The Froid-Lake Red Hawks jumped out to a 32-11 halftime advantage and downed MonDak, 65-28, to open their boys’ basketball season on Friday, Dec. 3. The Red Hawks led 18-7 at the end of the first quarter. Froid/Lake enjoyed a 53-17 advantage after three quarters of play. Reaching double figures for the Red Hawks were Patton Bighorn with 14 points, Javonne Nesbit with 12, Mason Dethman

The Bainville Bulldogs opened their girls’ basketball season on a high note with a 47-32 victory over Brockton on Friday, Dec. 3. Bainville jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the first quarter as Tally Berwick tallied four of the points. The Bulldogs increased the margin to 23-12 at the half and 37-17 after three quarters of play. Leading Bainville in the third quarter were Berwick with seven points

Montana State University Extension wants to remind Montanans to open a Montana medical care savings account or make deposits into their account before Dec. 31 to save money on income taxes. A Montana medical care savings account is an account used to reduce the cost of saving for medical expenses and long-term health care. According to Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael S. Regan has announced funding that states, tribes and territories will receive in 2022 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding, provided through EPA’s State Revolving Fund programs, will create jobs while upgrading America’s aging water infrastructure and addressing key challenges like lead in drinking water and per-

According to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $9.20 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2022. Montana statute requires the minimum wage be adjusted annually based on changes in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index all Urban Consumers from August of the year in which the calculation is made and is rounded to the nearest $0.05. Department

Montana’s congressional delegation members were on oppose side of the fence when votes came regarding government funding and a vaccine mandate last week. A group of Senate Republicans threatened to delay passage of the continuing budget resolution unless the Biden administration’s rule requiring businesses with 100 or more employees was eliminated. A vote to prohibit the use of federal

Following record high temperatures at the National Weather Service station in Glasgow last week, including a high of 58 degrees Nov. 28, cold and snow set in over the weekend. According to NWSG lead forecaster Ted Jamba, a shift in the jet stream precipitated subzero temps and snow accumulation “The jet stream that was to our north on Dec. 1 dropped to our south,” said Jamba. “A storm system

Bureau of Land Management Miles City Field Office range managers are concerned about the ongoing drought conditions which worsened through the 2021 growing season, resulting in varying degrees of impact. Public lands across the entire portion of Montana managed by the Miles City Field Office are currently in severe to exceptional drought. According to data from the Montana Department of Natural