Most of Montana is likely to see its first major snowfall of the season this week and the first hard freezes of the season at lower elevations, according to Monday’s forecasts from National Weather Service offices across the state. Winter storm warnings and winter storm watches went into effect Tuesday from the Continental Divide eastward across the Rocky Mountain Front, central and southern

Big Sky Butcher LLC from Glendive received a loan offered through the Meat & Poultry Processing Intermediary Loan Program Sept. 8. MPILP is a USDA financial program granting $4 million to Great Northern Development Corp. to establish a revolving loan fund for meat and poultry processing businesses and activities. Matt Baca owns Big Sky Butcher, LLC, and plans to open a state-inspected

As Halloween nears, costumes, decorations and horror movies are sure to generate scares. Another thing that might generate a scare is the prevalence of youth using tobacco and nicotine products. Our young people are increasingly turning to new types of tobacco and nicotine products. Tobacco use and addiction mostly begin during adolescence. Nicotine exposure during adolescence can cause addiction,