Volatile agricultural markets, inflation, recession and a look at local and statewide economic issues are the focus of the 2023 Economic Briefing series, coming to eastern Montana in mid-March. Faculty from the Montana State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics will collaborate with economists from the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Hearings in district court on Wednesday, Feb. 15, included five defendants who made changes of plea. Otis Sherman Johnson changed his plea to guilty for criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) with intent to distribute and criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth) with intent to distribute on Nov. 1, 2022. Maximum penalties for each charge is 20 years in prison, a $50,000 fine