The Governor’s Office of Community Service has announced it is accepting nominations for the annual Serve-Montana Awards. In partnership with Montana’s Credit Unions, these awards recognize Montana citizens who embody a strong commitment to others through community volunteerism, exhibit leadership through serving, and impact change outside of paid employment. The public is encouraged

The Montana Public Service Commission surprised the public and voted in favor of a requested interim natural gas rate increase from Montana-Dakota Utilities last week. A final decision on an overall proposed increase is still being considered. The vote came in at 4-1 in favor of granting the interim increase, with Commissioner Randy Pinocci, representative of PSC District 1, being the lone vote

event that invites all volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and awards for years of service. “These volunteers play a key role in shaping future Montana hunters by providing training in safety, ethics, conservation, and the proper use of firearms, archery, and trapping equipment,” says

A national day of observance has been declared for Thursday, Jan. 9, to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Various government services will not operate. Included in the suspended operations is the U.S. Postal Services’ suspension of regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity. Postal Service facilities will resume regular operations on Friday,

The Department of Health and Human Services recently released new guidelines to improve access to the Women, Infants, and Children program for families who receive the traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship. Families who have been determined eligible for traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships are now automatically financially eligible for WIC. “Both of these programs

Leaders of a large-scale effort to independently observe Montana’s 2024 general election shared their initial takeaways last week regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the state’s elections, teasing a first-of-its-kind report of the full findings slated for release next month. The Montana Election Observation Initiative, funded by the nonprofit Carter Center and spearheaded by a pair

Piocos was looking for a judgment to acknowledge that he was not lawfully removed as county attorney. February Dan Schmidt announced his resignation as the superintendent of schools in Poplar. He served as Poplar’s superintendent for six years. Wolf Point City Council Dean Mahlum was the first candidate to file for county commissioner after Commissioner Gary Macdonald announced he