A four-year-old boy drowned Friday, June 19, in a canal in Sidney, reported the Sidney Police Department. The boy has been identified by family members as Trace Hilburn, son of Trey and Kayla Hilburn. The Sidney Police Department received a call at 12:15 p.m., Sidney Police Department Chief Mark Kraft said. Sidney Police officers, along with deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office,

Due to delays and challenges posed by COVID-19, Fort Peck Fish and Game have asked for help getting the word out that planned buffalo hunts for tribal members will be moving forward. Tribal members interested in participating can go online to access application and policy info. Visit fortpecktribes.org/ fgd/pdf/TribalHuntLottery_ Form_Guidelines_ Map.pdf. Paper applications can be delivered

Drought conditions have been recently deteriorating over areas of the North Central U.S. (Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming). Abnormally dry conditions have recently expanded as well. A recent increase in atmospheric demand (i.e., crop water use) is starting to cause some stress on rangeland, grassland and crops as soil moisture availability is decreasing.

Continued from page 1 ing blocking the program could also delay more than 70 pipeline projects across the U.S. and add as much as $2 billion in costs. Morris ruled that Army Corps officials in 2017 improperly reauthorized the program, which he said could harm protected wildlife and wildlife habitat. Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied an emergency request to block Morris’

U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced June 22 that he has secured nearly $1 million to help Montanans train for and secure jobs in health care. Tester announced the funds, which are available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, will benefit students at the University of Montana and Montana State University. UM will receive $438,278

Governor Steve Bullock has created the Montana Loan Deferment Program to assist businesses impacted by COVID-19. The governor is directing $125 million to the program with $25 million specifically dedicated to hotels and restaurants and the remaining $100 million dedicated to other eligible borrowers. The Montana Loan Deferment Program is facilitated by Montana banks, credit unions, and lending