Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive Thursday giving Montana counties the option of shifting to all-mail ballots for the November general election as they did for the June primary, saying the order gives local election authorities a way to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among election-day crowds at polling places. The governor, who will be on the fall ballot as the Democratic candidate for

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 different kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited from China to people around the country. All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages some of which contain flowering plants like morning glory, hibiscus and roses, according to Osama El-Lissy, with the Plant Protection program of USDA’s

Community News Staff The Bainville Town Council discussed several topics during a budget meeting held on Monday, July 20. Council members appeared to be willing to purchase a skidsteer bucket with grapple along with a town vehicle. They still need to decide whether the vehicle should be four-wheel drive and whether it should be new or used. As far as the cemetery improvement project, council

Maynard Joseph White Bear, 67, of Fort Kipp, appeared on charges of involuntary manslaughter last week before U.S. magistrate judges on indictments handed down by a grand jury. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. According to indicting documents, White Bear allegedly drove a vehicle under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 16,

Ashton Stovern, 24, of Sidney, has been confirmed as the fatality in a July 28 accident on the BNSF mainline near Brockton. The train collided with a semitruck in the morning hours, killing Stovern, who was driving. The semi was hauling gravel at the time of the accident. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a Freightliner truck was driving eastbound on U.S. Highway 2 near Brockton prior

Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System general manager Ashleigh Weeks reported to the Northern Plains Independent that “the Eagle Shield Water Treatment Plant and other facilities of ASRWSS continue to function normally during the coronavirus crisis. Water treatment plant operators, field staff and office staff continue taking sound protective measures to avoid infection and are performing

The Post 49 Bulls scored one victory and came close in the semi-final round during the district baseball tournament held in Billings. Issac Johnson pitched a gem to lift the Post 49 Bulls over the Billings Cardinals, 2-1, to open the district baseball tournament in Billings on Thursday. Johnson threw all seven innings for the victory. He allowed just four hits and struck-out three batters.