The Great Northern Development Corporation is offering more educational trainings than ever before as a method to assist small businesses in the area. “It’s a lot more than in the past,” Tori Matejovsky, executive director for GNDC, said. “We’re here for small businesses and want to support them.” CARES Act funds is helping to pay for consultants to make some of the trainings

Paddlefish anglers planning to harvest a fish in the Upper Missouri River (from Fort Peck Dam to Fort Benton) need to apply for an Upper Missouri River paddlefish tag by 5 p.m. Friday, March 25. For 2022, a total of 1,000 tags are available for the drawing. Applicants have the option to purchase a bonus point for this opportunity, similar to big game, at the time of application. There is not

Thirty-two new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office lasat week, bringing the total candidate filing number to 283 ahead of the filing deadline on Monday. Twenty-six legislative candidates filed for the Montana House and Montana Senate this week — 24 and two, respectively — including one incumbent, bringing the total number of legislative incumbents

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced Montana’s unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 2.7 percent in January 2022, down 0.2 percent from December’s adjusted rate. Montana’s unemployment rate is the fifth lowest in the nation. “With lower taxes and responsible, responsive government, Montana is leading an economic comeback, with more Montanans working than ever before

oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Mark Abresch, 63, hold for other agency. Sierra Alred, 30, Plentywood, hold for other agency.

Kathleen Williams, the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Montana, was on the road last week to meet with rural communities and discuss USDA Rural Development’s new Equity Project. According to a press release, the meetings were essentially listening sessions with community stakeholders. “These meetings help USDA Rural Development gain a broader understanding of how loan