By Bill Vander Weele Five individuals have filed for Poplar’s school board election this year. The candidates include incumbent Debra McGowan. Also filing for the two open three-year terms were Thomas Brown, Paul Firemoon, Hillary Gourneau and Olivia Headdress. In Wolf Point, Lawrence Hamilton Jr. has filed for the district three position. Elizabeth DeCoteau Lingle filed for a one-year

The passage of Senate Bill 169 could result in making it more difficult for Native Americans to vote in future Montana elections. The bill, which aims to revise voter ID laws, passed the Montana Senate by a 31-19 margin and then passed its second reading in the House, 66-34, on Wednesday, March 24. According to the bill, in order to register to vote, people can use along with standard identification