Brockton’s boys’ basketball team lost a tough 49-47 game in overtime against Savage on Saturday, Jan. 16. Brockton jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the first quarter and led 25-17 at the half. Savage fought back to 33-29 in the third quarter. Regulation ended in a 40-40 deadlock. Savage scored nine points in overtime for the win. Top scorers for Brockton were Allen Russell with 14, Treydyn

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has made the decision to send 150 Army National Guard soldiers from Montana to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20. “I’m grateful to our selfless soldiers who are answering the call of duty again today to help ensure a peaceful transfer of power, a bedrock of our republic,” Gianforte said in a press release.

The Montana Department of Agriculture has issued an emergency quarantine order to protect against the introduction and spread of the emerald ash borer, a destructive wood-boring beetle that has already killed millions of ash trees in North America. The order was motivated by the removal of federal domestic quarantine regulations by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health

A strong majority of farmers/ farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll. The survey of rural adults and farmers/ farmworkers explores how the pandemic has affected their mental health personally and in their communities,