Stanford News

Christmas tree hunting season is just getting started in Montana and once again Karnes Neill will head to the woods, armed with a handsaw and a $5 permit to cut.

For many, the search for the perfect Christmas tree begins this weekend. But if you're on Forest Service land, make sure you have a permit before making your cut.

Sandbak Homestead, Broadview Peter Sandbak was born in Elverum, Norway and came to Montana from Lisbon, N.D. in 1909 and filed for a homestead.

BILLINGS - Nearly 500 kids in Billings are going home with meals tucked alongside the homework in their backpacks.

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a High Wind warning, which is in effect until 5 p.m. this afternoon.

Stephen Dell and Leah Kay Roane won two seats on the town council. Scott Andersen also ran, receiving 92 votes.

Stanford High School freshman Chance Norskog filled his elk tag in September when he shot a six-by-six bull elk while bowhunting in the Missouri Breaks.

The U.S. Forest Service has OK'd a plan to log and burn 1,655 acres of Lewis and Clark National Forest where fire hasn't burned on a large scale in more than a century, increasing the danger of a catastrophic wildfire.

MON8521 passes through the center of Stanford, MT. Central Ave. in Stanford contains everything a resident needs: A grocery store, a restaurant, a deli, a hardware store, a post office, a gift shop, a barber shop, and most importantly, two bars.

Railroad business is down and this isn't a surprise to anyone who follows our economy.

HELENA - A powerful thunderstorm dumped more than a third of an inch of rain and hail on the Helena area in less than half an hour Thursday, causing scattered power outages and minor flooding of the state's printing and mail facility.

HELENA - A powerful thunderstorm dumped more than a third of an inch of rain and hail on the Helena area in less than half an hour Thursday, causing scattered power outages and minor flooding of the state's printing and mail facility.

STANFORD - U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg's field representative, Mike Waite, will conduct traveling office hours Tuesday in Stanford .

STANFORD - Many of the best contemporary made-in-Montana cowboys and barrel racers will join a few hometown heroes today at the annual C.M. Russell Stampede.

This year's C.M. Russell Stampede stars Larrys - famed western artist Larry Zabel and famed guitarist Larry Park of the Thrill Billies.

STANFORD - Steve Urick didn't let his town's small size dissuade him for shooting for the stars.

Ron and Dorothy Jaraczeski of Stanford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 6 at Montana Farmers Union Arrowpeak Camp in the Highwood mountains.

A grass runway is being carved across a high-elevation meadow near the south fork of the Judith River, giving pilots access to recreational opportunities on public forest land east of the Rocky Mountains for the first time.

STANFORD - If there's an idea in the pond, the community of Stanford doesn't dip in its toe - residents make a cannonball-sized splash.

BILLINGS - In getting one final shot at more high school glory, Joslyn Tinkle seldom missed.