Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.13/gallon on Monday, Dec. 4, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 44.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 27.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.7 cents in the last week and stands at $4.18

The National Weather Service provided a weather ready briefing for eastern Montana and northern Wyoming last week. The seasonal outlook for December through February calls for above average temperatures and below precipitation. Scott Rozanski, meteorologist, cautioned that the above average temperatures doesn’t necessarily mean for the entire period. For example, one month could be above

Area airports will receive federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding includes $144,000 for L.M. Clayton Airport in Wolf Point and $113,000 for the Poplar Municipal Airport. Other airports in the region that will receive funds include the Circle Town County Airport, $113,000; Wokal Field/Glasgow, $144,000; Dawson Community, $113,000; Jordan Airport, $113,000;

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has adopted the 2023 Elk Management Plan and accompanying environmental assessment. The elk plan lays out how FWP will manage elk; the EA is an evaluation and summary of potential impacts on the physical environment and human population. The new plan is flexible and reflects current elk management direction and challenges, as well as being forward looking

This year’s Anderson Memorial Scholarship recipients are Caden Kelm of Medicine Lake and Maddox and Kaden Hansen of Bainville. Since 2012, the Anderson Memorial Scholarship has been awarding scholarships to high school seniors and college students from Roosevelt and Sheridan counties who have been or are 4-H and/or FFA members. The number and the amount of scholarships awarded varies from

The Culbertson School Board re-hired fall coaches during its regular monthly meeting held on Nov. 21. Coaches approved were Brian Manning for head high school football, George Nickoloff for assistant high school football, Logan Nickoloff for head junior high football, Chance Hyatt for head cross country, Terri Sansaver for head junior high cross country, Tiffany Nielsen for head high school volleyball,

A recent agreement negotiated in secret by the White House could have serious consequences for western Montana electric cooperatives. The federal government is planning by Dec. 15 to sign an agreement with Oregon and Washington, along with four tribes outside of Montana. The agreement was developed in secret without input from public power customers such as western Montana’s electric