Sweet Grass County News

Oil production in Montana is off by about 30 percent from its high three years ago, but state officials said rebounding energy prices have staved off a sharp hit to the state's budget.

Eight wind turbines have been approved for state-owned school trust property in Sweet Grass County as part of a larger wind farm that would be the county's first.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Tuesday closed Hunting District 500-20, which includes parts of Park and Sweet Grass counties, to the hunting of bighorn sheep.

A draft environmental impact statement on a proposed 79-megawatt wind farm three miles northeast of Springdale in Sweet Grass County has been released by the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.