Montana lawmakers this month have trained a critical eye on funding for public schools, proposing new enhancements to the state’s education funding formula and raising concerns about the handling of federal school funds by Montana’s statewide education agency. The latter initially arose last week when state auditors in Helena presented legislators with a scathing report questioning the Montana

Waterfowl season across Montana opens on Sept. 28, which is a reminder for hunters and bird enthusiasts alike about the importance of wetland habitat for migrating waterfowl and other wetland dependent species. This year Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks launched a new Migratory Bird Stamp to help raise awareness about the importance of wetland habits across the state. The new stamp is commemorative

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Hunter Education online field days have been set for northeast Montana. These will likely be the last online field days, and possibly courses, offered for hunter education this season in northeast Montana. Eligible students that were not able to get into a classroom course this year may want to choose this option. Reminder: A hunter can hunt for two years as

this county was started. We need to also work with the energy field in an effort to promote safe, clean, production of oil and natural gas. That will mean working with the Montana legislature to provide a tax structure that promotes activity in eastern Montana. A strong relationship with the Fort Peck tribal council and the local city councils is also very desirable. Working closely together provides

Missoula Children’s Theatre is holding auditions for The Pied Piper Monday, Sept. 30, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Glasgow High School. Auditions are open to area students, grades K-8. Performances will be held Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 and 6 p.m. Rehearsals will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1-4. Register online at fortpecktheatre. org. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 27. Call 406-2289216 for more

coming up I work much more than 40 hours per week. And when the number of cases are down in a year, I want to make the most of that too, because the next big case could pop up at any moment. I’ve always done my best to prioritize my workload and give pressing matters highest priority. So I cannot say that an elected official should spend 20 or 40 or 60 or 80 hours in the office, because time in

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular meeting on Monday, Sept, 23. The following agenda items were passed.: The board authorized Chairman Justin Gray Hawk to submit a 105 L lease proposal to the U.S. Department of the interior for the following facilities: Medicine Bear Complex, located in Poplar; Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water Supply System, Poplar; Water Resources Office,

A grocery store-turnedcafe, the Gardiner Bridge, a Girl Scout camp lodge, a park that once housed war prisoners and a general store/post office are among the places recently nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. “It’s quite a diverse list of historic places in Montana, which reflects our state,” said John Boughton, the National Register coordinator for the

Missoula Children’s Theatre is holding auditions for The Pied Piper Monday, Sept. 30, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Glasgow High School. Auditions are open to area students, grades K-8. Performances will be held Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 and 6 p.m. Rehearsals will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1-4. Register online at fortpecktheatre. org. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 27. Call 406-2289216 for more

to better understand why people are calling in the first place. In the coming years, the department plans to talk directly with people living in rural communities about what they need to adapt to rising temperatures. “It might be as simple as knocking on their door and saying, ‘Would you benefit from an air conditioner? How can we connect you with resources to make that happen?’” Beck said.