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Northside

Linda Eaton attended the funeral service for Bob Baker in Glendive, Tuesday.

Southside

The following Ash Creek Homemakers met for lunch at Rogers on Tuesday – Kaye Kresbach, Lotty Rambur, Patty Trask, Meri Morast, and Nancy Birkholz. After lunch they went to Lotty's for a short monthly meeting. Lotty served a delicious cake dessert and Kaye won the door prize.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Birthdays are listed as they are on the Prairie Community Center Birthday Calendar

FWP seeks public comment on elk management

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on Elk Management Guiding Principles developed by the Elk Management Plan Initial Guidance Citizens Group. This process was the first step in the revision of Montana's Elk Management Plan.

Family support important for citizen legislators

The legislature ended Easter week on Thursday afternoon, so we scurried home for a quick and appreciated couple of days at home.

Spring turkey hunting season opened April 10

Montana's spring male turkey season opened April 10. Turkey hunters can purchase a turkey license for a general area at FWP offices, license providers or online. The application deadline for western Montana's spring gobbler season permits has passed.

FWP sites in Carter, Richland, Wibaux counties enter Stage 1 fire restrictions

MILES CITY – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is implementing fire restrictions on sites within three eastern Montana counties, due to dry conditions and high fire danger.

Spring black bear hunting season opens April 15

The spring black bear hunting season starts April 15.

High water is dangerous: Plan ahead and wear a PFD

HELENA – When spring is in the air, snowmelt creates high water in our streams and rivers. You might want to get out there in your boat, but high water can be deadly when conditions are too extreme for safe boating.

Lawmakers consider creating account to bolster port authorities in Montana

The deadline to transmit fiscal bills to the second chamber in the 2021 Montana Legislative Session arrived this week. We didn’t see a lot of floor action on some of our agriculture-specific bills in either chamber, as legislators were hard at work focused on handling the fiscal bills well. We did see progress on some important fiscal bills. House Bill 2: the General Appropriations Act has been passed through both chambers. This is the state’s budget that funds many of the programs and agencies important to us, and the completion of this bill often signals a race to the session’s finish line.