The Department of Public Health and Human Services is asking Montanans to submit nominations for the annual Emergency Medical Services awards ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 22, at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena. The event, held during Emergency Medical Services Week May 19-25 and EMS for Children Day on May 22, honors individuals and organizations who provide exemplary service to the state

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment related to the environmental impacts of the proposed list of funding awards for the 2024 Trail Stewardship Program grant cycle. This year the program is recommending $2,000,000 in grant funds to 36 projects around the state. In total, FWP received 40 applications requesting $2.33 million in funding. Applications were submitted by federal

The Montana Department of Commerce announced last week that 32 Montana towns, cities and counties — including Wolf Point, Culbertson and Richey — will share more than $1 million of grant funding to help develop and plan infrastructure projects to increase the health and safety for those communities and their residents. The funding is through Commerce’s Montana Coal Endowment Program. “It

Beginning in April, a confidential space is being hosted for teens to speak freely about school pressures, relationship problems, peer pressure, family struggles or whatever is on your mind. The group will meet at the Culbertson Town Hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays monthly starting at 6 p.m. Two adults certified in mental health first aid will be available to help facilitate discussions.

Montana is changing requirements around teacher licensure in order to fill vacancies in the state. The Montana Board of Public Education voted unanimously last week to approve an alternative path to teacher licensure in the hopes it will help get more teachers in the classroom as the state struggles with vacancies. The largest union in the state opposed the decision to approve alternative

Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte outraised Democratic challenger Ryan Busse by about $350,000 in Montana’s gubernatorial race so far, filings show. Gianforte raised a total of more than $1.2 million to Busse’s $897,000 total to date, according to the latest campaign finance reports submitted to the Commissioner of Political Practices on Wednesday, March 20. Both gubernatorial candidates

Culbertson March 29: Knoephla soup in bread bowls and dessert. April 2: Sloppy joes, tater tots, vegetables and dessert. April 5: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert. *** Bainville March 28: Ham, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert. April 2: Beef tacos with all the fixings and dessert. April 4: Scalloped potatoes and ham casserole, vegetables and dessert.

Colorado College recently released the results of its annual, bipartisan Conservation in the West Poll. As it has for the last several years, it shows that Montanans across the political spectrum are decidedly pro-conservation, prioritizing wildland protection, healthy fish and wildlife habitat, and water quality over industrial development of our public lands. Some of the more telling statistics