Based on information heard at a conference by the Montana Petroleum Association last week, activity appears to be on the increase in eastern Montana. Roosevelt County Commissioners Gordon Oelkers and Gary Macdonald both attended the conference held in Billings on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Oelkers said they were told that four drills will soon be active in Montana. “That would be the most

Federal funding has been secured to help veterans at the Fort Peck Housing Authority. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced last week more than $11 million in funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans and their families across Montana. “The men and women who risk their lives to defend our country deserve to be treated with dignity when they come home, and that starts with ensuring

Volleyball season has begun and there are a number of games scheduled. The farthest away game is on Sept. 7 against MonDak in Westby, followed by the Plentywood game on Sept. 8 in Lustre. On Sept. 9, they play at the Scobey Invitational Tournament. The Lustre Christian High School held its opening program Sunday evening. Martin Fast opened in prayer and Dan Marasco led in the opening song

At approximately 12:46 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputies and Fort Peck Tribal officers were dispatched to the Missouri River just south of Wolf Point for a missing person. Several people were at the river when witnesses reported others went in the water and were caught by the current and in distress. Stonehail Moccasin, 18, of Wolf Point and another man assisted

A coalition of former Republican officials and a longtime third-party candidate are pushing a pair of constitutional amendment ballot initiatives for the 2024 cycle that would fundamentally alter Montana’s elections in what they describe as an effort to “reform our broken political system.” The most substantive proposal would create a system of top-four open primaries for most state

As a result of his Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week secured $1,375,897 in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for 35 renewable energy infrastructure projects in Montana. “Montanans know we need to increase energy production here in our state, which is why I fought to secure investments like this to help ensure folks have reliable access to affordable

State and local health officials are urging Montanans to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the state health department identifies more cases of West Nile Virus in several counties. Seven residents in Mc-Cone, Richland, Dawson, Rosebud and Yellowstone counties have tested positive for the virus this year, according to surveillance data from the Department of Public Health and Human Services

The Montana Department of Revenue has received the highest number of appeals for property tax appraisals since 2015, before the state went on a two-year reappraisal cycle. “This year we have around 16,000, almost 17,000 appeals that have been filed in our system,” said Robin Rude, deputy administrator for the property assessment division of the Department of Revenue, earlier this month. The