Best of North Central Montana

I think everyone would agree that beavers are an important part of our ecosystem....unless they'damming your creek or canal and/or flooding your property. Used to be you had one option to deal with nature's little engineer...destroy the dam...

Holocaust survivor and author Inge Auerbacher, will be talking about her experiences as a young child imprisioned in Nazi concentration camps and her family’s struggle to survive the holocaust and build a new life in America.  Along with presentations in several area schools, there will be evening events for the public:  Wed...

ARLINGTON, Va. –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that three Montana employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award...

On today's Extension Minute, Teton County Agent Jane Wolery talked about a series of seminars coming in May. Here are the details, from the MSU News Service.  BOZEMAN - Jim Oakley, an associate professor of marketing at Montana State University’s College of Business, will present “Understanding the Future Customer” in 11 cities across the state this summer as part of the college’s State Farm Famil

MISSOULA, MONTANA (4/24/13) – The University of Montana’s football season ticket holders are reminded that the deadline for UM’s ticket renewal is just a few days away.  Griz football season ticket holders must pay for their 2013 tickets by Wednesday, May 1 at 4:30 p...

The critter to the left there doesn't look like something you'd want to snuggle up with, but millions of Americans sleep with bed bugs every night. During this, Bed Bug Awareness Week, the MSU Extension service offers a free MontGuide explaining how to recognize bed bugs and deal with them...

John Kruse, host of the Northwestern Outdoorsman, assures me that 5am is not too early for outdoor enthusiasts to be up and tuned in on a Sunday morning, so that's when we're airing his weekly 1-hour program on K96fm. The show highlights hunting, fishing and other recreational activities in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon...

U.S. Senator Max Baucus will retire, rather than seek relection, Washington Post columnist Paul Kane is reporting today, quoting Democratic Campaign strategists. Read Kane's report HERE.

Just a few years ago, this would have been a rare sight, but farmers and ranchers  are seeing more bears roaming the prairie here in the Golden Triangle. Brad Birch spotted these two on April 17, just a couple of miles west of Conrad near the Ron Warwick place. Learn...

Eleven area 4-H members spent considerable time over the past month learning skills to share with others through the Teton County 4-H Demonstration contest held on Saturday, April 13. Thank you to Teton Co Agent Jane Wolery for sharing these photos:

I know you have a lot of things to do today, but I'll bet nothing on your to-do list is more fun than curling up with a good book. That's the logic behind "Drop Everything and Read" Day, sponsored by Harper-Collins publishing. Click HERE for a list of books to read with your favorite young reader (or reader-to-be) from www...

Bird watchers around the world have a rare opportunity to study the development of a new family of Long-Eared Owls, thanks to a new "owl cam" set up by the Owl Research Institute in Charlo. Researcher Denver Holt tells the Associated Press he has banded over 1700 of the birds and found over 225 nests in Montana, but this will be his first chance to study the nocturnal birds' child-rearin