An Ongoing Big Sky Mystery BY MARIA FUENTES Accounts that resemble real life X-Files began surfacing in Montana back in 1967 and continue to this day. First, in advance of bizarre and relatively recent accounts, some background and documentation. Reported by Malmstrom Air Force Base personnel and local law enforcement in the 1960s and 70s, […]
Feds Spent $372,000 to Create 1 Job in Montana
In a District That Does Not Exist BY MICHAEL NOYES Two days after reports that the government-funded website to track the stimulus showed money going to non-existent congressional districts in Montana the error has been corrected. On Monday, Ed Pound, director of communications for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board which oversees the recovery.gov site, […]
Backyard Mountain Lion Thrills Pine Creek Woman
BY T. R. MADER Mountain lions are highly effici-ent predators, big solitary cats with a wide range throughout the West, and populations are increas-ing. An individual cat’s range depends on food availability, and can vary from 10 to 370 square miles. Males weigh up to 165 pounds and grow to more than eight feet in […]