Judge Moses of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court held July 27 that House Bill 506, which restricts ballot access for voters who turn 18 in the month before Election Day, violates the Montana Constitution. Youth plaintiff groups, including Montana Youth Action, Forward Montana Foundation, and Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG), challenged this bill and two others last fall,

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,