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‘Go Skateboarding Day’ this Thursday

On Thursday, June 21, skaters from all over Central Montana are encouraged to participate in the 15th annual “Go Skateboarding Day.” To celebrate, skaters are meeting at Frank Day Park’s

Spurge Wars: Central Montana experiencing ‘bad weed year’

Fergus County Weed Coordinator Brady Cannon doesn’t like what he’s seeing this year, especially when it comes to an abundance of leafy spurge.

A lot of plants can’t grow during a hot and dry summer, Cannon said, but that’s not the case with spurge.

“They’re noxious weeds,” he said. “They’ll grow anywhere they want to and anytime they want to. This spring we started to see just how much the weeds spread last summer, and it’s not good. We’re seeing weeds in spots where we haven’t seen them in five to six years. They’re back.”

Regulations challenge mental health nursing facility

“The regulations changed.” 

That’s what Zoe Barnard says is the crux of the matter leading to the Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center falling from a five-star to a below average rating.

Barnard is the administrator of the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Along with other state officials, she was in Lewistown Wednesday to provide an opportunity for the press to tour the facility and meet the staff after news reports on the poor rating appeared in several Montana papers.

Lewistown’s new city planner embraces job challenge

Going through papers, applications, codes, zoning ordinances, variance permits and more, Cathy Barta is still trying to get the hang of her new position as Lewistown City Planner.

“I’m trying to figure out the puzzle,” she said, “and I’m already discovering I don’t have a 100-piece puzzle. I have a 500-piece puzzle.”

The job is tricky, but Barta is up for the challenge.

“I have an insatiable desire to learn,” she said. “I have a lot of energy and interest.”

And she’s putting her energy and interest to use.

Pinochle, Bridge winners for this week

The results of the pinochle tournament held Wednesday at the Legion Bar in Roy show the following winners: 1) John Thomas; 2) Delaney Holzworth; 3) Charlie L Greene; and 4)

Students in the News

Northwest Farm Credit Services awarded 84 students from its five-state territory a total of $168,000 in scholarships. The 17 2018 Scholarship Program winners from Montana will each receive a $2,000

News Briefs

City Commission considers grant for Creekside Marketplace restrooms The Lewistown City Commission meets Monday, June 18. The Committee of the Whole meets at 6 p.m. at the pool for a

Lewistown Fire-Rescue

Lewistown Fire Rescue was dispatched to the following calls: June 3 • Medical Call, 0917 hrs: Dispatched to the scene of an individual experiencing difficulty breathing. Firefighter/ AEMTs responded and

Ackley Lake Club working to expand capacity

Ackley Lake is one of the few easily, and publically, accessible reservoirs in Central Montana, allowing for camping, boating, fishing and water sports. Ackley Lake also gained statewide attention in

Lewistown has highest recorded precipitation for week of June 4

Light precipitation benefited crops and pastures over the past week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The high temperature for the state

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