AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMontana Community & Culture: Zootown Festival returned to Missoula for its second year, drawing thousands to the 46-acre Fairgrounds venue with big-name acts like The Chicks and The Lumineers, plus more local food vendors and a busier crowd than last year. Public Safety & Health: A Montana Highway Patrol traffic stop in Billings put a spotlight on “The Big Banana Car,” while another local story highlights the push for Automated External Defibrillators at sports facilities after a Rigby family’s life-saving fight. Local Food Access: In Hamilton, O’Hara Commons is working to bring “radically local” food to Montana families through farmers markets, education, and food access programs within 250 miles. Outdoors & Small Business: Yellowstone R&R River Rentals in Billings is making it easier to get on the water with kayak and paddleboard rentals and shuttle services for river floaters. Environment & Agriculture: Bee experts gathered in Eastern Washington as beekeepers try to recover from a major colony die-off and share ways to strengthen the industry. Montana Events: Up to 10,000 people are expected for the Little Bighorn Battlefield’s 150th anniversary commemoration June 25-27.
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