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The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, facing their lowest post-summer blood donor levels in six years.

The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, facing their lowest post-summer blood donor levels in six years.

With trustees in place, real work begins for new Bitterroot Valley Community College Dennis Bragg photo and last updated 2021-05-12 18:58:57-04 HAMILTON — After well over a dozen years of continually working the idea, and operating a satellite campus under the University of Montana, the Bitterroot Valley is finally on its way to having its own community college. A year after voters approved the idea, and following endorsement by the Legislature and Governor Gianforte, trustees for the new Bitterroot Valley Community College finally take their oaths of office in Hamilton from Montana Sup...

Members of public push back against guns on college campuses in Montana Keila Szpaller View Comments Lindy Kolb, who has worked as a resident advisor at Montana State University, said she has faced belligerent students she is documenting for conduct violations. Kolb said she was deeply concerned about a draft board policy to implement a law that allows guns on campus, and she said it’s inevitable that a person will be harmed as a result. “Guns are tools, but so are hot plates, and we don’t allow those in the residence halls for safety reasons,” Kolb said. Wednesday, a committee of the...

Trustees Sworn In For Montana's Newest Community College Trustees of the new Bitterroot Valley Community College district took their oath of office this week. They’re now preparing to build the state’s first independent community college in more than 50 years.  Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen led the seven trustees in taking their oath of office in the first official action of the new college board.  Clayton Christian, commissioner of state higher education, welcomed the trustees.  “[I] appreciate all of your efforts to make this dream come true after near...