Several bills passed during the 2025 legislative session change state election laws governing elections, including how late Montanans can register to vote. Senate Bill 490, sponsored by Sen. Mike Cuffe, R-Eureka, changes the deadline for registering to vote or changing voter information. Proponents said the bill would put an end to long lines of last-minute voters waiting, sometimes until after

Posters are starting to appear around town for seasonal powwows, rodeos and other events in the Culbertson area. Frontier Days Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14, at the Culbertson Saddle Club. Events will include bull riding. bareback, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, barrel racing, team roping, ladies breakaway, junior barrels and junior breakaway, as well as wild calf races

Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly referred to as a “deer tick” or “blacklegged tick”. State health officials report that over the past year three blacklegged ticks were identified in the state for the first time through active surveillance conducted

With spring arriving, gardeners are preparing soils for this year’s planting, and many love to apply compost, which can supply nutrients, feed microbial activity, help retain soil moisture and improve soil structure. However, there can be too much of a good thing, according to Clain Jones, Montana State University Extension soil fertility specialist and professor in the MSU Department of Land