U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week announced a $1.5 million grant for Child Start, Inc., a Missoula-area Head Start program that works to enrich the education of low-income children.

Pat Croghan, local Child Start director, said the continuous U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is split among five counties in the service area, including Missoula, Granite, Sanders, Mineral and Powell counties.

By Renata Birkenbuel