The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held their regular meeting June 24 in Poplar. Following approval of the agenda and administrative items, the board approved Stevie Kirn to be moved from temporary employee to permanent status. Fort Peck, Inc. was approved for $5 million in loans for the casino project at 3.5 percent interest. The board approved a MOU between the Fort Peck Tribes and Three

The daughter and caretaker of an elderly woman in Lewistown stole more than $700,000 from her mother, forcing her to sell her home and move into assisted living, was sentenced June 7 to more than four years in prison. Roxanna Rae Lewis-Stella, 60, of Billings, pleaded guilty in January to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the Montana U.S. Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney

member new lease for Stensland Land and Livestock (JD Stensland). The board voted to start the process, discussion and set up meetings with the communities on the idea of adjusting the blood quantum in order for future tribal members have a tribe and a place to call home. Under Health and Human Services, the board approved FY2024 LFPA funding application and budget as shown below from the

USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced May 23 that the agency is investing in six clean energy projects to support rural Montana businesses and agricultural producers. These projects are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s largest-ever investment in combating the climate crisis. The investments are made through the Rural Energy America Program,

Billings Public Schools, the largest district in Montana, used to get a flood of applications when it posted a teaching job. Now, Superintendent Erwin Garcia said it’s getting one application for every 10 positions, roughly a reverse of the 10 apps to one single job it used to get. He said teachers apply from other states — “They love Montana” — but they change their minds once

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks aquatic invasive species inspection stations have been busy this spring. So far, more than 10,000 watercraft have been inspected, with 16 of those found to have invasive mussels attached. Anyone transporting watercraft must stop at all open inspection stations they encounter. Watercraft includes motorized and non-motorized boats, paddle boards, kayaks, canoes,

About a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the covid-19 public health emergency, more than 20 million people have been kicked off the joint federal-state program for low-income families. A chorus of stories recount the ways the unwinding has upended people’s lives, but Native Americans are proving particularly vulnerable to losing coverage and face greater obstacles