There will be at least two candidates for Montana House District 31 during this election cycle. Lance FourStar of Wolf Point filed in Helena on the first official day for filing on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Natalie Weeks O’Neal of Poplar announced on social media on the same day that she will seek the office. Both are Democrats. FourStar is a current Wolf Point city council member. He unsuccessfully

In January, the federal government charged Roberto Orozco-Ramirez, a 42-yearold father of four and auto mechanic, with illegal reentry into the U.S., a felony. While Orozco-Ramirez has lived for more than a decade in Froid, a town of 195 people in northeast Montana, he’s legally a citizen of Mexico. Court documents allege that he was removed from the United States by U.S. Immigration and

Dreaming of a job as a boiler operator, dentist? Gov. Greg Gianforte wants to explore making the path into those the rest of the state’s 50 licensed professions easier for Montanans by streamlining licensing standards. The catch? Getting professional associations and the state’s 176,000 licensed workers, many of whom like the rules the way they are, on board. To that end, the governor has

New Year’s Day for many outdoor recreationists in Montana is March 1. This is the day everyone can buy their 2026 hunting and fishing licenses and apply for special draw licenses and permits. It’s also the day when recreationists need to renew their conservation license to support the state lands they use. This year, hunters and anglers will see quite a few changes that are worth paying

Go or No Go? That was the question facing the Sheridan Electric Cooperative Board during a special meeting held in February to review the bid package for a potential new facility. At the October annual meeting, the concept of a new site and building for Sheridan Electric Cooperative was introduced. Preliminary designs were shared along with a ballpark estimate of $20 million. The proposed

A planned Feb. 28 benefit for the family of Roberto Orozco-Ramirez has seen additions to the list of individual participants and contributing businesses grow during recent weeks. The event will take place at the Froid Community Center on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. To-go orders will begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue through 6 p.m. At press time, Orozco remains in custody in Great Falls on a single

Montana PBS has closed a deal to purchase three television stations in eastern Montana that will now provide communities in that part of the state with free, over-theair public television for the first time. In October 2025, Montana PBS finalized purchase of KYUS-TV in Miles City, KXGN-TV in Glendive and K13IG-D (a translator relaying the KXGN signal) in Sidney. The PBS programming on the three

The Grow Montana Coalition is set to host the third Governor’s Summit on Local Food and Agriculture on Oct. 23-24, in Helena. Held every 10 years, the summit brings together Montanans from all sectors to assess the current state of local food and farming, and to identify opportunities to strengthen the food system, build networks and action plans that support future growth. The future of