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Tips for those returning to school as an adult

Education opens many doors. Sometimes life throws a person a curveball and education gets put on the back burner. Even if school plans have been derailed for several years, one can explore how to return to school as an adult.

Scholarships

Glendive Masonic Lodge #31 is pleased to announce that applications will be available for the Jack W. Thompson Scholarship starting January 1. Mr. Thompson was a Glendive Mason who wanted to help young people with their higher education, specifying that the scholarship recipients must be Dawson County residents with at least a 3.0 grade point average while attending college or be in the top two-thirds of their high school graduating class.

MSU Extenion recommends filing homestead declaration

Montana State University Extension has a MontGuide regarding homestead declaration and the benefits it gives homeowners.

Start your year off right with a First Day Hike

Start 2021 off on the right foot with a First Day Hike at a state park near you.

The Gallery to host Evelyn Cameron exhibit in January

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The Gallery in Glendive announced The Evelyn Cameron Photography Exhibit to be on display at The Gallery throughout the month of January, 2021.

Residents in MT VA’s Miles City Community Living Center receive Moderna vaccine

The Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) administered the first Moderna vaccines today to Veterans in MTVAHCS’s Miles City Community Living Center Tuesday. The longterm care facility serves 18 Veterans who served in World War II, Vietnam and Korea with 27 staff members.

EPEDC helps secure COVID-19 funds for local businesses

2020 has been difficult for businesses, non-profits, ag producers and so many others due to COVID-19. In late April the first round of COVID Relief Funds through the CARES Act rolled out for Montanans, in the form of grants and loans. $1.25 billion was allocated to Montana with almost $700 million being allocated to grant and loan programs.

Missionaries launch ‘Star of the North’ project

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To spread light this December, missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have launched “the Star of the North,” an idea springing from the famous line located in the Minnesota State flag. Beginning in Fargo, the shiny tree topper is routed across most of the midwest, finishing its journey in Bismarck on Christmas Eve. Within each area the Star arrives, local missionaries have been performing random acts of kindness.

Medical center staff receives first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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The first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Dawson County last week, with Glendive Medical Center staff among the first to receive the shots. Inoculation efforts will continue with doses of the vaccine also scheduled to be given to emergency responders and residents of long-term care facilities, according to hospital CEO Parker Powell.

First phase of water treatment plant nearly complete

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Work on the city’s new water treatment plant is ongoing, with one major phase just about done. According to city Public Works Director Frank Ceane, the building itself has very nearly completed construction, but major equipment and electronics still need to be installed and some other work still needs to be done for the new facility to be integrated into the existing systems.

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