The U.S. Senate confirmed Montana’s Tracy Stone-Manning as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management on Friday, Oct. 1, after a sustained push by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., on behalf of her nomination. Tester spoke on the Senate floor prior to the vote and praised Stone-Manning as a tireless advocate for Montana’s outdoor spaces who will serve as a nonpartisan steward for our

term will run through Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Monday, Oct. 4, the selection of new members to several state commissions. The selections included Charlie Headdress of Poplar to the Invasive Special Council. Headdress serves as the tribal vice chairman for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. Headdress’ term will run through May 31, 2025. * Invasive Species Council Dennis

CDC’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended on Sept. 23 that certain populations receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine at least six months after the completion of their Pfizer vaccine primary series. In addition, the CDC director recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. Anyone who falls

The Roosevelt County Fair board met at the end of September. During the meeting, the board discussed the topic of the 2022 fair theme, and decided to create a contest for local clubs, organizations, classes, etc. The board is asking for theme ideas to be emailed to the fair office at rooseveltcofair@ gmail.com by Oct. 25. Board members will soon be attending the regional and national conventions

Last week, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., pushed back against President Biden’s attempt to infringe upon Montanans’ Second Amendment rights by joining the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international agreement that would increase international oversight and regulate trade in firearms. Biden’s attempt to join the ATT comes after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate rejected ratifying it

During a rally on the steps of the Montana Capitol on Friday, Oct. 1, Sen. Theresa Manzella, R-Hamilton, talked about the importance of deep breathing. She recalled a childhood spent doing yoga alongside her mother, learning how breathing can control emotions, energy and nerves. But more than a therapeutic aid, she said, breathing is right bestowed by God. “Can there be anything more inalienable

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is calling on the Bureau of Land Management to scrap its rubber-stamp analysis of the American Prairie Reserve’s grazing change of use permit proposal aimed at fundamentally transforming northeastern Montana. In the comments filed last week on the BLM’s Draft Finding of No Significant Impact and Draft Environmental Assessment, Knudsen spelled out

In public comment to the Bureau of Land Management, Gov. Greg Gianforte and four state agencies yesterday raised issues with the BLM’s Environmental Assessment of the American Prairie Reserve’s bison grazing proposal. Gianforte and leaders from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Livestock