My first doggy best friend was Mr. Bojangles, named after the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s rendition of the Jerry Jeff Walker song by the same name. (I have it playing on the computer as I write this column, in fact.)  Apropos to the topic of soil, the canine Mr. B’s two favorite things were mou…

I had seen some signs, after the first snow, that some deer were visiting us over on the north side of town. I was certain that was the reason for my new pup, Hera, to run to every window in the house and start barking like her life depended on it.

Jordan Schroeder and family recently wrapped up the annual Pumpkins for a Cause event with a check presentation to Alliance for Youth, the selected charity for 2022.  

In a recent column, I discussed pigeon fever, a pesky equine disease that spread quickly among Montana horses this summer and fall, caused by the soil bacterium Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. But C. pseudotuberculosis infection is primarily known as a disease of small ruminants, namely …

ULM – Do you know the difference between pictographs and petroglyphs? If you want

Posing with their trees harvested from the Sun River Wildlife Management Area (Game Range) on November 27 are, from left to right: Caleb Mannis, Ty Mannis, Eva Bouchard, Andrea Gifford, Bethany Lane, Kimber Martin, Breanna Hamilton, Ali Hamilton, Tel Martin, Treg Martin, Easton Steiner, Lore…

By Madelena Preston

From the time Bethany Lutheran Church was started in 1911, the women would serve a dinner in the fall as a way to raise money. In the early days, the main meat was often chicken as most people raised them. Throughout the years the meat varied from ham, turkey, roast beef, Norwegian meatballs…

We’re all familiar with the proud, puffy-chested pigeon, strutting his stuff on barns and cathedrals alike. Is he a building wrecker or a park bench pet? Well, folks could squab-ble about that, but there’s at least one thing for which the perky bird is clearly blameless and that’s pigeon fever.

ULM, MONTANA – Celebrate the holidays at everyone’s favorite buffalo jump by helping First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park trim their tree on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1 – 3 p.m.

AUGUSTA  – Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures have made for good hunting conditions in north-central Montana during the 2022 general rifle hunting season. But despite the favorable weather, the overall harvest as well as the number of hunters checked continues to remain well below average …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Seven members of the Simms FFA traveled to Indianapolis Indiana for the National FFA Convention. These members were selected based on their participation in National Agriscience Fair, National Proficiency awards, and the chapter points system. The trip featured the constru…

In the last two columns, we discussed invasive plants on the Great Plains. Today, we’ll take a twisty turn on that theme and talk about the cultural invasiveness of licit and illicit substances inspired by the opium poppy.