cil on Aging board. A board member from Poplar is still needed. A petition from Bainville is being prepared regarding an abandonment of County Road 1007. Three homes are on the road and because of rural addressing residents of their homes weren’t allowed to vote in a recent city election. The residences will be given a city street address. Commissioners accepted the resignation of Carly

The Frazer Bearcubs dropped conference basketball contests in Scobey on Thursday, Dec. 16. Frazer’s girls fell by a 4611 final. Scobey led by a 20-9 half-time margin. Bailey Beston scored three points for the Bearcubs. Adding two points each were Isabelle Even, Evelyn Yellow Hammer, Audrey Smoker and Angeline White. In the boys’ contest, Scobey won by an 81-24 margin. The Spartans

The Fish and Wildlife Commission approved 2022/2023 hunting regulations proposals for public comment at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 14. The draft proposals are being compiled and will be available online at fwp. mt.gov/regproposals as soon as possible. Public comment on the 2022/2023 hunting regulation proposals will be taken through Jan. 14. Comments can be submitted on- line at fwp.mt.gov/regproposals

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has backpedaled on a controversial elk management strategy after a public response that FWP director Henry “Hank” Worsech described as a “firestorm.” Even after the department backed away from the most contentious proposal it had planned to present to the Fish and Wildlife Commission, public commenters continued to raise concerns at yesterday’s commission

The 2021 MB Church Christmas program, Really, Really, Really Good News, was presented Sunday night, Dec. 19, to a large crowd. It began with the preschool class asking what really good news would sound like. In answer, the junior department in full costume answered questions of those who had never heard the account of Christ coming to earth. A junior choir directed by Mindy Olfert sang The Good

Montana State University Extension has an updated MontGuide about filing a homestead declaration and the benefits it gives homeowners. Montana defines a homestead as a house a person lives in and the land on which it sits. A mobile home or manufactured home where the owners do not own the land is also considered a homestead. The property must be a person’s primary residence to be eligible

Together with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the state will invest $5.5 million in federal funding to help eligible health care workers with the cost of child care. “Over the last 20 months, Montana health care workers have made tremendous sacrifices as they’ve treated and cared for Montanans. Many are moms and dads who,

U.S. Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont) and John Thune (R-S.D.) last week led a bipartisan group of senators in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to address a gap in coverage under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program. In September, USDA announced it would provide ELAP assistance for the cost of transporting feed to livestock, but producers