Montana House Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick said Thursday, Aug. 13, he’s going to have to file a lawsuit to stay on the ballot after a decision from Attorney General Austin Knudsen last week affected how term limits are calculated. Fitzpatrick, who ran unopposed for re-election in the Republican primary, called the decision from the attorney general a “total affront to the electoral

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality published a draft Environmental Assessment regarding a septage land application site in Culbertson. Under Pressure Septic Pumping LLC proposes to land apply septage on approximately 20 acres of private property located approximately 4 miles northeast of Culbertson. The site would be accessed via private drive. DEQ prepared a draft EA in compliance

Northern Ag Network’s fourth annual For the Farmers Tour continues its 2026 celebration of agriculture with a stop in Culbertson on Tuesday, Aug. 25, bringing a day of live broadcasting, producer visits and community celebration to northeastern Montana. The For the Farmers Tour is an annual recognition by the Northern Ag Network and Montana’s agriculture businesses honoring Montana farmers

Cold Fire by Clive Cussler is the 22nd installment in the NUMA Files Series. This story has Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala returning as the main characters, and the readers will not be sorry to see them again! This is fast-paced escapism at its best! The Americans are testing a new cutting-edge laser in the Arctic Ocean, and the C-17 has hit its target dead on from 400 miles out! It would have

Lustre had a third of an inch rain on Thursday which stopped combining. Bus Inspection for our schools was Tuesday, Aug 11. We are very thankful for a faithful bus mechanic in our community in Ken Zerbe! Our sports year has begun with the first volleyball practice for Mary Zerbe’s Lustre Lions this morning at LCHS. Their first match is Aug. 29 at the Culbertson Invitational. Five students

A team including a Montana State University snow scientist has published research showing that a severe snow drought, like the one that aected the western U.S. in 2026, would occur four times less frequently during the preindustrial period than in the current era of climate change. The findings were published July 20 by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Marianne Cowherd,