Montana centenarians were honored in Billings at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center during a special luncheon last week. “Each year, it’s an honor to celebrate our Montana centenarians for the inspiration and contributions they provide to our state and communities,” Governor Greg Gianforte said. “It’s a privilege to share their stories and learn from their unique perspectives

The Department of Public Health and Human Services reports that breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Montana women, accounting for 33 percent of new cancers each year. Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control, and these cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. Breast cancer screening means checking a woman’s breasts

Continuing his efforts to secure the border and combat the deadly flow of fentanyl into Montana communities, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced his Stop Smuggling Illicit Synthetic Drugs on U.S. Transportation Networks Act to combat the trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs via legitimate air, road, sea, and transportation networks. “The deadly flow of illicit fentanyl

Montana 4-H, the youth development program of Montana State University Extension, will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 with events and ceremonies across Montana. This year’s campaign, “Beyond Ready,” highlights the organization’s mission to prepare youth to become engaged, healthy and productive in their future communities. Throughout the week, 4-H communities will celebrate

About 34 million years ago, Earth began to cool dramatically, transforming the climate from greenhouse to icehouse and causing sea levels to fall. As more land was exposed to weathering forces, copious amounts of sediment likely sloughed off continents into the oceans, bound for the deep seafloor. So, when Montana State University assistant professor Zachary Burton, then a doctoral student at

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant to Disabled Recreation Environmental Access Movement Adaptive Recreation Inc., an organization in Whitefish that helps enhance quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing year-round outdoor adaptive recreation opportunities.

We’ve written here about the history of the Right to Know, why it matters, and what policies affect your access to information. In this column, we’re going back to the basics so that Montanans, including you, are better equipped to exercise the Right to Know. When we talk about the Right to Know, we talk about it as exercised through information requests, which are also referred to as Right