Ballots for Montana school and special district elections coming up on May 5 are being mailed to voters this week and election officials are reminding Montanans of the new law that requires writing a birth year and signature on a mail ballot envelope before mailing it or returning it. The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders and Election Administrators sent a press release on Monday, April

Third Quarter Seniors: Jayla Big Talk,* Cole Boysun,* Lauren Rodenberg,* Richard Campbell, Navella Weeks, Tavian Bell, Riley Schwarzrock, Sean Hamilton, Gabriel Keiser and Kasey Reed. Juniors: Reilly Rees,* Kailayla Villaluz,* Jeina Reum, Hailey Gray Hawk, Brielle Jackson, Nora Hansen, Owen Moran, Jesse Reed, Thomas Moudree, Tyler “TJ” Hanley, Aydyn Azure, Jayden Dominique, Kyriae Standing

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.87/g on Monday, April 13, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 55.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 74.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 4.1 cents compared to a week ago and stands

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular, full board meeting on Monday, April 13. The board authorized Councilman Adrian Spotted Bird to resign from the Fort Peck Inc. board effective immediately and appointed Marva Chapman to the Fort Peck Inc. board. The board voted to accept a bid offer of $74,892 from Thomas P Miller and associates to complete the update to the 2017 Fort

The proposed settlement agreement reached between John Deere and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois regarding right-to-repair claims is woefully inadequate, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said. “Montana Farmers Union has long fought for farmers’ right to repair their own equipment. Neither this settlement, nor recent announcements about DEF

The walleye trap netting and egg-taking operation has commenced on Fort Peck Reservoir once again. It’s been an interesting start to the season with the weather. One day, it’s unseasonably warm and, the next day, it’s cold with snow. And, of course, wind has held us back from moving some of our equipment. Compared to last year, lower reservoir elevations have caused us to relocate the