraley's fascinating read, "A Woman's Way West: In & Around Glacier National Park 1925 to 1990, &  I'll have the book up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday morning, on

A USDA Rural Development Montana representative has arrived in Brown. The rep's at Blackfeet Housing until 3 o'clock this afternoon, Tuesday, meeting with homeowners pertaining to single family housing repair loans & grants program. For more information, please visit: www.rd....

Glenda Hanson over in Chester does! Linda will be at the senior center this Thursday morning beginning at 9. Linda HAS the answers & the "story-behind-the-story," & will be answering any & all your questions on this Medicare D "thing." Best thin...

A Montana legislative committee is taking a close look at facial recognition technology, and probing state agencies on potential uses and abuses. Coming up November 17th at the state capitol in Helena, lawmakers will question several state agency officials during an Economic Affairs interim committee meeting.