As Montanans, we care for each other across the rural- urban divide, generational divide and Brawl of the Wild divide. Of all our constituents across Montana, the most deserving are our elderly neighbors who are on Medicaid benefits. They have served Montana well and at this final stage in their lives seek the promise of compassionate, medically appropriate care. Most of them are out of money,

Bainville native Shawn Romo has been selected by Prairie Business Magazine has one of its 40 Under 40 recipients this year. Romo is a senior ag loan officer for Western Cooperative Credit Union in Williston, N.D. The annual awards salutes young professionals, under the age of 40, in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota. Individuals selected are business leaders, industry experts,

Although eastern Montana was hit hard with a snow storm, the Montana Highway Patrol is thankful that there were few reported crashes in the area. Sgt. Jeff Kent of the Montana Highway Patrol said, “So far, we’ve been fortunate.” A crash on Montana 16 near mile marker 2 north of Culbertson took place at around noon Saturday, Dec. 17. Kent said he is also aware of minor injury crashes