In the already crowded field of Republican candidates, a familiar name has entered the race for Montana’s eastern Congressional seat. Former Congressman and Montana lieutenant governor Denny Rehberg announced Wednesday, Feb. 21, that he’s running for the seat currently held by fellow Republican Matt Rosendale. Rehberg exited politics after unsuccessfully challenging Sen. Jon Tester,

Circle: The regional eastern Montana CHS Farmers Elevator board of directors recently held the 2023 annual update in Circle. Congressional candidate and CHS member Ric Holden joined the meeting to elect producer board members. Holden is a farmer/rancher from Dawson County. Senior director of operations Brandon Babb presented a slide show that highlighted last year’s progress and profitability

The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 20. The council passed authorization to hire a new recreation director and pool manager in Marianne Zilkoski Rees and Tiffani Darby respectively. Brianna Vine from Great Northern Development Corp. provided an update on Custer Street improvements. She said a request for proposals has been prepared and advertised statewide.

Less than 24 hours before a Glasgow couple was scheduled in a Valley County District Court on contempt charges, the entire case was dropped by the State of Montana because the 14-year-old youth at the center of it was safe in the custody of her mother, in Canada. Todd and Krista Kolstad of Glasgow went viral when they claimed that their daughter had been forcibly taken by Montana’s Child and

Director Christy Clark and the Agriculture Development Council announced recipients of the state’s $818,954 investment in innovative, value-added agriculture projects through the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) program. From Plevna to Kalispell, a total of 22 agricultural businesses throughout the state were awarded funds to advance Montana’s agricultural