Registration is open for a pair of July summer camps at Montana State University aimed at helping budding writers explore their craft. The camps are for youth entering third through 12th grades. Campers will participate in field trips, writing games and workshops with local writers from multiple genres. MSU faculty from the Yellowstone Writing Project, a group of educators and writers in the

The Lustre Christian boys’ basketball team won the Eastern C divisional championship held at Miles City on March 4-7! Coached by Randy Reddig and assisted by Justin Klatt, they began Wednesday 3 p.m in a game against Terry, as nine teams were competing for the title. After a half-time score of 36-18, they beat Terry 65-44. On Thursday, they played Brockton Warriors, staying ahead the entire

Montanans love living in the “406,” but Montana could run out of 406 phone numbers by 2033. It’s not because all the numbers will be in use by far. Still, the clock is ticking on assigning a new second area code, and there’s no question Montanans have pride around the 406. “Montana is one of the last states with a single area code,” said Mike Sheard, with the Montana Public

Just before the closure of candidate filing in Montana, incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines withdrew from his re-election campaign for a third term. U.S. Attorney for Montana Kurt Alme filed for office at 4:52 p.m. and Daines endorsed Alme in a statement shortly after. Daines did not give a specific reason behind his retirement, but released a lengthy statement late on Wednesday. “Serving

During a work session on Tuesday, March 3, the Montana Public Service Commission approved, after careful review, a request by Montana- Dakota Utilities (MDU) for an interim electric rate increase in Docket 2025.09.072. In its full rate case submitted last September, MDU requested commission approval of an annual revenue increase of $14.1 million to cover the company’s additional costs of

Clint Whitmer provided this memory after a fire destroyed the A& S Industries’ warehouse building in Poplar on Feb. 23. Sid Morris, a manager of A& S came to Poplar to manage the Industry. His brother Ed was also here, managing the Pine Cone, a Chinese restaurant in the old Cenex building on Wolf Point’s main street. There was a large dining room with a small stage above the floor

Montana State Fund has proposed a 5 percent average rate reduction for Montana businesses. If approved by the state, the new rates will take effect on policies beginning July 1. Montana State Fund is Montana’s only non-profit workers’ compensation insurance company, insuring 24,570 businesses and some 250,000 employees across the state of Montana. This year’s reduction follows a trend