By Bill Vander Weele Area residents can get into the holiday spirit with the Christmas Stroll and the Optimist Club’s bazaar on Saturday Dec. 2. Plans for the Christmas Stroll, which starts about 4:30 p.m., will include pictures with Santa, chili by the Wolf Point Lions Club, s'mores from Opportunity Bank, naughty cocoa by the Sherman Inn and hot chocolate by the Junior Optimists.

In coordination with the Montana Department of Agriculture and Montana State University, the Montana Agricultural Business Association Foundation will hold the second annual Montana Ag Technology Innovation & Investment Summit Jan. 23, 2024, in Great Falls. The Montana Ag Technology Innovation & Investment Summit is a strategic opportunity to bring cutting-edge agriculture technology

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 11.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20/g on Monday, Nov. 27, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 54.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 5.2 cents in the last week and stands at $4.23

Commissioner Troy Downing and the Montana Land Board voted to approve the purchase of the Lower Yellowstone River Project and the North Wildcat Coulee Wildlife Management Area. The 328-acre property is located approximately two miles upstream of the Far West Fishing Access Site and consists primarily of riparian habitat. This project will allow recreation access, wildlife habitat protection,

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A new federal reporting requirement aimed at reducing corporate crime will affect some Montana farmers, ranchers and businesses, according to Montana State University Extension. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, certain corporations, limited liability companies and other entities created or registered to do business in the U.S. will be required to report information about their beneficial owners to

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has been granted a 30-year right-of-way by the Bureau of Land Management to construct a fishing access site at the confluence of the Redwater River and Missouri River. The site is located 18 miles east of Wolf Point in McCone County on public land managed by the BLM. The proposed FAS construction would include a parking area, FAS boundary fencing, designated campsites,