The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepting applications from Dec. 10, 2024, through Jan. 8, 2025. Funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation, MASC was announced in November alongside the $140 million Commodity Storage Assistance

Calendars featuring drawings by artist Don Greytak are available from the Montana 4-H Foundation as a fundraiser to support 4-H youth programs. The Montana 4-H Greytak 2025 calendar features the artist’s pencil drawings of agricultural life in Montana and has been a traditional fundraiser for more than 30 years. Calendars cost $15. They are sold by 4-H members and are available at most

A retirement celebration is planned for outgoing Roosevelt County Commissioner Gary Macdonald Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the commissioners’ office in the courthouse in Wolf Point. The gathering will begin at noon. All are welcome. Call 406-653-6246 for more information.

Roosevelt County commissioners approved funds for the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department and for providing a fresh look in the district courtroom during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The fire department sought funds to purchase a turnout washer, which costs $5,394. Fire chief Clint Bushman explained the device is more of an extractor than a washer. He said the extractor will