Thirty-two new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office lasat week, bringing the total candidate filing number to 283 ahead of the filing deadline on Monday. Twenty-six legislative candidates filed for the Montana House and Montana Senate this week — 24 and two, respectively — including one incumbent, bringing the total number of legislative incumbents

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced Montana’s unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 2.7 percent in January 2022, down 0.2 percent from December’s adjusted rate. Montana’s unemployment rate is the fifth lowest in the nation. “With lower taxes and responsible, responsive government, Montana is leading an economic comeback, with more Montanans working than ever before

oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Mark Abresch, 63, hold for other agency. Sierra Alred, 30, Plentywood, hold for other agency.

Kathleen Williams, the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Montana, was on the road last week to meet with rural communities and discuss USDA Rural Development’s new Equity Project. According to a press release, the meetings were essentially listening sessions with community stakeholders. “These meetings help USDA Rural Development gain a broader understanding of how loan

In March, the American Red Cross Montana is honoring the people who make its mission possible every day during its annual Red Cross Month celebration — a national tradition started nearly 80 years ago when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first national Red Cross Month proclamation recognizing those who give back through the American Red Cross. Each U.S. president has issued a proclamation

Montana State Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance company, has announced a 3 percent average rate reduction for its policyholders. The decision came at the March 11 meeting of the MSF board of directors and is effective for new and renewal policies on or after July 1. This reduction marks the 16th consecutive year MSF rates have remained flat or been reduced. With