As Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks develops a new statewide Mule Deer Management Plan, several public workshops around the state provided key insight to what hunters are thinking, what things they’d like the plan to include and opinions on key concepts for the plan. “In parts of the state, especially eastern Montana, there’s a lot of concern over mule deer,” said FWP director Christy

Eastern Montana girls’ basketball players represented the state well during a recent trip to compete in the Hawaii Hoopfest. The squad, which featured Bainville’s Elsie Wilson and Addison Hansen, came away with top honors at the tournament. Other members of the squad included Malta’s Neva Jacobson, Richey’s Jolee Klempel, Lambert’s Tayen Carda, Billings Central’s Lyssa Peterson,

Culbertson’s Brandon French (from left), Cooper French and Beth Edholm participated in the annual Montana Governor’s Cup Youth Fishing Tourney at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck on Saturday. (Photo by James Walling)

Bainville High School senior Addison Hansen has been announced as one of the four state winners in the Big Sky State Games Character Counts Scholarships. The scholarships recognizes the importance of sportsmanship and character in athletics. The winners serve as role models throughout their senior years. Hansen is a three-sport athlete for the Bulldogs. She competes in volleyball, basketball