03 April 2025

Schmeckfest Meal
Lustre sixth-grade student Brielle Keller (left) and seventh-grade student Ava Holzrichter enjoy the food during the
60th annual Schmeckfest on Friday, March 28.
(Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

Cottonwood Fire
Multiple area volunteer fire departments responded to a grass fire that spread across both sides of Highway 480 south of U.S. Highway 2 on March 25. The fire, which burned 689 acres, reached the brush line and thick stands of cottonwood trees but was contained north of the Missouri River by Tuesday evening, with firefighters monitoring hot spots and removing trees over the next two days. Culbertson

Bill Seeks To Increase Transparency In Indian Education For All Funding
HELENA – After a series of tight votes in the Senate, the House Education Committee is now considering a bill that would create a reporting system for Indian Education for All funds in Montana’s public schools in an effort to increase transparency.
During the last legislative session, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, the sponsor of Senate Bill 181, said he learned that 150 of the 403