Community-level solutions for complicated problems People may be more spread out on the eastern half of the state, but they’re coming closer together. Group after group are working on community-level solutions to some of rural Montana’s most complicated problems. Check...

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...

Habitat Montana project increases access in areas where it is needed most: Eastern Montana It’s no secret that landowners and hunters sometimes clash when it comes to issues like access to prize hunting grounds. That’s why it’s important to note...

Ryan and Haven Linder embody the plus side of raising your kids back on the Farm. Ryan’s graduating class was twelve, Haven’s was four. And there’s a lot of joy in that. There is so much talk of how we...

Eastern Montana’s Small Business Development Centers Support Rural Communities Where do you go to get your truck fixed, to have your implements altered, or to get your hair cut? Chances are, it’s a local place. Many of our towns’ jobs...

Feature photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management 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...

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,...