Good morning; on the Beacon today, Myers profiles Julian Cunningham, whose Creston farm feeds 160 families as part of a Community Supported Agriculture system. On the same day mill workers in Northwest Montana received layoff notices, Plum Creek Timber Co. announced its first-quarter profit grew fourfold, driven by real estate revenue that made up for declines in timber and manufacturing. Kalipell police are investigating the shooting death of a 47-year-old man, and officers say they are confident they have located the person responsible for the shooting. And the start of filing for city elections this year began yesterday.
A bill adding three new district judgeships, including one in the Flathead, became law yesterday. A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Montana’s ballot access requirements now has both sides seeking a summary judgment. The Lee Capitol bureau rounds up the bills that have made into law so far. A report on the cause of a fire that destroyed a block of downtown Miles City in March may be released this week. In the trial over a $375 million loan gone bad at the Yellowstone Club, Edra Blixseth testified that she had reservations about entering into the loan agreement.