A re-printing of Sagas of the Smoky Water: True Stories Reflecting Historical Aspects of the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Region, 1805-1910 by Wolf Point’s Ben Innis was announced this month. The book’s availability is due to efforts from The Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Regimental Association, the Innis family and Friends of Fort Union/ Buford. Originally published to celebrate Williston’s

Rural volunteer leaders from communities across Montana are invited to participate in a community development gathering set for Sept. 17-18 in Miles City. The event, called “The Road Show,” will bring experts in rural resources to facilitate connections and knowledge sharing with Montana’s small-town leaders. It also features speakers from rural communities who will share successes, opportunities

As part of his continued effort to support survivors of violence, U.S. Senator Jon Tester last week secured $1,889,915 to provide legal assistance to survivors across Montana. Tester was instrumental in securing this funding from the Office of Violence Against Women through the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bill. Three separate grants will be awarded to the Montana Legal Services Association

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will produce its own heat and energy using geothermal sources. The facility will emit zero carbon emissions, produce zero waste and serve as a catalyst for continued development in North Dakota’s scenic western border region. And, as of this week, it’s halfway to completion. “The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will be one of

Block Management Area program information is now available at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offices. The Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program Projects Access Guide will be available later this month. To request a hard copy or to review these guides online go to fwp.mt.gov/BMA and fwp.mt.gov/UGBEP. The BMA guide offers hunters access to the most current information on lands enrolled in BMA.

For more than a decade, high school students in the eastern Hi-Line town of Saco have had to immerse themselves in lessons on debt management, budgeting and financial investing on their path to a diploma. What began as an elective course quickly morphed into a two-semester requirement for graduation, one that Saco Public Schools Superintendent Tanya Funk described as a perennial hit among students