Butte action team unites to tackle fentanyl crisis
A crowded meeting in Butte sees educators law enforcement officials and medical professionals join a new action team to address the worsening fentanyl crisis. Speakers stress youth education harm reduction and supporting adults with addiction while highlighting syringe service program reach Narcan distribution overdoses and unreported incidents.
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J.P. Gallagher
Montana DEQ vows progress after subdivision backlog
DEQ Director Chris Dorrington told the Environmental Quality Council the agency is nearing compliance with legal review deadlines after three years of staff shortages and turnover. The Subdivision Section faced 92 percent turnover and up to 40 percent vacancies, causing reviewers to handle 120 to 189 files and leaving 140 unassigned. He said more staff are needed to sustain the program.
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Polling site moved to Butte Plaza Mall in Butte
Linda Mayor-Joyce, the clerk and recorder for Butte-Silver Bow County, announced at the Council of Commissioners meeting that the former Herberger's store at the Butte Plaza Mall is the designated polling place for Butte precincts 1 through 22 for the November 8 election. Ballots will be printed and voters notified at least 30 days before election day.
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State hospital worker used alias to hide past
Montana health department says former psychiatric technician Larissa Mack used a different last name on her 2016 job application. A background check failed to flag her history, and the inadvertent hire cost the Montana State Hospital nearly 90 thousand dollars in a settlement with the U S Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General. Mack had five years of service at the facility before the issue emerged in 2021.
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Office of Inspector General
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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