Invasive zebra mussels found another avenue for potential infestation of Montana waters. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks was notified March 3 that zebra mussels were detected in aquarium moss balls sold at a pet store in Washington state. FWP immediately checked pet stores around Montana and found invasive mussels in moss balls at multiple locations. It appears these moss balls were imported

Roosevelt County’s employees will receive a one-time stipend from federal CARES funds after a decision by Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday, March 2. Commissioners unanimously approved giving each full-time employee a $1,000 stipend and halftime employees a $500 stipend. Commissioners noted that individuals have dealt with added expenses such as day care during the COVID pandemic.

The Wolf Point School District is in the process of filling one of its school board positions. During February’s board meeting, the board accepted the resignation of District 4 trustee Janice Wemmer- Kegley. An appointment to replace Wemmer- Kegley is required to take place prior to April 8. The individual will be appointed to serve until the trustee election on May 4. The appointed person

Highway 2 Association president Bob Sivertsen expressed gratitude to the House Transportation Committee for tabling House Bill 545 last week. The bill would have established a Montana Transportation Commission. Sivertsen said, “Make no mistake the proposal was introduced for the sole purpose of advancing a decades old effort to re-establish the Hiawatha Passenger Service in Southern Montana

Sixty-eight airports across Montana will share $20,034,965 in grant funding to keep up with costs and continue projects amid the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced that he had secured the funding as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was signed into law in late December of last year. The grants are provided by the Federal Aviation

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., increased his aggressive push last week to restore Amtrak service to Montana’s Hi-Line communities by introducing legislation to reinstate furloughed Amtrak employees and return complete long-distance service to routes like the Empire Builder. “Montana is a huge state. Long-distance rail is really important,” Tester said during a press conference call.

The National Weather Service Glasgow Reported Feb. 28 that the period from December 2020 through February 2021 has brought the least amount of snow for a Meteorological Winter in the Glasgow area with only 1.5 inches. The normal amount of precipitation for the period is 20.4 inches. NWSG meteorologist Ted Jamba told the Northern Plains Independent that despite the grim reading, regional precipitation