Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the 2020 Census state population count released on Monday, April 26, by the U.S. Census Bureau. The count reveals that Montana’s population grew from 989,415 people in 2010 to 1,085,407 people in 2020 — an increase of 95,992 residents over 2010, or nearly 10 percent. “Thanks to the efforts

The mayors of Culbertson, Bainville and Froid are each having their terms expire at the end of this year. Filing for the positions opened on Thursday, April 22. Filing closes on June 21. In Culbertson, Mayor Larry Crowder is due for re-election. Council members with expiring terms are David Solem in Ward I and Mark T. Nelson in Ward II. Bainville Mayor Dennis Portra is due for re-election.

Although oil isn’t booming in eastern Montana, activity is steadily increasing in the Treasure State. “We’re still seeing a lot of interest,” Alan Olson, executive director of the Montana Petroleum Association, said. Recently, legal notices appeared regarding intention by Prima Exploration to apply for a permit to drill an oil and gas well in Roosevelt County. On April 19, Kraken

Miller Oil Company has filed its application for an annual true-up of its propane cost tracking adjustment with the Montana Public Service Commission. The application covers the period of January to December 2020. Miller Oil is requesting that the PSC grants an increase in rates in the amount of $0.00081 per cubic foot of propane to Schedule M, Metered Propane Service for Culbertson. The requested

Lawmakers have tried to exempt Montana from switching between standard time and daylight saving time nearly a dozen times in the last two decades. Now, a bill heading to the governor’s desk could actually make it happen. Senate Bill 254 passed out of the legislature Monday, April 19. It would stop the state from falling back an hour in November if three other states in the region pass similar