Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, a program of Montana State University, has announced the plays the troupe will perform for its 50th season. The season officially kicked off in February with Montana Shakes! performing “Bottom’s Dream” for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The summer tour will feature productions of “King Lear” and “Twelfth Night” across Montana and

I’ve been enjoying reading the book Moose: The Legacy of Beloved Lakeland College Legend Duane Woltzen Lives On, since the book was released shortly before this past Christmas. I attended Lakeland and Moose played a key role as a role model in my life. There’s even a chapter in the book about my relationship with Moose. It’s a pleasure reading about the great influence the men’s basketball

The Malta Mustangs knocked off Harlem, 83-67, in the title game of the Northern B divisional boys’ basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 26. After the first half ended in a 35-35 deadlock, Malta struck for 22 points in the third quarter for a 57-45 advantage. Top scorers for Malta were Rex Williamson with 23, Treyton Wilke with 15, Conner Tuss with 15 and Stockman Oxarart with 13 points.

District 2B sports will likely see the additions of Fairview and Plentywood starting in the 2023-2024 school year. The Montana High School Association’s executive board approved a new criteria for reclassifying schools during its November meeting. Under the new criteria, Class C schools will have enrollments of 1-100 instead of 1-107. There also will no longer be a 10 percent range for

The 2022 license year opened March 1, which means that is the day you can buy new hunting and fishing licenses and begin applying for permits and special licenses. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is April 1. Applications for most species – deer, elk, antelope, deer B, elk B, antelope B, moose, sheep, goat, bison, bear, turkey – can be made beginning March 1. This spring

Seventeen girls from the Eastern Montana Gymnastics team competed at the annual Yellowstone Invitational gymnastics meet in Billings on Feb. 26. The EMG Team won 31 top three event medals that were awarded in each age group and had four second- place all-around winners and six third-place all-around winners. Out of the total of 21 bronze gymnasts, Gentry Rosaaen, of Circle, had the number one balance