The Fort Peck Office of Environmental Protection located in Poplar has adopted a new program to raise awareness about air quality issues in Montana. According to Montana FLAG Program Coordinator James Shannon, the smoke from wildfires in Montana has increased the number of days in a year that have poor air quality ratings. The widespread and growing risk of wildfires has adverse effects on human

Grasshoppers are everywhere in Eastern Montana this year, so it was fittingly that grasshoppers were the topic for the first Fort Peck producer meeting held in Poplar on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Meghan Edwards, Fort Peck Community College’s ag Extension coordinator, noted the meeting provided great conversation regarding pest management, gardening and hopes for the future. Insight was shared from

Bigger Sky Kids will honor its current lineup of student artists at a community reception to be held at Missouri Breaks Brewing in Wolf Point Aug. 27 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Matejovsky said over the course of the 2021–22 academic year, nine students in Cathryn McIntyre’s studio art class completed a total of 29 paintings and drawings for exhibit. Their work will be on display at the Breaks

Youngsters search for treasures during the Money in the Straw event on Saturday, Aug. 13. (Photo by James Walling)

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., chairman of the Senate Western Caucus, hosted a roundtable on Thursday, Aug. 18, to discuss issues facing Montana and the West including the recent flooding in Yellowstone, Montana ag, wildlife management and active forest management. “It was great to have folks in Bozeman today to talk about how we can better support our Montana farmers and ranchers, what