Although oil isn’t booming in eastern Montana, activity is steadily increasing in the Treasure State. “We’re still seeing a lot of interest,” Alan Olson, executive director of the Montana Petroleum Association, said. Recently, legal notices appeared regarding intention by Prima Exploration to apply for a permit to drill an oil and gas well in Roosevelt County. On April 19, Kraken

Miller Oil Company has filed its application for an annual true-up of its propane cost tracking adjustment with the Montana Public Service Commission. The application covers the period of January to December 2020. Miller Oil is requesting that the PSC grants an increase in rates in the amount of $0.00081 per cubic foot of propane to Schedule M, Metered Propane Service for Culbertson. The requested

Lawmakers have tried to exempt Montana from switching between standard time and daylight saving time nearly a dozen times in the last two decades. Now, a bill heading to the governor’s desk could actually make it happen. Senate Bill 254 passed out of the legislature Monday, April 19. It would stop the state from falling back an hour in November if three other states in the region pass similar

Culbertson’s boys’ and girls’ track athletes each placed fifth in the team standings during the Savage Invitational held in Lambert on Wednesday, April 21. The Cowgirls finished with 64 points. The top three teams were Plentywood with 123.5, Fairview with 97.5 and Savage with 73. Leading Culbertson’s girls was Abbey Granbois by clearing 5-4 for first place in the high jump. The

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks scored 75 points to earn third place at the Savage Invitational on Wednesday, April 21. The top two teams were Richey/Lambert and Plentywood. Max Engelke, a sophomore, finished first in the 400 with a time of 57.60 seconds. Mason Dethman enjoyed a strong meet by taking second in the 100 (12.25), second in the 300-meter hurdles (48.27), second in the long jump

Junior high athletes from Bainville, Culbertson and Froid/Lake were among the participants at a track meet in Sidney on Thursday, April 22. Bainville took fourth place with 57 points in the seventh- grade girls division, one point for seventh-grade boys and 34 points for eighthgrade girls. Hailey Berwick earned first in the 100, first in the 400, first in the high jump and second in the 200 for