Powell Counties News Today

EXCLUSIVE — The office of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and a senior adviser to him appear to have flouted state law in connection to taxpayer-backed awards to counties, a watchdog group says.

Beshear’s 2023 re-election cut a path through Trump country and ran up his percentages in much of the state.

Id like to take this opportunity to thank my neighbors in Senate District 40, in both Lewis and Clark and Powell Counties, for their participation

As spring temperatures go up, there’s help for utility bills through nonprofit offices across Kentucky. People who earn an income near the poverty line — about $3,200 a month for a family of four — are eligible.

On Monday, state lawmakers returned to the Montana State Capitol in Helena for the first day of the Montana Legislature’s 68th session.

Republican leaders in Lewis and Clark and Powell Counties have nominated three candidates to replace state Sen. Terry Gauthier, R-Helena, after his resignation.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is proposing legislation that he says would ease restrictions on some federally managed lands in the state. But the bill is being met with opposition from public lands advocacy groups.

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New restrictions on building a campfire or smoking on public lands start Monday across new portions of northwestern Montana. The Stage II fire restrictions will take effect as the state faces a severe drought, continued forecast for hot, dry weather and firefighting resources stretched thin across the western U.S. Beth Pargman is with the Flathead National Forest: “It’s important for folks recreating on public lands to do their part. Each year, 70-80 percent of wildfires are human-caused, a...

/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports Mar 14, 2021 11:22 PM  Eastern Kentucky has been hit hard by devastating flooding and winter storms. Neighbors throughout Kentucky have stepped up to help. Christian Appalachian Project’s (CAP) Operation Sharing warehouse has coordinated the delivery of supplies through local emergency management staff, offices of the judge executive, and community nonprofits. In the past two weeks, Operation Sharing has distributed 20 semi truckloads filled with supplies to...