Best of North Central Montana

The Associated Press Television-Radio Association (APTRA) is accepting applications for a $1,500 scholarship for 2013. The APTRA-Clete Roberts-Kathryn Dettman Memorial Journalism Scholarship will be presented during APTRA's annual Mark Twain Awards in June...

 NEWS RELEASE (Missoula)  Seven Montanans will be recognized during the Governor’s Humanities Awards Ceremony on February 21, 2013 at 3 pm at the Montana Historical Society, Helena. Governor Steve Bullock will officiate. Honorees are John and Anna Brumley, Havre; Walter Fleming, Bozeman; Larry Lahren, Livingston; Mary Murphy, Bozeman; Lawrence Small, Billings; and Robert Swartout, Helena ... Read

The National Weather Service is asking for your help to determine the best way to alert the public to threatening weather. Specifically, the service is concerned that people may not understand the distinction between a weather advisory, a weather watch and a weather warning...

It may be the middle of winter, but officials at Glacier National Park are beginning to look for seasonal employees for the summertime. If you're interested, click HERE to visit the federal government's JobsUSA website. The link should take you right to the list of jobs in and around Glacier...

Alexis Wineman, 2012 Miss Montana, received a traditional fire-engine escort Monday morning as she left Cut Bank, headed for Las vegas and the 2013 Miss America competition. Alexis is a graduate of Cut Bank High School and a student at the University of Montana...

In case you missed the game this morning - the Bulldogs of Choteau opened their State Tournament play against a very talented Red Lodge Team. Unfortunately, Choteau fell in a four game match (25/23;25/16;21/25;25/19). They will take on the loser of the Florence/Carlton -v- Broadwater (Townsend) game at 10 tomorrow morning...

The Class B Volleyball State Tournament will get underway this morning at 10am with the Choteau Bulldogs (#1 North) taking on Red Lodge (#2 South) at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. Fairfield (#2 North) will meet Thompson Falls (#2 West) at 4pm this afternoon...

Valier took on Bridger on their home field on Saturday afternoon and came away a big winner (64/24). The next step for the Panthers (#3 North) is a visit to Big Sandy (#2 North) for the Semi-Final game of the Class C State Championship. On the other side of the bracket are Geraldine/Highwood (#1 North) and the Number 1 Seed from the West Hot Springs...

Helping a community reach its full potential takes collaboration.  Not only between community partners such as public health, hospitals, health centers and other important organizations, but the people must be involved as well.  No one has a better understanding of what they need than the people themselves.  That is why the public is being asked for their help in a very important survey.  Read Mor

The Montana Grizzlies walloped the ISU Bengals in front of more than 24 Thousand fans on Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. It started with the opening drive - a 90 yard drive, after that the Griz would never relinquish the lead.  ISU tried to answer with a lengthy drive of their own, but couldn't deliver in the red zone...

The University of Montana Grizzlies will take on the Bengals of Idaho State this afternoon at Washington-Grizzly stadium.The Grizz have struggled some this season, but then, so have the Bengals. ISU has a passing game that will be of some concern to the Grizz and the running game of UM may be problematic for ISU...

Spread the word....Teton Pass ski area, touted as "Montana's best-kept secret"...will be open again this season. Teton Pass is located 34 miles west of Choteau along the Rocky Mountain Front.  In 2012, Teton Pass underwent new ownership when New Zealander, Nicolas Wood, purchased it...