Missing Montana hiker believed to have died in accident

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Searchers looking for a Montana State University graduate student who disappeared while hiking in the Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana say they do not believe she is still alive.

Roy Jay Yoder

Roy Jay Yoder

Republicans drawing more money in Montana US House campaigns

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republicans Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale have raised more than $1 million each in their campaigns for Montana's two U.S. House seats as the primary election season gets underway and Democrats trail in early fundraising, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

Montana Supreme Court overturns man's marijuana conviction

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a man's conviction for transporting drugs after finding the arresting officers violated his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

Fatal crash reported on U.S. 2 west of Libby

Also, a two-vehicle traffic accident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. on Montana 37 at mile marker 8 near the Osprey Landing boat ramp.

Larry Winston Watt

Larry Winston Watt

James Leroy Regh

James Leroy Regh

MWA offers free, guided hike for veterans

Submitted by Grete Gansauer

MWA offers free guided hike with instruction on tracking and signage

Submitted by Brian Baxter

Public comment sought on customer-generated electrical power

The Montana Public Service Commission has taken its first step towards resolving the protracted debate over net-metering in Montana. It seeks input on a set of draft criteria to be included in a cost-benefit study of customer-generators that will be conducted by NorthWestern Energy.

Leave young animals alone, state agency says

As newborn wildlife begin to appear, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is urging the public not to pick up young animals, such as fawns or baby birds, even if they appear sick or in need of help.

Hunters must expect to see bears

With Montana’s upland game bird season opening Sept.1, and the bow hunting season set to open Sept. 2, remember that slow moving, quiet or game-calling, scented and camouflaged hunters will soon be sharing the landscape with the state’s even stealthier bears that may be stalking similar prey.

Irresponsible Republicans turned their backs on the voters

Closed primaries do not serve the public interest

Letter to the Editor:

Urge your representatives to support water compact

The CSKT Water Compact has caused quite a bit of stir. Two years ago, we didn’t have an opinion. Since then, we’ve read, listened and evaluated the pros and cons of the issue.

LR-129 is 'gobbledygook'

On the Montana ballot is Legislative Referendum 129, “An act establishing the Montana interference prevention act.” And if you read the quoted part of the previous sentence, yes, it’s an act enabling an act, adding more confusion to the explanation that follows in the Voter Information Pamphlet, which I call gobbledygook: language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense, gibberish, blather, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, poppycock.

Get rid of State-level 'greenies'

To the editor:

Russell G. Christopherson

Russell G. Christopherson, 86, of Libby, passed away May 13, 2018 at the Libby Care Center. Russ was born May 29, 1931 in Poplar, Montana, to Andrew and Joanna (Hoem) Christopherson. He grew up and attended school in Riverside Community and Vida, Montana.

Teen vaccination promo to give away Amazon gift cards

Parents of Montana children from age 11 to 17 who receive at least three particular vaccinations can enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card as part of a Department of Public Health and Human Services campaign called the MT TeenVax Challenge.

Vote no on the 6-Mill Levy

After decades of supporting the Montana 6 mill levy, I’ll be voting no this time. Here are but two of many reasons.