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Change is coming to elk hunting in Montana. What form those changes may take and when they may be implemented are still uncertain, but a group of volunteers has outlined some guiding principles for developing new guidance. The six principles were presented for approval to the Fish and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday meeting. “We felt we need to maintain hunting as the primary tool for elk population management, that does not mean it has to be done exactly as it is done now,” Ed Fr...

In a statement released by Oxitec, the British-based biotech company said the initial release of its genetically modified OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquito was “expected to be in operation no earlier than April 2021,” leaving many residents to wonder exactly when the release will be. The question looms large while the Florida Keys community looks to the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, a tax-supported entity, for answers. Neither the district nor Oxitec has publicly announced where...

Apr 1, 2021 Members of the Cleveland County Republican Party have elected Nancy Sangirardi to serve as the chair of the party for the next two years, during which she said she’s looking to not only grow party membership, but get more Republicans elected to local and state offices. Sangirardi was elected during the annual party convention on March 6 after current two-term chair Dave Spaulding did not seek to run again. Sangirardi said she was both shocked and honored when she found out she ...

Patty Eidam and Vivian Payne, the incumbent mayor and clerk respectively, are unopposed in their reelection bids. Coming Sunday, see a day in the life of Michigan City Police Officer Brian Wright. Early voting for the Tuesday election is underway. The closest early voting site is the Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., in Calumet City. Remaining early voting hours there are: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. Incumbent trustees...

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Montana state agencies would be allowed to charge members of the public or groups for commenting on environmental reviews under a law passed by a House committee this week. Rep. Denley Loge, R-St. Regis, said he brought House Bill 695 to the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday in part to discourage submission of form letters as public comment on environmental impact statements, or EISs. The bill would allow an agency while conducting public comment for an EIS to charge a fee for any ...

Following high-profile national anthem protests, lawmakers passed a local ordinance requiring citizens to “stand solemnly and deport themselves with dignity” while the anthem is played. Before conservatives cheer this development too loudly, they should know the law was enacted last year in Hong Kong and refers to “March of the Volunteers,” the anthem extolling communism in the People’s Republic of China. More than 8,000 miles away, Republican legislators in Tennessee a...

ELIZABETHTON — Volunteer groups and service organizations may soon have a chance to adopt a Carter County road to help keep them clean and free of litter. Carter County Highway Superintendent Roger Colbaugh discussed the plan with members of the Highway Committee of the Carter County Commission on Thursday night. Colbaugh said the program would be similar to the one already in operation by the Tennessee Department of Trans-portation. Colbaugh is a former TDOT employee and said he once mana...

Residents living on half-acre lots behind Holly Ridge Golf Club have signed a citizens petition that, if approved, would give them something to crow about. If the petition wins voter support at the annual Town Meeting next month, roosters would be banned from residential zones in Sandwich. “Roosters crow in the morning and all day long,” said Annie H. Adler, whose said she and her neighbors—whose homes are located near the golf course—are losing sleep from a cacophony of cro...

As COVID-19 cases and deaths surged last summer amid the worst pandemic in a century, Gov. Ron DeSantis insisted that Florida did not need a statewide mask mandate. Mask mandates — like many other powers — were left up to cities and counties, where elected local leaders could assess conditions close to them and do what’s best for the constituents who elected them. After all, as Thomas Jefferson, one of our nation’s founders said, “The government closest to the people se...