During a conference call with rural media members last week, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he was pleased with the National Defense Authorization Act which was passed on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Tester said the 5.2 percent pay raise for troops was the largest in two decades. “This bipartisan bill will give our military some much needed certainty and allow them to plan for the future,”

American Prairie announced Thursday, Dec. 14, that 107 bison from its bison herds have found new homes with tribal nations in Montana, South Dakota and Washington. “This represents one of the conservation organization’s largest transfers of bison since returning this keystone species to its lands in 2005,” American Prairie said. American Prairie said the shipments took place in November

During the Wolf Point City Council’s regular meeting Monday, Dec. 18, Mayor Chris Dschaak said an additional $2.5 million is being made available for phase 2 of the project thanks to applications made by the Fort Peck Tribes. Approval for the funding passed at the Dec. 11 full Tribal Executive Board meeting in Poplar. Greg Lukasik with Great West Engineering provided a written report about