Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposal to establish emergency haying and grazing leases on portions of 14 Wildlife Management Areas in the state. The purpose of these late summer/fall 2021 leases is to improve wildlife habitat while making forage available for area agricultural producers. This proposal is in support of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s July 1 statewide

Montana-Dakota Utilities hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. When calling 811, homeowners and contractors are connected to the local one call center, which notifies the appropriate utility companies of their intent to dig. Requests can also be made online at www.call811.com.

As of Monday, Aug. 9, fully vaccinated U.S. citizens can enter Canada for non-essential reasons such as tourism. Requirements being enforced by the Canadian government for entering the country include: Being fully vaccinated, having a valid pre-arrival COVID-19 molecular test result, be asymptomatic and submit mandatory information via ArriveCAN. People must prove that they received their

•Each district should consist of compact territory and be contiguous. Goal criteria for legislative districts include: •No plan may be drawn to unduly favor a political party. •The commission shall attempt to minimize dividing cities, towns, counties and federal reservations between districts when possible. •The commission may consider keeping communities of interest

tandings Tuesday Night Golf League As of Aug. 3 New Guys 92.0 Opportunity Bank 88.5 Northern Prairie 84.5 First Community Bank 81 Nutrien 75.0 FPCC 75.0 In the Rough 73.0 Fore the Glory 56.5 Arnie’s Army 49.5 Low Gross: Wes Kirn, 39 Low Net: Shane Gibson, 26

Montana schools are set to receive more than $127 million in critical funding to help reopen safely in the fall and get students back on track, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced last week. The $127,339,745 is the second tranche of Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds Tester secured as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and will help Montana schools safely

Drought conditions continue to impact the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, IA. July runoff in the upper Basin was 34 percent of average. July runoff above Fort Peck Dam was the lowest in 123 years of record- keeping. The updated 2021 upper Basin runoff forecast is 14.6 million acre-feet (MAF), 57 percent of average. If realized, this runoff amount would be the 10th driest year in

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is again leading the charge in defense of Montanans’ right to keep and bear arms against federal overreach. Seventeen other state attorneys general signed onto Knudsen’s amicus brief filed late Monday, Aug. 2, in the Gun Owners of America v. Merrick Garland case, against the of rulemaking from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for Poplar from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 16-20. The classes will take place at Poplar Middle School. All hunter education classes are free of charge. For youth to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2021 season, hunters must be 12-years old by January 16, 2022. Students aged 10 and 11 can take a course and hunt