BOZEMAN – Due to the extended drought in Montana, water availability in many areas has become severely limited. Reservoirs have dried up and are becoming covered in weeds. Montana State University Extension educators are cautioning livestock managers to evaluate weed feed and grazing land for nitrate toxicity during drought. “Due to the severe drought, weeds have become prevalent across

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee has advanced more than $300 million in Montana-specific water projects secured by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework he recently negotiated with a group of his Republican and Democratic colleagues and the White House. The $311 million Tester spearheaded will help secure water supplies for more than 65,000

The Culbertson Public Library is hosting a pet supply drive in honor of their summer reading program, “Tails & Tales.” The library is collecting donations for Wolf Point Pound Puppies. Items can be dropped off at the library during regular business hours through Aug. 12. Items sought include puppy and kitten formula, puppy/ kitten bottles, microwavable pet warmers, small bag of

With the official unemployment rate at 4.3 percent for Roosevelt County, many businesses are scrambling to find workers for positions. Roosevelt County is among the employers who are constantly seeking new employees. “It’s an on-going thing,” Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. “We always have openings.” Commissioners noted that current openings include a cook

Roosevelt County has six active COVID cases as of Monday, Aug. 2. It has been determined by the State of Montana that one of the deaths previously accounted toward Roosevelt County is not in relation to COVID-19. The county has officially experienced 55 COVID-related deaths. The Roosevelt County Health Department will switch to Prep-Mod for its COVID vaccination clinics. COVID vaccination clinics

Kevin Gene Olson, 53, died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash west of Plentywood on Highway 5 West. Olson’s body was found at about 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28. He was reported missing on July 26, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. Olson left his hometown on a motorcycle trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota and was last seen Saturday. An air search