day April 7. The command team is comprised of Fort Peck Tribal Chairman Floyd Azure, Shannon Hopkins, Fort Peck Tribal Health Officer, Roosevelt County Commissioners Gary Macdonald and Gordon Oelkers, NEMHS Dr. Mark Zilkoski and CEO Peg Norgaard, Steve Harada and Dennis Four Bear, IHS. Also within the command staff are Lindsey McNabb, safety officer, Lee Allmer, public information officer and Wolf

On Monday, Congressman Greg Gianforte introduced the bipartisan Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act. The legislation guarantees the Indian Health Service, tribal health authorities and other Indian organizations access to the Strategic National Stockpile, a federal repository of drugs and medical supplies that can be tapped if a public health emergency exhausts local supplies. Currently,

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists completed their surveys of the Missouri River Breaks elk hunting districts 621, 622, 631, and 632 in February. Overall, the surveys showed that elk numbers are over the current population objectives for each respective portion of the Breaks. These elk surveys are done on an every-other-year basis in conjunction with bighorn sheep surveys. The surveys

To protect the public and staff from the spread of COVID-19, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed its offices around the state to the public as of Friday, March 20. “With license sales and applications, traffic through our offices has been robust even with warnings about social distancing and public safety due to COVID-19,” said FWP director Martha Williams. “FWP will continue to sell

Paul Harvey’s So God Made a Farmer, presented at the 1978 National FFA Convention, brings tears to the eyes of those of us who know those men (and women). Many of us can picture our fathers, grandfathers, husbands and sons in that exact role, exhibiting strength and fortitude to carry the weight of their operations, their livelihood and their families on their shoulders, seemingly tirelessly.

The Montana Historical Society is now accepting applications for the Centennial Farm and Ranch program. New inductees will receive a framed certificate signed by the governor, recognition at the “Ag Day” ceremony in the State Capitol during the 2021 legislative session, the ranch/ farm history printed online and in our periodic Centennial Farm and Ranch yearbook, and a durable roadside sign.