14 March 2024

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Great Entrance

Great Entrance


Poplar High School’s boys’ basketball team delighted the crowd by wearing headdresses during warm-ups at the Class B state basketball tournament held in Billings. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Fertilizer Project To Create Jobs In Region

Fertilizer Project To Create Jobs In Region


A huge economic project appears headed for Roosevelt County in the near future. The Eastern Montana Fertilizer Project, headed by Cyan H2 LLC., is planned to be constructed 15 miles east of the Fort Peck Reservation and near Culbertson. The project is estimated to cost $1.6 billion. The lone public assistance will come from a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy that will be paid off with

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Changes Announced For Highway Patrol

Changes Announced For Highway Patrol


Montana Highway Patrol trooper T’Elle Evans is continuing to do what she wants to do and exactly where she wants to perform her duties. The Wolf Point native has recently been promoted to the rank of sergeant. She is now the head of the Wolf Point dispatchment. Evans has served with the highway patrol since February 2019, after being a full-time student and working at the Roosevelt County

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Krautter Visits U.S. Southern Border

Krautter Visits U.S. Southern Border


Eastern Montana Republican congressional candidate Joel Krautter recently returned from visiting Eagle Pass, Texas, to survey the crisis at the U.S. southern border and meet with local officials and learn about the current status of the crisis. “The U.S. southern border crisis is an issue Montanans want to see fixed because it’s a national security issue. The crisis on the southern border

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Diekhans Files For  County Attorney Office

Diekhans Files For County Attorney Office


Recently hired Roosevelt County Attorney Theresa Diekhans has filed for the 2024 election to determine the position in the future. Diekhans, who started serving as the county attorney on Feb. 20, said she feels comfortable in the office and Roosevelt County. “It’s northeastern Montana. It’s a beautiful area,” Diekhans said. “But I see the needs too.” She is no stranger to

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Forecasters Say State Needs Above-normal Precipitation To Make Up For Dry Winter

Forecasters Say State Needs Above-normal Precipitation To Make Up For Dry Winter


Above-normal precipitation in February across most of the state provided a much-needed boost to Montana’s meager winter snowpack, but forecasters said this week that a few more solid snowstorms over the next two months and a wet spring are needed to avoid a summer of expanding drought and below-normal streamflows. The Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee met Thursday to

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Senior Profile Romo Learns, Teaches At School

Senior Profile Romo Learns, Teaches At School


Senior Profile Romo Learns, Teaches At School For most of the day, Bainville High School senior Kendra Romo is a student. But she takes on another role as a paraprofessional during her time at the school. Romo helps with all elementary levels but mainly with kindergarten and second-grade students. “I love working with kids,” Romo said. Her duties include teaching the sound of