Feature Photo by Lisa Schmidt. The grassy knolls and creek bottom of Schmidt's newly purchased land won't change. The land has always offered spectacular habitat for wildlife and cattle alike. The only change will be who maintains the fence and...

Feature photo: Castle Rock Lake provides a staple recreational area for Colstrip residents and others from the area. Filled with water pumped in from the Yellowstone River, located thirty miles north, the man-made lake allows people to fish, swim, and...

Ag Census and U.S. Census population estimates released this month April is tax season; it’s also census season. And this year, the federal government released two big censuses. Or is it censi? Either way, earlier this month the U.S. Census...

Philipsburg Brewing Company on the corner of 101 W. Broadway, boasts a restored metal front. Drone photo credit: Jordan Lefler. Documentary still shot.  Sweeping Film Charms, Captures P-Burg Renaissance Residents and cast snagged sneak peeks of filmmaker Jim Jenner’s seamless,...

Spring calving ripe with good days, tough days Story and photos by Laura Nowlin. Calving season.  That wonderfully anxious time of year – when will the first calf come? What will the weather do?   My husband and I run...

Stanford, Sheridan, Circle, Cascade, Hot Springs -- One Year Later Updated on May 13, 2019: On Friday, May 10, the governor signed HB 11 into law. This bill provides funding for the 14 rural communities that lost their state money...

Written by Laura Nowlin. Feature photo by Reba Ahlgren I have read several stories recently that make life in rural America seem pretty dismal – the population is aging and decreasing, everyone is poorly educated and addicted to drugs, and the land is either not...

Wreath-Making Business is a Family Affair By guest contributor Justin Willis The Harris family's barn near Victor, Montana. Photo by Justin Willis. Eight miles south of Victor, Montana, where the forest meets the farmland, an early 20th century barn towers...

Ladies and Gentlemen, It is Safe to Resume Your Regularly Scheduled Programming Written by Brooke Reynolds. Featured cartoon by Bridget Creel. I’m not sure about you, but I had just about had it with the horse crap being fed to...

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...