The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri- Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston, N.D. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. Dec. 15: History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion of this month’s book, “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses Grant: An Autobiography.” Missouri- Yellowstone

After four days of discussion and revision, Montana’s Redistricting commission voted along partisan lines — with the nonpartisan chair as the tie-breaking vote — in favor of a Democrat proposed legislative map. The map will be open for public comment and likely more changes. “This is a tentative map. I expect robust public comment on this map,” presiding officer Maylinn Smith said

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Agricultural Land Easement enrollment option and the Wetland Reserve Easements. While NRCS accepts easement applications year-round, applications for the current funding cycle must be submitted by Dec. 30. “Agricultural Land Easements are one of the

It was Christmas Spirit Day in Lustre at Mrs. Damboise’s first and second classroom on Friday, Dec 2. Piper Neufeld chose to be a shepherd. The Christmas concert for both Lustre Grade School and Lustre Christian High School will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the grade school gymnasium. The Lustre Grade School board had been patiently waiting for visas to clear for their third and