school year. At the start of the school year, only 11 percent or 26 of Southside’s students had reached standards at their grade level. In May, the figures were 42 percent or 97 of Southside’s 231 students have reached their grade level. In addition, 32 students or 14 percent have surpassed their grade level. June 1. The Wolf Point High School graduation ceremony featured 48 graduates. Josette

As Montanans, we care for each other across the rural- urban divide, generational divide and Brawl of the Wild divide. Of all our constituents across Montana, the most deserving are our elderly neighbors who are on Medicaid benefits. They have served Montana well and at this final stage in their lives seek the promise of compassionate, medically appropriate care. Most of them are out of money,

affect on a given day. To find otherwise subjects the Executive to an untenable game of whack-a-mole,” the statement continues. The statement explains that the denial of a stay infringes on the State’s ability to manage state trust lands. Following the judge’s order, DNRC notified APR that bison are not presently authorized under state law to graze state trust lands on several of the

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife staff completed its final assessment of grizzly bear activity in occupied grizzly bear habitat. Wolf trapping season is now open in all areas of occupied grizzly bear habitat across the state, including deer and elk hunting district 130 in northwest Montana. Hunters and trappers should note that wolf harvest quotas exist in each FWP trapping district

Average: $2.00/g) Dec. 26, 2014: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.30/g) Dec. 26, 2013: $2.98/g (U.S. Average: $3.26/g) Dec. 26, 2012: $3.15/g (U.S. Average: $3.23/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Idaho- $3.46/g, down 15.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.61/g. Billings- $2.92/g, down 7.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.99/g. Wyoming- $2.87/g, down 11.0 cents per