Improvements continue to be made to attract tourists to the buffalo trail on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation located north of Poplar. During 2024, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes were the recipients of a fouryear, $5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The grant was awarded by the America the Beautiful Challenge program. The results of the grant will

Culbertson’s Anissa Bengochea has earned honors again in Great Falls. Bengochea made the Fall 2024 Dean’s List for University of Providence. She is studying criminology. (Photo submitted)

Montana can have abnormally long soup seasons. I remember a Labor Day when a 48-hour deep freeze zapped all the leaves off the trees, skipping fall and going straight into winter. I also recall a time growing up in Billings when we got snow during the last week of school in June. Longtime residents know we should always be prepared for a visit from Jack Frost, no matter the date. In the final