April 2021

Local organization to hold annual clean-up

Keep Miles City Beautiful (KMCB) is participating in the Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Clean up.

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Montana gains second U.S. House seat

Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of representatives.

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Scientists: Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected.

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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.

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Myanmar guerrillas capture gov’t base; airstrikes follow

BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base Tuesday near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February.

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Settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich Montana club

BILLINGS (AP) — Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a $1 million class action settlement over allegations they were discriminated against and paid less than other employees to do the same work.

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Montana governor signs 3 bills restricting abortion access

HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed three bills Monday restricting abortion access in the state, celebrating it as a success after several attempts to pass similar measures in previous year were vetoed by former Democratic governors.

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James D. Hinman

James Dale Hinman, age 66 of Miles City passed away on April 18th after a courageous battle with cancer. Jim was born November 28th, 1954 in Sauk Center, Minnesota to Richard and Eunice (Weinand) H i n m a n . Growing up in Minnesota Jim was a Boy Scout and he played football and wrestled through high school. At the age of 16 after his father passed away, Jim's uncle, Keith Hinman brought him to the Lewistown area for a hunting trip. He fell in love with Montana and said he would be back. After graduating from Melrose High School, Jim went to work at a dairy farm and KRAFT. He then moved, keeping his word and around 1976 he made Montana his home.