On Jan. 1, the Montana Department of Livestock Brand Rerecord period ended. Brand Rerecord is a one year period in which Montana brand owners renew their brands with the state to ensure an accurate record of livestock brands that are still in use. Brand Rerecord began in 1921 and occurs every 10 years. As of Jan. 1, 2021, there were 55,567 brands recorded with the Department of Livestock. By

Wheat, corn, soybeans perhaps? I had the opportunity to attend an ag improvement association and soil conservation meeting in Williston, N.D., last week. Dr. Frayne Olson was one of the featured speakers who is the crop economist for NDSU. He had some interesting insights into what is happening with our crop markets and the differences we are seeing in our western region and across the country and

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the first round of funding for the Milk River Project, which U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured up to $100 million for in his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, now law. “I’m proud to announce the first round of funding for the Milk River Project from our infrastructure bill is now on its way to the communities that have needed this

Dear Editor: I read with interest an article in your paper detailing actions taken by the Roosevelt County Attorney Frank Piocos in the matter of gravel purchases that appear to have a direct benefit to County Commissioner Duane Nygaard. The deception began in 2015, and has continued resulting in payments of over $100,000. The Montana Constitution and the MCA’s (Montana Code Annotated)

By Bill Vander Weele The Wolf Point Police Department had a busy year with 6,144 calls of service during the 2021 calendar year. Chief of Police Jeff Harada noted that averages to about 17 calls a day. Harada explained that figure doesn’t include the 10 or so “unidentified calls” throughout the call where officers stop to advise people to improve their behavior. The incidents include

The services that help make Montana State University a home away from home for American Indian and Alaska Native students will soon expand, MSU officials announced recently. The Department of Native American Studies and its American Indian Alaska Native Student Success Services will increase the services that help make MSU comfortable for Indigenous students, according to Walter Fleming head