The public is invited to the 6th Infantry Living History Encampment and annual flag raising Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston, N.D. The free event is open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. The weekend centers on the site’s flag raising, a tradition marking the start of the tourism season and honoring

In particular, the governor recognized Olson’s contribution to restoring Legion Park, the site of the ceremony. “For more than 18 years, you’ve helped lead the development of the 40-acre American Legion Park in Culbertson,” Gianforte said, “contributing an estimated 8,000 volunteer hours. Your efforts were instrumental in securing and protecting the property for community use, preserving

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 12.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.46/g on Monday, May 11, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 60.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.30/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 0.2 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $5.623 per

By the time many Montana families begin looking at nursing home care, they are already facing medical stress, emotional strain and rising costs. In Montana, the average nursing home stay can exceed $10,000 per month, quickly putting long term care out of reach for many households. For this reason, Medicaid remains the primary public program that helps seniors pay for extended nursing home care

As school election ballots started coming back to the Yellowstone County Elections Oce on Tuesday, May 5, it was clear that voters are still getting the hang of Montana’s new voting laws — especially that mail voters must now write their birth year on their ballot’s return envelope. Yellowstone County elections administrator Dayna Causby said her oce sent more than 1,500 notifications

A coalition of indigenous, conservation, and community groups have sounded the alarm on the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which could transport more tar sands oil per day than the controversial, and now defunct, Keystone XL project if approved. The project would be capable of providing up to 1.13 million barrels of oil per day. Opponents claim tar sands oil is one of the world’s dirtiest

in Wolf Point for district 1. Paulson received 85 votes while Darryl Ricker Sr. had 12 votes. In Frazer, Michael Cole won election with 80 votes. Yancey Beston and Angie M. Toce tied for second with 39. Other candidates were Chris Miller with 33 and Dorian Talks Different with 20 votes. Because of the tie between Beston and Toce, a recount was conducted. Vote totals in the recount included