Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced the number of employed Montanans hit an all-time high in October as Montana’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1 percent, a low achieved only six times over the last 45 years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total employment grew by nearly 2,400 jobs while the labor force expanded by nearly 1,200 workers. “By opening Montana for business,

Montana gas prices have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 1 cent per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.17/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $3.08/g Monday while the most expensive

Cyndi Johnson, a wheat farmer from Conrad, has been elected as president of the Montana Farm Bureau Federation during the organization’s 102nd annual convention Nov. 8-11 in Billings. Johnson will serve as the organization’s first female president since its inception in 1919. Gary Heibertshausen, an Alzada sheep rancher, was elected vice president. Darcia Patten, a cattle rancher from

Dr. Jeff Mosley, MSU Extension, talked to a packed room in the Grazing Management; Decisions After Sever Drought workshop at the Montana Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Billings last week. In his presentation, Mosely explained that drought is an inevitable part of normal climate fluctuations in the semi-arid rangeland that exists in Montana. “The severe drought in 2021 makes it necessary

Following repeated issues with delayed reporting of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or Mad Cow Disease, in Brazilian beef, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation to suspend Brazilian beef imports to the United States until experts can conduct a systematic review of the commodity’s safety. “Montanans demand the highest level of safety and certainty in their beef, and

JMG Hosts Sponsor A Child Drive Culbertson, Glasgow, Nashua and Scobey Jobs for Montana Graduates are participating in an effort to put together totes for children heading into foster care. Their goal is to be able to present a total of 20 totes with suggested supplies to the Department of Public Health and Human Services offices in Glasgow and Wolf Point. “Janice Rorvik from Nashua

A Valley County district judge has ordered Nor-Val Electric Cooperative in Glasgow to pay more than $2 million to the victim of a sexual harassment complaint against the company’s general manager. NorVal has been ordered to pay its former office manager and financial officer, Shalaine Lawson. Damages totaling $1,631,834 were awarded after Judge Yvonne Laird upheld a ruling finding NorVal’s