Incentive Grant Aims to Draw Young Pros to Rural Towns YOUNG FOLKS ARE MOVING TO OUR URBAN CORRIDORS: Montana’s young folks with postsecondary and trade educations are packing up, leaving their small towns and heading to one of our seven...

By Guest Writer, Gerald Martin A thick pall of smoke hung heavy in the tent, acrid fumes burning my bleary eyes as I tried to determine what was happening. A blustery wind buffeted the canvas. With each gust, another belch...

Natalie Samson raised pigs for the Big Sky State Fair, and so much more Natalie’s mom, Monica, told me that Natalie has been “all about pigs” ever since she was little, collecting multiple stuffed animal pigs. Now, Natalie Samson is...

“Your kids, our future!” The Big Sky Country State Fair is a gift to Montana kids. When we entered the fairgrounds, we could see the rides popping out from behind buildings. All the children beelining towards them seem to become...

Walt Sales speaks up for future generations of farmers After Gallatin County Commissioner Steve White voted No on the county Open Space bond resolution on Aug. 8, we felt we needed to give credit to Rep. Walt Sales - a...

Our Next Generation Montana’s kids are revolutionizing our state. They’re going to solve the problems of the future, but they’re also finding the solutions to today’s. They’re the most innovative, inspired, tech-savvy people we know. It’s important we acknowledge their...

Meet Amber Roberts. Amber grew up in Great Falls. When she was young, she decided the best way to be a “real Montanan” was to raise a sheep. She joined 4-H and raised a lamb. In high school, she joined...