New Year’s Day for many outdoor recreationists in Montana is March 1. This is the day everyone can buy their 2026 hunting and fishing licenses and apply for special draw licenses and permits. It’s also the day when recreationists need to renew their conservation license to support the state lands they use. This year, hunters and anglers will see quite a few changes that are worth paying

Go or No Go? That was the question facing the Sheridan Electric Cooperative Board during a special meeting held in February to review the bid package for a potential new facility. At the October annual meeting, the concept of a new site and building for Sheridan Electric Cooperative was introduced. Preliminary designs were shared along with a ballpark estimate of $20 million. The proposed

A planned Feb. 28 benefit for the family of Roberto Orozco-Ramirez has seen additions to the list of individual participants and contributing businesses grow during recent weeks. The event will take place at the Froid Community Center on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. To-go orders will begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue through 6 p.m. At press time, Orozco remains in custody in Great Falls on a single

Montana PBS has closed a deal to purchase three television stations in eastern Montana that will now provide communities in that part of the state with free, over-theair public television for the first time. In October 2025, Montana PBS finalized purchase of KYUS-TV in Miles City, KXGN-TV in Glendive and K13IG-D (a translator relaying the KXGN signal) in Sidney. The PBS programming on the three