Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced his appointment of Scott Herring to serve on the Seventh Judicial District Court, which includes Dawson, Prairie, McCone, Richland and Wibaux counties. “With a career serving Dawson and Richland counties, Scott is well qualified to use his experience on the Seventh Judicial District Court,” Gianforte said. Herring graduated from the University of Montana

Bainville’s girls’ basketball team finished its undefeated regular season with a 50-25 win in Brockton on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Bulldogs led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter and 26-17 at the half. Bainville increased its advantage to 39-25 in the third quarter. The Bulldogs outscored Brockton, 11-0, in the fourth period. Leading Bainville’s attack were Elsie Wilson with 17

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its full board meeting Feb. 10 in Poplar. The board approved the Fish and Game Department’s Buffalo Program to accept the bid from Jonny Bearcub Stiffarm for the positions in Grant #3273 for the ecolodge/ community education coordinator positions. The tribal maintenance department’s request to pay FY24 to Hill Enterprises was approved in the amount

The American Beef Labeling Act introduced in Congress last week will increase fairness for ranchers and improve transparency for consumers, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said, lauding the bill. National Farmers Union on Wednesday, Feb. 5, also announced support of the ABLA introduced by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.). The legislation codifies mandatory

The Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council will meet beginning on Monday, March 10, for the fall business meeting at the Delta Hotel in Helena. The council will review applications for the 2025 Noxious Weed Trust Fund grants through a series of hearings March 10-12. Funding deliberations will take place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12. Meetings will be conducted in-person with the option

The limited availability of a manufacturer-authorized technician shouldn’t stop Montana farmers from getting to work feeding and clothing the world. But as it stands today, one of the biggest challenges thrown in the face of Montana agriculture is when original equipment manufacturers lock farmers and ranchers out of repairing their own equipment, stymying producers from doing everything