All roads led to the opening program Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Lustre Christian High School. Pastor Frank Lenihan opened the program with Psalm 67 and commented that “the nations have come to Lustre and we rejoice and are glad.” Perhaps that is because 24 of the 42 students are dorm students, coming from various states in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Bahamas,

In the upcoming weeks, anglers will have several opportunities to comment on fishing regulation proposals for the 2023/24 regulation booklet. These proposals were developed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff after working with the public on identifying what changes were needed in the current regulations. In all, 42 proposals for the 2023/2024 Montana Fishing Regulations will be out

A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against President Biden’s socalled “pause” on federal oil and gas leasing and drilling permits in 13 plaintiff states, including Montana, agreeing with Attorney General Austin Knudsen that the policy violated the Mineral Leasing Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. In response to the legal victory, Knudsen issued the following statement:

A large contingent of the McDonough family gathered under a shady new day-use shelter atop a breath-taking overlook at Makoshika State Park on Aug. 12. They were there to share family memories of time spent at the park, and to dedicate the Mc-Donough Pavilion that they had helped to fund in memory of Russell and Dora Mc-Donough. The family, some of whom are based in Glendive, donated $70,000

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont. is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make critical improvements to its Beneficiary Travel reimbursement program to ensure veterans in Montana and across rural America can utilize and access their hard-earned care and benefits. “Montana veterans and caregivers are contacting my office now more than ever to request

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 10 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.10/g on Monday, Aug. 29, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 36.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 78.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 7.3 cents in the last week and stands at $5.04

Dear Editor: Kudos to your staff this year with your expanded coverage of local events and printing other informative articles! We recently appreciated your article about the grasshopper plague that we are experiencing this year and would like to see some follow- up worries addressed. For example, here north of town, we have lost all our grass, garden and plantings, and so many of our

new reading, writing and math curriculums. In addition, a re-implementation of the PAX good behavior games will take place. Gourneau said the program manages behavior and helps students self regulate. The PAX program stresses Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness. Gourneau explained that the Roosevelt County Health Department sponsored the program for three years. Now, MSU-Northern