Judith Gap was the first Wind Farm in Montana, but its impact continues into the future You could fit a half-ton full-cab at the top of Judith Gap’s windmills. The ninety towering structures have made quite the impact on central...
Tom McGillvray, former Montana Republican House Majority Leader, Leaves Door Open for Sales Tax in Montana Can you imagine what it would be like if Montana had a sales tax? I know... I said the “T Word.” Forgive me. What...
With many funding issues for State Parks, Shane Doyle explains why they’re so important Shane Doyle didn’t want to describe getting funding for Montana’s state parks as a fight. But when it’s something you love for yourself and children, and...
Kelly Flynn’s WHIP bill is the Legislation Montanans Need Rep. Kelly Flynn’s brother, Joel Flynn, passed away the day after Easter. Two days later Flynn (R-Townsend) was on the house floor, fighting for values his brother and himself knew were...
Everyone is welcome at the Butte Folk Fest. The Butte Folk Fest is a favorite of many Montanans. Multiple streets closed down, no open container laws and dancing dancing dancing! Even though the drinks were flowing, the Butte Folk Fest...
Medicine Rocks State Park is a wonder, but the management of it is a wonder as well Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites...
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...
Augusta’s 82nd Rodeo Scheduled for This Weekend, July 21 and 22 This upcoming weekend is the 82nd Augusta American Legion Rodeo. That’s 82 years of bronc riding, bulldogging, and team roping on the Rocky Mountain Front. They’ve been doing this...
A Job Leads to a Home and a Community Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s state parks. We hope you’ll check...
Makoshika State Park attracts people from all over Montana, all over the country Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s...
Lawmaker questions whether violence against nurses is really a problem after hearing directly from nurses The recent violent arrest of a nurse in a Salt Lake City hospital, caught on police video, reminded the world what a dangerous job it...
Ruby Valley Produced Upset Winner; Bets Taken Now on Bolt D’Oro Before tractors, hydraulic combines, dirt bikes, and trucks, we Montanans relied on horses for every aspect of life: combining wheat in the fall, tilling the land in the...
The stories of a strong ranching community in Eastern Montana after the Lodgepole Fires Photographs and Writing by August Schield Just above the 47th parallel, directly east of the Musselshell River, the wide open prairie landscape of Garfield County has...
These days, you can easily drive from Billings to Glendive without stopping. At 80 miles per hour, the plains are a blur. But should you choose to slow down, you may be struck by the nuance of the country before...
The Value of Agriculture: Welcome to the Ruby Valley Story and Photos by August Schield In Montana, people are bound together by a common landscape. It is the single most underlying substance that all life shares. Air and animals. People...
Hard Work, Ambition, and Community I’ve lived in Montana my entire life, and the first thing from Montana I ever heard mentioned on TV was Butte. It was mispronounced (as “Butt, Montana”), but it still was on television. I was...
Photographs and writing by August Schield On September 4, a strong easterly wind event helped the Rice Ridge Fire, just east of Montana’s Seeley-Swan Valley, consume 48,000 acres of timber in a single run. Nearly doubling in size, the fire...
RANCHERS : THE LOCAL CONSERVATIONISTS Story and Photos by August Schield Ranchers are the local conservationists in the Ruby Valley. Here, conservation isn’t only a part of the culture, but also a part of the community. Meet Rick Sandru and...
