Bainville Senior Congregate Meals June 25: BBQ chicken, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. June 30: Spaghetti, garlic bread, vegetables and dessert. July 2: Tator tot casserole, vegetables and milk.

Culbertson Senior Congregate Meals June 26: Salmon loaf, broasted potatoes, vegetable and dessert. June 29: Breakfast casserole, biscuits, fruit salad and dessert. July 3: Holiday.

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

U.S. Senator Jon Tester led the Senate June 17 in passing the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation that will fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually and allocate $9.5 billion to address maintenance backlogs on public lands across the United States. “Today, we made history,” said Tester. “This is a moment that Montanans have been working toward for decades,

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

A five-member commission tasked with redrawing Montana’s legislative boundaries following the 2020 census has shared frustrations over the state’s response rate in Native communities and other rural areas. The commission has cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for the disappointing rate of return. OnJune14,RepublicanJeff Essmann of Billings told media that an expected second

Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers told the Community News that citations were issued May 28 to three area minors for their parts in an April 9 break-in at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Mc-Cabe. Local resident Karen Larsen Synan said the incident resulted in considerable damage to the church. According to Summers, RCSO deputy Ryan VanKerkhove visited two youth at a Homestead address on

To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19. “The SBA is strongly committed to working around the clock, providing dedicated emergency assistance to the small businesses and non-profits

According to Lori Ryan, public information officer for the Montana Department of Transportation, a safety review is expected to begin on the crossing at Road 1013 near Bainville to determine if extra safety measures are needed. A May 29 crash took the life of Sidney’s Rocky Norby, prompting the review. “Upon further details of this crash,” said Ryan, “a diagnostic review process will