The Mount Helena Open Gymnastics meet was the second meet of the season for the Eastern Montana Gymnastics Team on Sunday, Jan. 31. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the meet was held over three days and had 13 sessions that included smaller numbers of competitors. Seven of EMG’s silver gymnasts competed in the Silver B session, while seven Gold EMG gymnasts competed in the Gold A session. The

Frazer came up on the short end in two basketball games against North Country on Saturday, Feb. 13. North Country’s boys won by a 65-22 final. North Country enjoyed a 46-10 half-time advantage. John Hotomanie led the Bearcubs with 12 points. Also scoring were Jonathon Jackson with three, Joseph Bestin with three, Ty Fourstar with two and Kevin Ackerman with two. Beau Simonson scored

Dodson scored two basketball victories over Frazer on Friday, Feb. 12. In the boys’ game, Dodson won by a 79-26 final. The Coyotes held a 49-17 half-time advantage. Scoring for the Bearcubs were John Hotomanie with 12, Kevin Ackerman with 11 and Ty Fourstar with three points. Zarek Jones led Dodson with 27 points. Dodson’s girls won by a 47-14 final. Dodson led 23-7 at the half

team lost at home to Class C power Scobey, 72-34, on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Wolves trailed by only a 15-12 margin at the end of the first quarter. Scobey outscored Wolf Point by an 18-4 margin in the second quarter for a 33-16 half-time advantage. Manning accounted for all of Wolf Point’s first-half points. Scobey led 53-26 score after three quarters of play. Manning finished with 25 points

Poplar’s wrestlers posted victories during individual matches against Wolf Point and Harlem opponents on Friday, Feb. 12. Scorings win on pins in the first round for Poplar were Mitchell Youngman at 132, Gage Berg at 145, Kaelen Smith at 145 and Tyler Pribbernow at 205. Winning on a decision was Kameron Reum at 138. During the second round, winning on pins were Reum, Youngman, Berg, Smith

For the third time in as many Legislative sessions, Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish an insurance program providing paid medical leave for families. Rep. Moffie Funk, D-Helena, introduced House Bill 228 to members of the House Business and Labor Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Former Rep. Jennifer Eck, D-Helena, first introduced the bill in 2017, when the committee

impact businesses that can already afford trade education for their laborers, but provide the financial support needed by those that can’t. House Democrats criticized Republicans’ tax-cutting approach to revitalizing the economy, saying it favors wealthy corporations and the rich. “In terms of a tax credit like the one Representative Jones proposed, it’s an inefficient way to be

Casey Olson has been on a drill rig since 1991. Back then, Olson worked at a mineral exploration company, and though the work was “breakback,” learning the equipment wasn’t too difficult. Fast forward 30 years later, he’s now running Rabco Services as an independent well drilling contractor in Columbia Falls and Olson says the technology is rapidly outpacing the knowledge of new workers,