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Upper Basin Runoff Forecast Lowered Due To Dry Conditions

The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. April runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.4 million acre-feet, 48% of average. “Runoff into the reservoir system was below average for the month of April, and runoff was below average in all reaches,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army

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Upper Basin Runoff Forecast Lowered Due To Dry Conditions

The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. April runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.4 million acre-feet, 48% of average. “Runoff into the reservoir system was below average for the month of April, and runoff was below average in all reaches,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Escarcega Wins Girls’ Wrestling Scholarship

Angelina “Nina” Escarcega, Poplar, and Tirza Two Teeth, Ronan, are recipients of this year’s Selah Natural Medicine Girls Wrestling Scholarship. Each of the winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship. This is the third straight year Dr. Chip Halverson, ND, a physician in Kalispell, and Portland, Ore., has offered the scholarship. The interest in the scholarship has grown and so it was decided

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Escarcega Wins Girls’ Wrestling Scholarship

Angelina “Nina” Escarcega, Poplar, and Tirza Two Teeth, Ronan, are recipients of this year’s Selah Natural Medicine Girls Wrestling Scholarship. Each of the winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship. This is the third straight year Dr. Chip Halverson, ND, a physician in Kalispell, and Portland, Ore., has offered the scholarship. The interest in the scholarship has grown and so it was decided

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Culbertson Council Votes No On Chickens

The Culbertson Town Council held its regular meeting May 12. The council discussed the possibility of an ordinance allowing chickens within town limits. Council members reported feedback from town residents opposed to the move. Mary Drake and Kailey and Brandon Bigler spoke in favor of the ordinance, with Brandon Bigler volunteering to serve in an enforcement role to mitigate the burden on area

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Culbertson Council Votes No On Chickens

The Culbertson Town Council held its regular meeting May 12. The council discussed the possibility of an ordinance allowing chickens within town limits. Council members reported feedback from town residents opposed to the move. Mary Drake and Kailey and Brandon Bigler spoke in favor of the ordinance, with Brandon Bigler volunteering to serve in an enforcement role to mitigate the burden on area

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Whitmer Among Veterans Recognized On Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Wolf Point native Clint Whitmer, 80, had the privilege to participate in the Western North Dakota Honor Flight out of Minot, N.D., recently, fulfilling an opportunity he had to pass on six years ago. Whitmer, accompanied by his brother Boone, was aboard the Western North Dakota Honor Flight from Minot to Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April 27, with around 120 other area veterans in recognition

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Whitmer Among Veterans Recognized On Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Wolf Point native Clint Whitmer, 80, had the privilege to participate in the Western North Dakota Honor Flight out of Minot, N.D., recently, fulfilling an opportunity he had to pass on six years ago. Whitmer, accompanied by his brother Boone, was aboard the Western North Dakota Honor Flight from Minot to Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April 27, with around 120 other area veterans in recognition

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Between The Bookends

New titles are available at the Froid library. These include The Body and the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander, While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden, The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas, Green Thief by Kelly O’Neill, All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, Wolf Point by Red Shuttleworth, Powerless by Lauren Roberts, Iceberg by Jennifer

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Between The Bookends

New titles are available at the Froid library. These include The Body and the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander, While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden, The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas, Green Thief by Kelly O’Neill, All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, Wolf Point by Red Shuttleworth, Powerless by Lauren Roberts, Iceberg by Jennifer

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Board Of Public Ed Vows To Improve How State Teaches Native American History

A group of Montana students, families and tribes recently reached a settlement agreement with the Montana Board of Public Education — a major development in a years-long class action lawsuit regarding the implementation of Indian Education for All. Montana is the only state that constitutionally requires a commitment in K-12 public education to recognize the “distinct and unique cultural

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Board Of Public Ed Vows To Improve How State Teaches Native American History

A group of Montana students, families and tribes recently reached a settlement agreement with the Montana Board of Public Education — a major development in a years-long class action lawsuit regarding the implementation of Indian Education for All. Montana is the only state that constitutionally requires a commitment in K-12 public education to recognize the “distinct and unique cultural

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Posted on May 15, 2025

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Government Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service In Montana

Montana State University Extension’s Local Government Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary of supporting local governance. Since its founding in 1985, the center has worked to foster effective, innovative and sustainable local government practices. “By providing crucial training, resources and guidance to local officials, the LGC has empowered communities to navigate complex challenges,

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Government Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service In Montana

Montana State University Extension’s Local Government Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary of supporting local governance. Since its founding in 1985, the center has worked to foster effective, innovative and sustainable local government practices. “By providing crucial training, resources and guidance to local officials, the LGC has empowered communities to navigate complex challenges,

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Posted on May 15, 2025

Leslie Zerbe

Leslie “Les” Paul Zerbe, 78, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston- Salem, N.C. He was born in Crosby, N.a., on June 17, 1946, to Ludwig Zerbe and Lorraine Adams Zerbe. He was a missionary bush pilot in Africa, Alaska and Costa Rica from where they took an emergency flight back to North Carolina due to leg infection from stepping on glass and, in the process of tests, found stage four cancer. Ludwig, Paul, Otto and Ben Zerbe were brothers and Ludwig and Ben were missionaries in Africa and Japan, respectively. Paul and Otto founded the Zerbe Brothers of Lustre that was moved to Glasgow in more recent years. He was a faithful servant to the Lord. He was a unique missionary bush pilot. He was a strong patriot and loved his country very much. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, especially

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Leslie Zerbe

Leslie “Les” Paul Zerbe, 78, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston- Salem, N.C. He was born in Crosby, N.a., on June 17, 1946, to Ludwig Zerbe and Lorraine Adams Zerbe. He was a missionary bush pilot in Africa, Alaska and Costa Rica from where they took an emergency flight back to North Carolina due to leg infection from stepping on glass and, in the process of tests, found stage four cancer. Ludwig, Paul, Otto and Ben Zerbe were brothers and Ludwig and Ben were missionaries in Africa and Japan, respectively. Paul and Otto founded the Zerbe Brothers of Lustre that was moved to Glasgow in more recent years. He was a faithful servant to the Lord. He was a unique missionary bush pilot. He was a strong patriot and loved his country very much. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, especially

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Posted on May 15, 2025

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Upper Basin Runoff Forecast Lowered Due To Dry Conditions

Upper Basin Runoff Forecast Lowered Due To Dry Conditions

Escarcega Wins Girls’ Wrestling Scholarship

Escarcega Wins Girls’ Wrestling Scholarship

Culbertson Council Votes No On Chickens

Culbertson Council Votes No On Chickens

Whitmer Among Veterans Recognized On Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Whitmer Among Veterans Recognized On Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Between The Bookends

Between The Bookends

Board Of Public Ed Vows To Improve How State Teaches Native American History

Board Of Public Ed Vows To Improve How State Teaches Native American History

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Government Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service In Montana

Government Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service In Montana

Leslie Zerbe

Leslie Zerbe

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