The Roundup -

Greetings from Helena! There are some legislators and bureaucrats who think “We the People” can’t operate without the government telling us what to do. That was very evident in the hearings this week at the Capitol regarding Child and Family...

My Country No More! • Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. Set in Trenton, North Dakota during the rise and fall of the new American oil boom, My Country No More paints an intimate portrait of a rural American community in crisis, forced to confront the...

The Montana Historical Society is seeking nominations from across the state to honor the people who are the backbone of local and state history. Every community has a person, or an organization, to whom they turn with questions about the history of...

POPLAR - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 13 miles of U.S. Highway 2 (US-2) west of Brockton in Roosevelt County. The project begins at the east edge of...

Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the livestock they own in order to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports are due March 1. Owners can report online at ReportYourLivestock.mt.gov. Owners...

After two nearly two decades at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) laboratory in Sidney, MT, Insect Pathologist Stefan Jaronski is retiring, but before he goes he’s sharing his extensive knowledge of this innovative field. As a...

The first weeks of the legislature were filled with many clean-up bills, often passing with between 70 and 100 percent support. Now the House Floor debates are getting more spirited and the decisions to vote yea or nay are a little more difficult to...

Greetings from Helena! It was an interesting week to have two carbon tax bills to deal with global warming. A couple mornings when I was walking to the Capitol, I was considering sponsoring a bill to make everyone own a SUV to warm things up a bit....

Educational opportunities abound for sugarbeet growers eager to keep up on the latest information in their field. From Ag Days and the EARC Field Days in Sidney to symposiums in Billings and Fargo, resources that enhance production are readily...

Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will host the 4th Annual Small Business Summit, Takin’ Care of Business, February 12-14, 2019, in Helena. This year, the summit kicks off with a reception at Exploration Works followed...

Greetings from Helena! We have finished 20 days of our 90-day session. The three committees I am on are real important committees, but they can be emotional at times. In Fish and Game, we heard a bill (SB70) to remove Headwaters State Park from the...

Landowners have until March 15 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program. This program is designed to provide recreational public access to state or federal (Bureau of Land...

Missouri River Country has Cooperative Marketing funds available for communities in Northeast Montana, designed to promote an area or event on a cooperative basis with a nonprofit tourism-related organization. The intent of this program is to...