ARTICLES BY TOM LUTEY

Deposit surge nearly overwhelms Bakken banks

It didn’t take long for the deposits of Bakken oil and gas royalties to begin piling up at Richland Federal Credit Union.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Falling oil prices hurt Bakken, help consumers

Declining oil prices will hurt the Bakken, but most likely benefit Montana as gas prices fall, economists say.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Liquor sales surge in December

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Funding fix could keep road jobs going

Montana likely won’t have to hit the brakes on its summer road construction after a last-minute federal budget patch passed Tuesday in the U.S. House.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Desperate for teachers: Educator shortages at Indian schools a chronic problem

Desperate for new teachers, Hays/Lodge Pole School District Superintendent Margaret Campbell has pulled out all the stops: A three-bedroom home to live in for $230 a month, with utilities paid; a $1,000 signing bonus; and even a dollar-for-dollar match for up to $300 on monthly student loan payments.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Beef recall includes Montana stores

An 8.7-million-pound meat recall reached Montana over the weekend as Walmart and Smith’s stores removed questionable hamburger.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO