Hunters who use boats to access waterfowl or big game hunting areas can help prevent aquatic invasive species from infesting Montana’s wetlands, rivers and lakes. •The three steps of Clean, Drain, Dry greatly minimize the risk of spreading invasive species. Waterfowl hunters should clean gear that can unintentionally carry invasive plants or animals. Before hunting in a new area, all hunters

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on updates to the Montana Forest Legacy Program’s Assessment of Need document. The Forest Legacy Program, which is administered by the U.S. Forest Service and managed by FWP, provides funding for conserving high-value working forests. Montana forest values conserved by the program include wildlife habitat, sawmill timber and other

Plentywood leads the District 1C volleyball standings with a perfect 7-0 record heading into this week. The Wildcats improved to 11-0 overall with a straight set victory over North Country on Saturday, Oct. 3. Right behind Plentywood in the league standings are Froid/Lake at 7-1, North Country at 6-1 and Fairview at 5-1. Froid/Lake plays at North Country on Friday, Oct. 9. Savage sits in

If Montana voters approve the ballot initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana this November, it could raise between $43.4 and $52 million dollars in tax revenue for the state, according to a new report by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The report, authored by BBER director Patrick Barkey and associate director Robert Sonora, found that legalized recreational marijuana could bring

Mike Olson, Fire Warden With the fall weather creeping closer, Roosevelt County will be coming out of Stage 1 burn restrictions beginning on Friday, Oct. 9. This will allow us to begin opening up days for burning when the weather conditions are favorable. With the lack of moisture, strong winds and dry fuel, it will still be a week or two before we will be able to allow burning. Once burning

The Montana Supreme Court has stayed a lower court’s order requiring any ballot with an Election Day postmark to be counted. Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton had argued that the shift away from counting only ballots election officials receive by Nov. 3 would cause confusion. For 35 years, Montana law has required that ballots be in the election official’s possession by the time

Montana businesses are now eligible to apply for workforce recovery grant dollars to help companies refill jobs that were lost due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montana Department of Commerce has launched a temporary workforce recovery grant program as part of the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund. “Businesses across the state are managing through a variety of

Poplar Schools activities/ athletic director Coy Weeks has announced that all of Poplar’s middle school and high school sports contests and practices have been postponed until further notice. This is in response to a decision made by Poplar superintendent of schools Dan Schmidt on Sept. 25 to go with a week of remote learning status for students due to the number of active COVID-19 cases in the