A permit for a gravel pit near Kaycee is closer to being approved by the State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) after Johnson County's Commissioners approved sending a letter to them stating there are no county zoning regulations against the proposed pit.

Members of the Critical Air Service Team, or CAST, Dave Searle, John Stopka, Jay Stender, Bruce Garber and Angela Fox, were the featured speakers at this month's Buffalo Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Power was reported restored to all of Montana-Dakota Utility's Sheridan County customers by late this afternoon.

Power was restored to all Montana-Dakota Utility customers in Sheridan by shortly before noon today, but three customers in the Story area and two around Goose Lane remained without electricity.