Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 2.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95/gallon on Monday, Dec. 25, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 24.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 0.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 0.6 cents in the last week and stands at $4

Applications are being accepted for the 2024 pheasant release program through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. As part of the program, penraised birds are released in areas suitable for ring-necked pheasants with the intent to enhance wild pheasant populations. Landowners interested in releasing pen-reared pheasants have until Jan. 15 to submit an application.

Starting Jan. 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will require Hunter and Bowhunter Education students age 12 to 17 who take the online course to pass an in-person field day. Students in that age group must pass both the online exam and the field day to earn a course completion certificate. Students who are 12 to 17 and are currently in progress with the online Hunter or Bowhunter Education

The deadline for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks new Migratory Bird Stamp art contest is now Jan. 31. The Wetlands Protection Advisory Council will select the winning piece of art in February. The winning artist will receive a $2,000 cash prize and be featured on promotional materials throughout 2024. In addition to the extended deadline, some changes have been made to contest rules, including

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the opening of registration for the 100th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. This landmark event, titled “Cultivating the Future,” will be held in person at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 15-16. All forum sessions will also be livestreamed on a virtual platform. “As we reflect on a century of agricultural

A resolution was passed to put $14,336 in a new domestic preparedness fund. The money, received through a grant prepared by DES coordinator Lindsey McNabb, will maintain sirens throughout the county.

dents from Bainville, Brockton, Culbertson, Froid, Frontier, Poplar and Wolf Point. 2. Makenize Jackson, a seventh-grade student, was presented the Wolf Point Citizenship Award for her efforts in saving a local boy at the swimming pool. At the assembly, Jackson explained that she saw the boy under the water and that he needed urgent assistance. “I went under the rope to him,” she said.