Last week, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks discovered what amounts to a clerical error in distributing some nonresident elk licenses. About 1,200 nonresident combination licenses were erroneously printed and mailed to nonresident hunters who had successfully drawn a license but elected to return them for a refund when they didn’t draw their chosen permit. The licenses erroneously mailed

Although the weather wasn’t ideal for outdoor recreation, aquatic invasive species stations around the state conducted more than 2,000 inspections over the Memorial Day weekend. So far this year, FWP and its partners have inspected 14,000 watercraft, 21 of which were mussel- fouled. One of those detections happened Saturday when a mussel-fouled boat was intercepted at Wibaux. The boat was a

Upon acquisition of First Community Bank, Opportunity Bank expanded into the communities of Culbertson, Froid, Glasgow, Ashland, Hinsdale and Three Forks. Opportunity Bank officials report these communities have all seen external signs changed, however, the focus is still on strong customer relationships and quality banking products and services with the same people working inside. Opportunity

Aurora, a leader in self-driving vehicle technology, has announced that it will build a 78,000-square-foot facility in Bozeman at the Montana State University Innovation Campus. The modern, two-story facility will include research and development laboratories, a world-class manufacturing space and clean room facility, and more. In collaboration with MSU, Aurora also plans to open a new, state-ofthe-

Billings Clinic opened its new Immediate Care Unit to patients on June 6. Opening the 28-bed unit will increase the hospital’s capacity to care for more complex and longer- term patients in a “modern, healing and state-of-theart” way, the hospital said in a Friday press release. It is the first unit to be built and completed in Billings Clinic’s construction of two new floors of planned

Gov. Greg Gianforte has declared June 5-11 as Noxious Weed Awareness Week in Montana. With the 2022 growing season underway, the Montana Department of Agriculture is proud to recognize the vital work of the state’s network of noxious weed management professionals as they work together to protect against damages caused by noxious weeds and protect the viability of state ag lands and ecosystems.