Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 8.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g on Monday, Nov. 4, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 11.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 49.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 1.3 cents in the last week and stands

Seven out of 20 Culbertson speech, drama and debate team members competed in the season opener in Sidney on Saturday, Nov. 2. Colt’n Rees placed second in memorized public address. Harrison Green took second in impromptu speaking. Jaxon Flinn placed fourth in informative. Gavin Raaum earned fifth in pantomime. Kaylee Kohl placed seventh and Sadie Finnicum was eighth in dramatic oral interpretation.

report have both been submitted to the state. Water loss was 420,266 gallons, or 30 percent, in September. Romo mentioned there was a major water leak that was located and repaired. Water loss should decrease next month, he said. Bainville Concrete will not be able to install the new sidewalk in front of the park this year. They will be required to sign a contract stating that they will

Roosevelt County’s economy is now improving, according to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. At the end of August, the county sat in a tie for 49th place for unemployment rates in Montana with a rate of 4.4 percent. Now, for the end of October, the county has moved up to a tie for 35th place at 3.4 percent. Other counties at 3.4 percent are Blaine, Judith Basin, Petroleum, Pondera,

Great Northern Development Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund as part of the CDFI Financial Assistance program. This grant will bolster GNDC’s efforts to provide critical lending services to small businesses across northeastern Montana. The CDFI Fund’s Financial Assistance program

District Judge Yvonne Laird denied the request for a preliminary injunction on Thursday, Oct. 24, in the case regarding satellite offices for Native Americans voting in Roosevelt and Valley counties. The lawsuit noted that if a temporary restraining order wasn’t granted, the defendants’ refusal to establish satellite offices in Poplar and Frazer would cause irreparable harm to tribal members