Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.87/gallon on Monday, Jan. 15, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 8.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 13.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.89

Area football players have been selected for the six-man all-star football game to be played in Custer on May 31. Picked from Froid/Lake were seniors Mason Dethman, Nate Stentoft, Daniel Forizs and Cian Logan. Selected from Bainville were Cayden Boyd and Charles Butikofer. Froid/Lake’s Michael Reiter will serve as a coach for the Red team. Other Eastern C players selected included

Groups or individuals interested in constructing or improving a community fishing pond have until Feb. 1 to apply for a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Community Pond Program grant. The objective of the Community Pond Program is to enhance public fishing opportunities in or near Montana communities by providing funding that may be used to construct or improve a public fishing pond. A total

Following recent reports that the Biden Administration lied to Congress and the American people regarding the Chinese spy balloon that flew across Montana skies in February, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-02) is calling for the Biden Administration to hold a townhall for Montanans to demand answers and transparency. NBC News reported that the Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet service provider

Nearly a dozen rural Montana communities have been selected to participate in the fourth annual Reimagining Rural virtual gathering set for three evenings this winter. Reimagining Rural is a free program offered through Montana State University Extension that invites small town residents to hear new ideas for rural community vitality. The Reimagining Rural virtual gathering includes three statewide

This story is excerpted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. After years of new arrivals swelling Montana’s population and straining its housing supply, new data released Dec. 19 by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the volume of net migration into the state has declined. As of July 1, 2023, the federal