Lustre Christian’s volleyball team lost to MonDak by a final of 18-25, 1-25, 10-25, on Friday, Sept. 17. Serving two aces each for the Lions were Aubri Holzrichter and Rachel Pew. Alexa Reddig finished with three blocks and one dig. Holzrichter added a block and four digs. Grace Brown accounted for two blocks and two digs. Sarah Dahl had two digs and Rebekah Jossart added a dig.

Montana’s young hunters will have the state’s waterfowl and pheasants pretty much to themselves Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26. Licensed hunters ages 15 and under may hunt ducks, geese, coots, mergansers and ring-necked pheasants statewide on these two special days set aside for youngsters, but they must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult. While the accompanying adult may not shoot,

Antlers, horns, hides and skulls that were confiscated by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks enforcement will be auctioned on Sept. 25 at the National Auction House in Billings. Items include 50 big horn sheep skulls, 390-plusinch bull elk, moose, deer, elk, bear, mountain goats, mountain lions, martins, antelope, bobcats and more. Most of the items come from poaching incidents. Montana statute

A tipi was put up, under the direction of Lance Four Star, during a ceremony at Southside Elementary School to begin the American Indian Heritage Week Celebration on Monday, Sept. 20. Four Star said that he conducted the programs at Southside and Northside elementary schools on Monday morning to explain the importance of the student’s lives and putting a tipi up. He noted that superintendent

Montana’s unemployment rate hit a 14-year low, dropping to 3.5 percent in August. The national unemployment rate for August is 5.2 percent. “With Montana open for business and more Montanans returning to good-paying jobs, our economic and jobs recovery continues at a strong pace,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said. “Montana is a leader in our nation’s economic comeback, with our state’s

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff answer thousands of questions every year from both new and experienced hunters. A new online resource is now available to answer many of those questions and connect hunters with helpful information as they plan their hunt. FWP has created a frequently asked questions guidebook to help make many aspects of hunting in Montana easier to understand, especially

approved a request to have town submit projects for state ARPA funds that was allocated to counties. With $921,000 eligible for the county, the towns can make applications to the state. The projects must be water, sewer or broadband related. Wolf Point and Culbertson have already applied for funds. Commissioners approved an Interstate Engineering task order for Road 2051 bridge replacement located