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Local ARPA planning on hold for lack of federal guidance
Last updated 5/26/2021 at 11:09am
In the wake of announcements about the dispersal of over $28 million in American Rescue Plan funds to counties and cities across north-central Montana little guidance has been issued by the federal government about how these funds can be used. While some county- and city-level officials in the area have general ideas about where this money will be spent, few concrete plans are being made because so little is known about how the money can legally be spent. “We know we need to be accountable for how it’s spent and we have not received very broad rules about what it can be spent on,” said Chouteau County Commission Chair Bob Pasha. “The last thing we want to do is be spending it on something and then have to pay it back. That would be a disaster.”
Pandemic and ARPA funds discussed at county officials meeting
COVID-19 continues to affect young people
Last updated 5/21/2021 at 1pm
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said at a meeting of county officials Thursday COVID-19 continues to affect younger people in the community as cases steadily continue to crop up. Berg said a possibility exists that these latest case may be the result of a variant, not just because of the age group it affects but because there seems to have been a noticeable shift in symptoms. She said fewer and fewer people seem to be losing their sense of taste, but chest congestion and breathing difficulties appear to be more intense, and young people are being hospitalized because of it.
Fair board discusses 2021 fair schedule
Last updated 5/19/2021 at 11:55am
The Great Northern Fair Board detailed the 2021 Great Northern Fair’s schedule at their monthly meeting Tuesday night. Wednesday, July 14, will host the Junior Rodeo with the Midway Amusements Carnival opening at 4 p.m. and running until midnight. Thursday, July 15, will host the Montana State University Open Rodeo along with free entertainment including Patrick the One-Man Circus. Specific times for both of these events have yet to be nailed down, but the carnival will have the same hours as Wednesday, July 14. Friday, July 16, will host the Northern Rodeo Association Rodeo at a yet-to-be-announced time, as well, and Patrick the One-Man Circus at 4 and 7 p.m., along with other free entreatment including the Paz Baseball Show at 1:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., and The Silver Starlets Acrobatic Show at 2, 5, and 8 p.m., with live music by Shake Down Country beginning at 9 p.m.
Hill County Commission tables social host ordinance discusssion
The Hill County Commissioners Thursday again tabled the matter of a social host ordinance. The commission tabled the agenda item without discussion, with the members saying afterward they want to edit the ordinance before bringing it up for discussion again. “The main concern is they can hold individuals liable even though they don’t know there’s something happening on their land,” Commissioner Mark Peterson said after the meeting. “When you get into the rural areas, farmers lease land from out of state people. They don’t always lease or own the land next to their home . kid.