By Bill Vander Weele The community of Bainville will have its largest celebration of the year starting on Friday, July 1, and running through Sunday, July 3. The Heritage America celebration, sponsored by the Bainville Community Association, will include an all-class reunion in honor of Bainville School’s centennial. John Gilligan, one of the event’s organizers, more than 300 alumni

By Bill Vander Weele U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., spoke to reporters about how the Meat Packing Special Investigator Act and the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act will benefit the nation’s ranchers. Both bills passed out of the Senate’s committee last week. During a media conference call on Thursday, June 23, Tester said, “For years, Montana ranchers have told me that it’s

Medicare Part A is often called hospital insurance because it pays for the care you receive while admitted as an inpatient at the hospital. It also pays some costs outside of a hospital, such as skilled nursing facility (rehabilitation) stays, home health care and hospice care. Most Medicare beneficiaries do not owe a monthly premium for Part A, known as “premium-free Part A”, because they

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in August. Under the new commission process, FWP is taking public comment on these proposals now and will present the collected comments and proposals to the commission for their review and decisions on Aug. 25. Commissioners can offer amendments to the proposals

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.94/g on Monday, June 27, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 53.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.87/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $4.52/g on Sunday,

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in close consultation with Park and Stillwater county officials, is re-opening the closed sections of the Yellowstone River to recreation on Thursday. However, river levels continue to be high and at potentially dangerous levels. Several FWP sites along the river are closed or have restricted access while crews assess and repair these sites. FWP is actively

Inflation, supply chain issues, input costs and commodity markets drove the focus of the Montana Farm Bureau Summer Conference June 13-15 at Fairmont Hot Springs. The event provided a time for the 180 farmers and ranchers to surface policy ideas in their advisory committee meetings while hearing from experts in the field. Two speakers, Duane Lenz, senior analyst with Cattlefax, and Shelby Myers,

The wet spring left snowpack well above 200 percent of an average year in every mountain range in Montana, but the heavy precipitation didn’t hit all parts of the state. Extreme drought persists in eastern and central Montana, and it has farmers and ranchers worried. “Mother Nature is especially cruel here in Montana,” President of Montana Farmers Union and owner of a farm east of Great

Roosevelt County currently has six active COVID cases. There have been 3,327 total cases in the county. County health officials encourage all residents aged 5 and up to be vaccinated and those over 16 should consider getting booster doses. Immunizations are by appointment only. For questions or to schedule an appointment, call 406-653-6223. Area Statistics Daniels County had one active