The Montana Historical Society is hosting a historic preservation award ceremony May 5. While the event is in Helena, the awards are for preservation efforts across Montana. Five entities will be recognized during the biennial event at the Myrna Loy Theater in Helena. The award recipients include historian Dr. Ellen Baumler (Outstanding Contributions to Historic Preservation, historian Chere

Montana’s unemployment rate reached yet another alltime low in March, ticking down to 2.3 percent from 2.4 percent in February, the fourth lowest rate in the nation. Montana’s unemployment rate has fallen for four consecutive months, and the number of unemployed Montanans reached an all-time low in March. Montana’s total employment and labor force continued to show strong growth in