Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 11 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.60/g on Monday, Nov. 28, according to Gas-Buddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 29.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 21.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 7.9 cents in the last week and stands

Anyone wanting to salvage a road-killed deer, elk, moose are antelope must obtain a Vehicle-Killed Wildlife Salvage Permit. These are available at no cost and must be obtained within 24 hours of the time a person takes an animal into their possession. Permits are available either through law enforcement officers on the scene of collisions or online on the FWP website. As a reminder, any

One Montana’s Master Hunter Program is accepting applications through Nov. 30 for the 2023 program. Classes will be held in Billings (March), Bozeman (April) and Missoula (May). Each class will consist of two three-day consecutive weekends (Friday – Sunday). A two-day weekend rendezvous in June is also required for qualifications, field exercises and the final exam. The Master Hunter Program

The more than 468,000 Montanans who cast ballots in November 2023 by and large leaned Republican — electing two GOP candidates to represent Montana in the U.S. House and handing the GOP a historic supermajority in the state Legislature. As is typically the case in Montana, though, the state’s political geography is more complex than a simple horizon- to-horizon field of red. In several pockets

The Montana Department of Agriculture, Montana State University, Montana Agricultural Business Association, and Montana Agricultural Business Foundation announce the inaugural Montana AgTech Innovation & Investment Summit set for Jan. 24 in Great Falls. The summit will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, agriculture producers, agricultural industry product development professionals,

A new fresh fruit and vegetable program is beginning in December for kindergarten through sixth grade students at the Wolf Point School District. The Montana Office of Public Instruction School Nutrition Programs has approved the Wolf Point School District for participation in the USDA’s fresh fruit and vegetable program. The Farm Bill allows this new program to be available in more than 180

Residents of Roosevelt County are being advised to look out for scam calls and messages targeting senior citizens in the community. Individuals are being targeted via social media and asked to purchase gift cards and other items. Richland Federal Credit Union staff reported an uptick in calls from concerned residents in Roosevelt County and staff at Heritage Market in Culbertson told the Community

Northern Plains Independent Staff After he failed to move to Roosevelt County prior to the 2022 elections, one has to wonder if Frank Piocos truly wants to serve the county residents as its county attorney. Last week, Northern Plains Independent publisher Darla Downs filed an affidavit of individual challenging that Piocos was a legal elector in Roosevelt County. To earn election to any county

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court Tuesday, Nov. 22, challenging the rulings of a district court judge who overturned four election administration laws passed by the 2021 Legislature. The notice marks the continuation of a legal battle that began in April 2021, just a day after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed two of the bills into law. Three