U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale have announced that they secured $1,206,208.36 from FEMA to help communities in northeast Montana recover from a severe windstorm in 2021 that left many without power. “Montana families, businesses, farmers and ranchers depend on reliable power, and I’m glad to see the impacted communities in northeast Montana receive this

Farmers, ranchers, processors and other local food businesses can learn strategies for selling products to schools and child nutrition programs at the Montana Farm to School Producer Trainings. Two trainings using the “Bringing the Farm to School” curriculum will be offered fall 2022. The first course will be held in three sessions in September and the second will be held later in the

A concert by country singer Chase Rice and two nights of PRCA rodeo will highlight the Richland County Fair and Rodeo in Sidney on Aug. 3-6. Rice’s songs include “Eyes on You,” “Buzz Back,” “Ready, Set, Roll,” and “Three Chords and the Truth.” Casey Donahew will serve as special guest for the concert, which begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6. Kracken Resources is the main

The 4-H Camp 2022 was held at the Beacon Bible Camp north of Frazer June 27-29. The event involved campers from five counties: Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt and Richland. This year’s camp theme was centered around constellations. Campers learned about phases of the moon and Mars Rover from science and engineering activities. Other activities included tie-dying t-shirts, geocaching,

Beginning Aug. 4, the KGGW WSR-88D radar operated by the National Weather Service in Glasgow will be down for approximately seven days for the replacement of the generator, fuel tanks and accompanying components. This activity is important to support the radar’s operation during periods of commercial power outages, specifically when hazardous weather is present. The generator update is the

Bureau of Land Management director Tracy Stone-Manning has announced that Sonya Germann has been selected as the new BLM Montana/Dakotas state director, starting her position in August. “Sonya brings a strong background in natural resources and we are excited to work alongside her for the betterment of Montana’s farmers and ranchers, public land and natural resource,” said executive

In a controversial move, the Bureau of Land Management approved American Prairie Reserve’s application for grazing leases on 63,000 acres of land in Phillips County July 28. APR’s application has met with opposition from area ranchers since it was filed in 2018. The group’s stated goal is to create “the largest wildlife reserve of its kind in the lower 48 states.” The reserve is intended