After declaring a statewide drought emergency last week and following his request to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced USDA has designated 10 counties as natural disaster counties. “I appreciate Secretary Vilsack responding to my request and designating additional Montana counties as natural disaster areas, but there’s more USDA

The 40th Swank Variety Plot Tour on Monday, July 19, will be held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. This event has two pesticide applicator points available. Beginning at 5 p.m. at the Swank test plots, introductions by Dr. Chengci Chen, EARC superintendent, will lead into presentations by four invited plant breeders and new varieties of durum, spring wheat and pulse crops. From MSU-Bozeman,

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are teaming up to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at improving the Veterans Crisis Line’s staff training, management and response to highrisk veteran callers at risk of suicide. The Senators’ Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act would implement key recommendations

The pandemic has caused a nationwide blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross, and that’s affecting blood product availability across America, including North Dakota and parts of Montana. Behind the shortage are a combination of factors. Donations were down during 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many people who had delayed medical treatment during that time are now seeking

Baskerville opens Friday, July 16, at Fort Peck Summer Theatre, completing the trio of rotating productions this season, along with The Spitfire Grill and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Playwright Ken Ludwig ( Lend Me A Tenor) turns the classic stories of Sherlock Holmes upside down in this fast paced who-dunnit comedy, starring Treyson Sherk as the famous detective and Mathias Oliver

Jail R oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Milton Alexander Jr., 38,

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2021 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 2.

By Bill Vander Weele Brett Young with special guest the Bellamy Brothers are headlining this year’s Richland County Fair and Rodeo in Sidney on Saturday, Aug. 7. Young was selected the ASCAP’s 2018 Country Songwriter/ Artist of the Year. He has garnered nominations from ACM, Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA awards. Young’s hits have included Sleep Without You, In Case You Didn’t

Bainville July 15: Sub sandwiches, potato salad, vegetable and dessert. July 20: Barbecue chicken, white rice, vegetable and dessert. July 22: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Culbertson July 16: Hamburgers, broasted potatoes, vegetable and dessert. July 19: Salmon loaf, cheesy hash browns, vegetable and dessert. July 23: Beef cube steaks, mashed potatoes, vegetables

Fort Peck Community College was recently selected as a grant recipient of the American Indian College Fund’s Community-Based Learning and Sharing Grant. FPCC was awarded $20,000 for this one-year grant to help support the development and implementation of Native arts community workshops and/or academic courses in traditional Native arts and/or contemporary Native arts. “FPCC’s Community-Based