Clayton Murphy UM Legislative News Service HELENA — Montana Legislators are pitching a tightrope of a bill in hopes of closing a loophole for large “unqualified” landowners who benefit from the lower ...

With a few added minutes of sunlight each day, spring months aren’t far behind. As those warmer months approach, it can be a good time to plan for spring and summer management of vegetation on your ...

The last Plains School board meeting was packed. The lack of certification of the Superintendent, as required by her employment contract and Montana Code Annotated, was a primary topic of conversation ...

Trumpeter swans take flight near the Clark Fork River. Trumpeter swans take flight near the Clark Fork River.

Thompson Falls fourth graders had a different kind of snow day last Friday as they journeyed to the mule pasture area for the annual Winter Tracks event, sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks ...

The Noxon Red Devil boys picked up a pair of wins last weekend, beating Lincoln 79-66 at home Friday and then traveling to Seeley-Swan Saturday for another win, 70-68. The Red Devils were unable to ...

At the Thompson Falls school board meeting on Monday, a longtime educator announced his intent to retire at the end of the school year. Junior high social studies teacher Doug Padden will retire after ...

There are two property tax bills in the legislature that cut two ways. Both HB27 and SB4 will trigger a huge increase in taxes for those who have more than one acre and less than 640 acres. These ...

As the old saying goes, you can’t please everyone all of the time. A few years ago, The Ledger had what would be considered a very conservative columnist. With a Democrat as president, there was ...

Dear Editor, I read Sandy Compton’s article last week with great interest. I certainly don’t agree with what he wrote, but found it interesting that two people can look at the same person and have ...

The Plains Town Council unanimously passed the first reading of Ordinance #25-1 - "Ordinance Adopting Decency Regulation in Town of Plains" at last Monday's February meeting at City Hall. "The gist of ...

The Sanders County Extension Office sponsored a calving seminar at the fairgrounds pavilion Saturday for local ranchers.