The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 different kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited from China to people around the country. All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages some of which contain flowering plants like morning glory, hibiscus and roses, according to Osama El-Lissy, with the Plant Protection program of USDA’s

Community News Staff The Bainville Town Council discussed several topics during a budget meeting held on Monday, July 20. Council members appeared to be willing to purchase a skidsteer bucket with grapple along with a town vehicle. They still need to decide whether the vehicle should be four-wheel drive and whether it should be new or used. As far as the cemetery improvement project, council

Maynard Joseph White Bear, 67, of Fort Kipp, appeared on charges of involuntary manslaughter last week before U.S. magistrate judges on indictments handed down by a grand jury. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. According to indicting documents, White Bear allegedly drove a vehicle under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 16,

Ashton Stovern, 24, of Sidney, has been confirmed as the fatality in a July 28 accident on the BNSF mainline near Brockton. The train collided with a semitruck in the morning hours, killing Stovern, who was driving. The semi was hauling gravel at the time of the accident. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a Freightliner truck was driving eastbound on U.S. Highway 2 near Brockton prior