Roosevelt County receives approximately $3 million from oil impacts annually for its budget, but a recent Montana Supreme Court ruling is putting at least some of that funding at risk. In December, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on a 6-1 vote to uphold a lower court’s ruling in the Held v. Montana case. The justices stated that the Montana Constitution includes the rights to a stable climate

The Bainville Town Council was held Dec. 9 at the Bainville Town Hall. Mayor Toby Romo was present, as were Carol Rasmussen, John Gilligan and Will Rathbun, as well as clerk Billie Jo Cochran, Darrel Rasmussen, Cora Norton and David Norton. During the public comment period, Cora Norton asked if the bench that is currently at the park was placed there as a memorial. Gilligan replied stating that

The County Cupboard food bank in Culbertson will be offering ongoing support to area families in need with donation dates in January and February planned and possibly into the summer. “We received end-of-the-year funds that will hopefully help us to be open into the summer,” Ashlee Anderson told the Community News last week. “The next distribution is in January and we will have a freezer