Harlowton News

Montana gubernatorial candidates Republican Roy Brown, left, and incumbent Democrat Brian Schweitzer shake hands as they take the stage for a debate at Montana State University-Billings Tuesday, Oct.

Aside from agreeing that Montanans deserve affordable energy, local candidates for the state Public Service Commission disagreed about everything else during a Billings debate Wednesday.

A representative of Montana's Japanese sister-state, the Kumamoto Prefecture, and his family will be touring eastern Montana this week, giving cultural presentations.

Kizuku Matsunaga will conduct a series of cultural exchange activities to communities in eastern Montana next week, the Kumamoto Plaza said Friday.

A Billings man has drowned in Deadmans Basin Reservoir east of Shawmut. Ronnie Gehring, 54, was offshore, standing in his boat late Monday morning when he started the engine with a pull-cord, lost his balance ...

Graduation cost the Engineers 10 players from last year's 6-2 club, including six all-conference honorees, so coach Justin Halvik has a lot of work to do.

The Southern Division should field some quality teams once again, with a majority of the power in the North Subdivision.

Wind turbines stand still before the sun rises at the Judith Gap Energy Center near Harlowton, Montana.

A man who escaped from the Wheatland County jail last week was arrested in Billings on Tuesday afternoon.

A century ago, homesteaders flocked to the windblown saddle of Judith Gap, lured by ads touting the area as the land of milk and honey.

The image still brings pain to Harlowton's sole remaining Japanese resident. Henry Muneta, 84, can't put a date to the image in his mind.

What drew Hiroki Yamato to Harlowton last summer, he can't quite say. If spirits could talk, he might say that perhaps he was lured by the haunting echoes of long-ago Japanese children laughing as they played ...

The town of Stanford could easily double in size as people stream in to attend a jam-packed weekend of centennial festivities.

Harlowton's annual Bonus Bucks Rodeo, which started Thursday, continues today in the rebuilt Howard Holloway Arena.

The 24th North American Air Defense Command is probably best known for the unidentified flying objects it encountered in 1975.

HARLOWTON - There was one thing missing at the second annual Festival of the Wind in Harlowton - the wind, which was noticeably absent as the mercury rose to 84 degrees Saturday afternoon.

As wind power gears up in Montana, the effects of large-scale wind projects on wildlife remain a concern: Birds may be in the clear, but bats are running into trouble.

FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN BILLINGS. ELSEWHERE, THE MUSSELSHELL RIVER HAS RISEN AT HARLOWTON, SHAWMUT, AND LAVINA; THE CLARK'S FORK OF THE YELLOWSTONE IS UP ABOUT A FOOT AT BELFRY, BUT IS STILL ABOUT A FOOT ...

If Kourtney Danreuther stays healthy next spring, the Big Sandy track and field star should be in a good position to pass former Geraldine standout Toni Qunell as the state's all-time leading gold medal winner.

'More spectacular unspoiled nature than anywhere else in the lower 48 United States.' 'Vibrant and charming small towns that serve as gateways to the natural wonders.' 'Breathtaking experiences by day, ...