The weather outlook appears to be leaning toward higher temperatures than normal for the region, according to National Weather Service meteorologists. During the weather-ready briefing for eastern Montana and northern Wyoming last week, meteorologist Scott Rozanski of the Glasgow station said that the Glasgow area experiences higher temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees above normal during September.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a USDA proclamation to recognize October 2024 as the department’s 60th anniversary of National Cooperative Month. Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has invested more than $17 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives.

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry reminds Montana businesses and workers that the minimum wage will increase from $10.30 to $10.55 beginning on Jan. 1, 2025. Montana law requires the minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation using the August estimates of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers. The CPI-U increased by 2.53 percent from August 2023 to August 2024. The

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for Ag Lands Easements, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Wetlands Reserve Easements. To be considered for funding in the current cycle, producers and landowners should apply by: • ALE Inflation Reduction Act: Oct.

The U.S. Senate passed Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester’s bipartisan resolution marking Sept. 20 as National Service Dog Day in honor of service dogs in Montana and across the nation. The resolution received unanimous bipartisan support. “For thousands of veterans and servicemembers across the country, service dogs play an incredible role helping our fighting men and

September was National Suicide Awareness Month. In observance of this, the Fort Peck Tribal Health Department sponsored the Healthy Mind & Emotions - A Social Emotional Event held from Sept. 10-14 on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana. The five-day event featured four keynote speakers, Darnell Jackson, Elwoods Pipestem-Ott, Joshua Stewart and Dr. Joseph P. Gone. Activities

Last week, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced the Path to Independence Act. His new legislation will allow states to impose work requirements on able-bodied adults enrolled in Medicaid to help lift millions off government reliance and into self-sufficiency. Under current law and unlike most other welfare programs, the Medicaid program has no mandated work requirement. Thirteen states