Crops: More Than Your Local Farmer’s Income With a lot of the state waking up to frost, snow, or temps below 30 degrees, drought and fire season seems like a thing of the past. But it’s possible we haven’t felt...

Drought and high temperatures may be here to stay Farmers and ranchers have always dealt with uncertainty. Whether it is global price changes, or something too close to home, like fires and drought, no one can predict what’s coming around...

Rather than leaving their heritage in the dust, they’re dusting it off “We’ve got some stuff going on.” That’s how J.P. Gallagher described his recent projects as Butte-Silver Bow’s Park and Recreation director, but with more colorful language. After I...

Cascade County ranked in nation’s top ten mid-sized counties Normally, we Montanans don’t pay much attention to what people out East have to say about us. But our ears perked up when we heard that a Pittsburgh economic consulting firm...

Just west of downtown Miles City, where the Tongue River and the Yellowstone meet, is the WaterWorks Art Museum. Built in 1910, this brick building was the original water treatment plant for Miles City. But the tides have since turned,...

 Will everyone come to the table to smooth things over? The recreation economy in Montana is booming and with White Sulphur Springs less than 50 miles away from the Smith River, one of the most pristine rivers in the country,...

2 Basset Brewery gives you a true taste of Montana If you’re in White Sulphur Springs, or anywhere in Meagher County, 2 Basset Brewery is a must. Whether you’re looking for a place to watch the game, celebrate after the...

Proposed bottling plant brings battle over valley’s future As water flows downhill, disputes about water rights build in intensity as they go, leaving behind a trail of emotions and consultants’ fees in county commissions, state agencies and, often as not,...

But there may be a LGIT way for them to get found again Montanans shouldn’t have to spend as much time tracking down our representatives as we do tracking down an elk. But if you are trying to find your...

Montana Legislature dishonors history, research, education, preservation “To be honest with you, we’re having a pretty lousy summer.” That’s the update from Bruce Whittenberg, the director of the Montana Historical Society, to a legislative committee last week. The Montana Historical...