For the first time in Montana history, voters have directly weighed in on the issue of industrial wind energy through a ballot measure. During the June 2, primary election, residents of Dawson County by a vote of 61 percent prohibited structures exceeding 250 feet in height within the county. The measure was widely viewed as a response to proposed industrial wind energy developments, whose

The Montana Department of Livestock and Montana State University Extension have issued guidance for the Montana livestock industry after a destructive parasitic fly called New World screwworm was detected in Texas. For the first time since 1966, the New World screwworm — also known as NWS, or Cochliomyia hominivorax — has been detected in the United States. A confirmed case was found in Zavala

After Hilary Gourneau was terminated as Fort Peck Tribes’ Head Start director last week, Tribal Executive Board members received comments from community members during an education committee meeting on Monday, June 15. Gourneau has filed a grievance in the matter. Susan Turnbull commented about the strides that Head Start has made on the reservation during the last five years. “The director