Dear Editor: At the county commissioners’ meeting on June 3, I was told that the county commissioners and I have an ideological difference. WOW! They don’t see a problem with giving themselves and the rest of the county employees $1,000 each of CARES money while the rest of the county taxpayers dealing with the exact same condition don’t get a thing. The county road department commented

Tennis lessons are scheduled for youngsters and junior high/high school girls in Wolf Point this summer. Lessons for grades 1-3 will take place from 9-10 a.m. and lessons for grades 4-6 are 10:15-11:30 a.m. on June 28-30. A tennis camp is planned for high school and junior high players on July 12-14 with drills from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and then match play in the afternoon each day. For more

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 24 via Zoom. Details on how to access the meeting will be posted on fwp.mt.gov. The meeting will also be audio streamed online at fwp.mt.gov. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. The commission will make final decisions on: •Madison River recreation committee appointees •Extending implementation date of Madison commercial use cap

Below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa (upper Basin). The updated 2021 upper Basin runoff forecast is 17.9 million acre-feet (MAF), 69 percent of average. If realized, this runoff amount would be in the 22nd driest year in the upper Basin since 1898. The May upper Basin runoff was 64 percent of average. May runoff

Mild weather during the first quarter of 2021 contributed to a record number of visitors for Montana State Parks. MSP recorded 393,175 park visitors in the first quarter, a 20.2 percent increase over 2020 and a 78 percent increase over the same period in 2019. Of the 40 state parks that were seasonally open during this period, 80 percent experienced an increase in estimated visitation compared

While some people find monthly bills easier to plan for and expect, non-monthly bills can be harder to keep track of. If not planned for properly, a bill that’s due every six months, such as auto insurance, may end up on a credit card or other form of payment. To ease the burden for individuals who struggle with non-monthly bills, Montana State University Extension has a free financial planning