Hunters interested in purchasing licenses or permits left over from the special license and permit drawing can do through July 21. This new process for the sale of surplus licenses began in 2020 in response to issues in years past. The old process was vulnerable to long lag times, confusion and a perception of inequity for those unable to use the first-come, firstserved online option starting

Thursday Night Golf League After Week 5 Bridges Construction 134 5 a.m. Friday 129 Arnie’s Army 132,0 First Community Bank 124.0 New Guys 123.5 Northern Prairie Auto 121.0 Opportunity Bank 120.0 Nutrien 114.5 Fore the Glory 90.0 Low Gross: Mike Boulds, 39 Low Net: Scott Sowieja, 30 Tuesday Night Golf League As of June 15 In the Rough 157.5 Ft. Peck Comm. College 136.5 Arnie’s Army 132,0 First

A commencement ceremony for Class 44 of the Montana Youth Challenge Academy took place June 12 at Vigilante Stadium in Dillon. Seventy-nine cadets were acknowledged for their completion of the program. Area graduates include Chaske’ Bearsghost, Isabella Jones, Slade Kirn, Emalee Vargas, Luthor Iron Cloud of Poplar and Eithan McKay of Brockton. Elsie Arntzen, Montana’s State Superintendent

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has proclaimed June 21-27, 2021, to be Pollinator Week in Montana to highlight the importance of pollinator species, especially when it comes to enhancing agricultural production in the state. The Montana Department of Agriculture’s Apiary Program supports the health of two pollinator species in the state: honey bees and alfalfa leafcutting bees. “Montana’s

After his aggressive twoyear push, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin making more than $1 billion in payments to producers who suffered losses in 2018 and 2019 who have approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program and for producers who have already received an initial payment through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity