Education was one of the many issues discussed by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during a conference call with state media members on Thursday, July 27. Tester said the national shortage of teachers is at least partly due to low pay. He said the average salary for a teacher is $33,000 for a year. He added that something needs to be done about debt forgiveness. “We have to figure out how to

Oelkers said the MOU should aim to move forward with future properties instead of dealing with past and current situations. “We have to keep the city and county separate,” he added. Dschaak expressed concern that the county wouldn’t take over many properties under that format. He wished the county would address one or two lots a year. Dschaak noted that Wolf Point currently has about

Kameron Dale Beston appeared in district court for a status hearing on Tuesday, July 25. Beston is facing three felony charges along with the misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. The felony charges include distribution of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute and use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture.

This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. The first signs of competition in the two races for Montana’s Supreme Court slated for next year are beginning to show. In June, Montana Free Press reported that neither Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur would

Few foods align more perfectly with a particular time of year than ice cream and summertime. As anyone who has ever excitedly eaten ice cream a little too fast knows, it's not always pleasurable to sit down and indulge in a scoop or two. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the sensation widely known as 'ice cream headache' can be quite painful. Technically known as cold neuralgia

The Culbertson School board approved the purchase of a passenger van during its meeting on Monday, July 17. The vehicle is a 2020 El Dorado 15-passenger van with EcoBoost from Davey Coach. Cost is $95,858. The motion carried unanimously. After negotiations were conducted, Dave Solem was re-hired as the school’s activities director. The motion included $1,000 annual increases for three