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🌱 Montana lands $239.7 million for rural health care

Lockwood, Montana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Lockwood! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Montana lands $239.7 million for rural health care
  • Montana seeks comments on private fish-pond stocking plans
  • Pronghorn season closes strong across southeast Montana

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Some sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Gianforte and DPHHS announce $239.7 million award to strengthen rural health care (billingsgazette.com) — Montana has received $239.7 million in second-year federal funding to strengthen rural health care, following $233 million committed in the program’s first year. State officials say the next phase will help rural facilities improve operations, modernize health records and expand access in rural and tribal communities, though no Lockwood-specific award is identified.
   

• FWP announces public comment opportunities for Nov. 9 (billingsgazette.com) — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is taking public comments on private fish-pond stocking proposals, including rainbow trout ponds near Bozeman and Big Sky. Deadlines for those proposals fall on Nov. 21 and Nov. 24, with project details and submission instructions available through the agency’s public-notices webpage.
   

• Southeast Montana check stations report strong pronghorn harvest (billingsgazette.com) — Southeast Montana’s pronghorn season ended with strong harvests and hunters reporting more pronghorn and mule deer, despite below-average hunter turnout at regional check stations. Wildlife officials also reminded hunters that stopping at game check stations is mandatory, after a warden near Hysham intercepted drivers who bypassed one.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Billings

  • Billings Zimmerman Trail Road Closure Runs Through Nov. 30 (deeparrival.com)
  • Billings Clinic, Logan Health announce new unified name: One Sky Health (kpax.com)
  • Fixer Upper homes for sale & real estate in West Central Billings, MT (redfin.com)

Laurel

  • Semi carrying produce crashes into Laurel backyard, narrowly missing home and RV parked nearby (ktvq.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lockwood

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