The Montana Board of Livestock is pleased to announce that Dr. Tahnee Szymanski has been selected to serve as the state veterinarian for Montana. In addition to the title of state veterinarian, Dr. Szymanski will also be responsible for the administration of the Montana Department of Livestock’s Animal Health and Food Safety Division. Szymanski, a 2004 graduate of Oregon State University’s

Canines can feel the effects of osteoarthritis, just like their human companions. In fact, OA is a common ailment found in older dogs as well as some larger breeds that are genetically prone to developing arthritis, according to Old Farm Veterinary Hospital in Maryland. OA is a degenerative joint disease characterized by progressively worsening inflammation of the joints caused by the deterioration

Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC — affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana North Dakota, and Wyoming — have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline Safety Laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota, according to a news release Monday, July 31. “These

This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. The first signs of competition in the two races for Montana’s Supreme Court slated for next year are beginning to show. In June, Montana Free Press reported that neither Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur would

Thunderstorms kept the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department busy this weekend. The department responded to three grass fires Sunday, July 30. The department was paged out at 3:25 p.m. to a grass fire off of BIA Route One west of town. At 3:29 p.m. they were paged out to two other grass fires one off of Red Thunder Road west of town and another north of town four miles off of Washboard Road. All

Annual cleanup day at Lustre Christian High School was on Monday, July 31. All those who assisted were greatly appreciated. Thirty men attended the annual Men’s Camp-out on Saturday, July 22, at Fort Peck, sponsored by the Mennonite Brethren Church of Lustre. Guest speaker was Daryl Toews. Sunday, July 23, was a very special day for the MB Church. They had their service at the Downstream

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program Grassland signup. This program allows producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while protecting grasslands and further CRP conservation efforts. Grassland CRP is part of the Biden-Harris

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced his appointments to serve on the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Commission. The commission will provide recommendations for allocating the governor’s historic $300 million investment to reform and improve Montana’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities service systems. Charlie Brereton, director of the Department of Public Health