REAL Montana, a program from Montana State University Extension, is accepting applications for its next class until March 31. REAL Montana is a comprehensive two-year program offering in-depth education and training in the agriculture and natural resource industries. REAL stands for Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership. Classes consist of up to 20 participants competitively selected

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 6 Citizen Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Fort Peck Multispecies Fish Hatchery in Fort Peck. The public is welcome to attend. FWP will give updates on current Region 6 fisheries, wildlife, enforcement, education, and parks and outdoor recreation happenings. Each of FWP’s seven administrative

The hunting and trapping of wolves in Region 5, 6 and 7 closed a half hour after sunset Jan. 21. The order halting the harvest of wolves in these regions came after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota of five wolves in these regions had been met. With the exception of Wolf Management Unit 313, wolf harvest quotas elsewhere in the

For the 18th year in a row, Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/ wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes AA, A and B/C. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined

There will be a livestock seminar in Wolf Point at the Sherman Inn on Wednesday, Jan. 31, starting at 10 a.m. The featured topics will be Dr. Hannah Speer from the Northern Ag Research Center discussing Feeding Fertility: Understanding the Relationship between Nutrition and Reproduction. She will touch on body condition scoring cattle, and how it relates to postpartum interval, pregnancy

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Caeland Ackerman, 22, Billings, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Wyatt Bergie Sr., 31, Sidney, warrant. Robert Biggs, 49, Portland, Ore., hold for other agency. Sam Birdtail Sr., 35, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Jeff Blankenship, 51, hold for other agency. Joshua Burks,

Among several changes to Montana’s income tax system that took effect at the beginning of the year is a provision that makes income from tips subject to state taxes. The shift aligns Montana with the federal tax system, in which tips have long been taxed alongside salaries and wages. It also means that many service-sector workers will likely have their state income tax obligation increased

Independence Bank is proud to offer scholarship opportunities for incoming first-year students planning to attend Montana State University-Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Cascade, Pondera, or Toole counties. Independence Bank will award eight $1,000 scholarships for the 2024-2025

According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, snow is expected to return to the region by midweek as temps rise following a record breaking cold snap. Snow showers will be heaviest south of U.S. Highway 2 and travel conditions will be worst south of Highway 200 and along Highway 191 on Wednesday. NWSG meteorologist Angel Enriquez told the Community News that bitterly cold conditions