State auditors told Montana lawmakers that they’ve uncovered more than $67 million in questionable spending of federal pass-through money in the state’s education department, including one district that bought massage chairs for the teachers lounge. And as auditors reviewed the findings which, in some cases, were so incomplete that they couldn’t determine if federal law was even being

Thousands of Montana taxpayers have already successfully claimed and received property tax relief. The Montana Department of Revenue has approved over 176,000 claims. The Montana Property Tax Rebate provides qualifying Montanans up to $675 of property tax relief on a primary residence in 2024. The qualifications to claim the rebate are available at getmyrebate. mt.gov. Qualified Montana taxpayers

The United States Department of Agriculture has designated three counties, including Roosevelt County, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the USDA Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery

Over the past 30 years, a diverse set of Montana colleges and universities have aligned their public service and student engagement work as the Montana Campus Compact. As a key part of the national Campus Compact movement, Montana Campus Compact has, over its history, successfully supported thousands of college student volunteers to serve in communities. This campus network has trained faculty

tities that are working in the county. The entity most relied upon is the sheriff’s department, but also includes federal and tribal law enforcement. He must be able to quickly decide on jurisdictional issues and be able to seek help from any law enforcement agency at a moment’s notice. The county attorney must be able to receive investigations from many sources, and prosecute in a fair and just

A free youth pheasant and waterfowl weekend kickoff event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Plentywood Trap Club for any youth aged 10 and older. Parents or other mentors planning to hunt with the youth are expected to attend as well. This event is planned ahead of the youth pheasant and waterfowl weekend of Sept. 21-22, which is open for properly licensed youth

The Roosevelt County commissioners finalized and approved their budget during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The budget increased by 2.4 percent compared to last year. The increase is determined based on a percentage of the rate of inflation during the three previous years. Tax valuation for Roosevelt Count is $31,998,000, which is just a slight increase during the last 10 years.