The Lustre Christian High School spring concert at the EMB Church was held May 3. The LCHS and Lustre Grade School combined choir sang two songs, Great is Thy Faithfulness and Shine Jesus Shine, under the direction of Debbie Catel. Those selected to go to Montana State Music Festival on May 5-6 performed their songs next. Hannah Marasco played piano Sonatina Opus 49 No 2, 1st movement

One hundred twenty-five students, including one Wolf Point and one Bainville resident, who excel in community service and leadership, along with three student organizations, were honored last week during Montana State University’s 100th annual Day of Student Recognition. The award ceremony was held Friday, May 5. Award recipients will be recognized across five categories of excellence:

Your November ballot won’t be filled with ideas to amend the Montana Constitution after all — not even one. This year, Montana Republicans held an historic supermajority at the legislature, and prior to the session, the list of proposed constitutional amendments kept growing. Constitutional right to carry firearms. Constitutional sheriffs. Legislative approval of redistricting. Legislative

The elevation of Fort Peck Reservoir’s water level has climbed 2.4 feet since last month thanks to spring runoff, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports. The runoff into Fort Peck has provided water to all but the highest boat ramps, located at Hell Creek State Park, Rock Creek Fishing Access Site and Crooked Creek. It took about 443,000 acrefeet of water for the lake to climb. An acre-foot

The Montana Department of Agriculture is currently seeking a public representative who is or was actively engaged in agriculture to apply for an open position on the Montana Pulse Crop Committee. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee aims to stimulate and expand Montana’s pulse crop industry through research, promotion, and market development of pulse crops grown in Montana. Those interested

Registration is open now through May 15 for the threeday 406 Grazing Academy workshop to be held June 6-8 in southwestern Montana. Montana State University and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will host the workshop, which is aimed at ranchers seeking to hone their grazing management skills and learn new strategies. Classroom activities will take place at the Forge

Former Dawson County Sheriff Craig Anderson was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday, May 5, on a bipartisan vote to become the next U.S. Marshal for Montana. Anderson had been nominated by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. “Keeping Montanans safe is my top priority in the United States Senate, and we’ll all be safer when Dawson County’s own Craig Anderson is Montana’s next

these businesses * Taking any action on a loan to an owner or operator of a cannabis-related business. The bill also creates a safe harbor from criminal prosecution and liability and asset forfeiture for banks and their officers and employees who provide financial services to legitimate, state-sanctioned cannabis businesses, while maintaining banks’ right to choose not to offer those services.