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Watch Party On Hell Creek Program To Be Held At Wolf Point Library

A program on the Hell Creek Formation will be presented Thursday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. by Daigo Yamamura, Ph.D. from Miles Community College. The Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Dakotas is a fossil treasure trove from around 68 to 66 million years ago. Some dinosaur fossils from the Hell Creek Formation contain preserved biomolecules such as collagen, yet what preserves these biomolecules

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Watch Party On Hell Creek Program To Be Held At Wolf Point Library

A program on the Hell Creek Formation will be presented Thursday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. by Daigo Yamamura, Ph.D. from Miles Community College. The Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Dakotas is a fossil treasure trove from around 68 to 66 million years ago. Some dinosaur fossils from the Hell Creek Formation contain preserved biomolecules such as collagen, yet what preserves these biomolecules

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Northeast Montana CWD On The Rise

Chronic wasting disease prevalence is increasing in most of northeast Montana, as is the spread of the disease across the landscape. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently tallied results of CWD samples taken during the 2024 big game season. CWD was first detected in northeast Montana in 2018. Annual sampling of hunter- harvested animals, show the prevalence continues to increase, especially

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Northeast Montana CWD On The Rise

Chronic wasting disease prevalence is increasing in most of northeast Montana, as is the spread of the disease across the landscape. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently tallied results of CWD samples taken during the 2024 big game season. CWD was first detected in northeast Montana in 2018. Annual sampling of hunter- harvested animals, show the prevalence continues to increase, especially

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Lustre News

The Valley County Spelling Bee was held at Lustre Grade School Gymnasium with 22 of the 25 qualifying students present. Students came from Hinsdale, Opheim, Frazer, Lustre and Nashua. Kaitlyn Old Person, number 16, of Frazer won first place, and Milo Barrera-Jones, number 2 of Hinsdale, won runner-up. Kaitlyn is a fifth grader and she will be competing at the State Spelling Bee in Bozeman, with

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Lustre News

The Valley County Spelling Bee was held at Lustre Grade School Gymnasium with 22 of the 25 qualifying students present. Students came from Hinsdale, Opheim, Frazer, Lustre and Nashua. Kaitlyn Old Person, number 16, of Frazer won first place, and Milo Barrera-Jones, number 2 of Hinsdale, won runner-up. Kaitlyn is a fifth grader and she will be competing at the State Spelling Bee in Bozeman, with

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Fish, Wildlife Commission To Meet April 17

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will at the Montana WILD Education Center in Helena and virtually via Zoom on April 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ website and YouTube. Public comment will be accepted on agenda items through March 26. Agenda items include the following: Proposed Fish Removal Project for 2025 – Elk Creek

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Fish, Wildlife Commission To Meet April 17

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will at the Montana WILD Education Center in Helena and virtually via Zoom on April 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ website and YouTube. Public comment will be accepted on agenda items through March 26. Agenda items include the following: Proposed Fish Removal Project for 2025 – Elk Creek

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Indians Drop First-Round Game

The Poplar Indians played evenly for most of their firstround divisional tournament girls’ basketball game against Fairfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, but the Indians fell by a 51-39 final. After trailing by an 11-5 margin in the first quarter, the Indians improved their play in the second period. A basket off a rebound by Bailey Dupree, a three-point play by Braelyn Nordwick and a hoop by Dupree

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Indians Drop First-Round Game

The Poplar Indians played evenly for most of their firstround divisional tournament girls’ basketball game against Fairfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, but the Indians fell by a 51-39 final. After trailing by an 11-5 margin in the first quarter, the Indians improved their play in the second period. A basket off a rebound by Bailey Dupree, a three-point play by Braelyn Nordwick and a hoop by Dupree

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Fort Peck Tribes, Others Want To Join Yellowstone’s Fight For Bison Plan

The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, along with four other groups, have asked a federal court judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit that the State of Montana filed against Yellowstone National Park, challenging its latest bison management plan. Previously, the State of Montana said that park officials and biologists had reneged on an agreement to keep the number of bison in the park

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Fort Peck Tribes, Others Want To Join Yellowstone’s Fight For Bison Plan

The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, along with four other groups, have asked a federal court judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit that the State of Montana filed against Yellowstone National Park, challenging its latest bison management plan. Previously, the State of Montana said that park officials and biologists had reneged on an agreement to keep the number of bison in the park

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Poplar Sees Season End In Loss To Choteau At Divisional Tournament

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team’s season ended in an upsetting fashion when the Indians saw a 17-point lead disappear in a 51-45 loss against Choteau at the Northern B tournament in Malta on Friday, Feb. 28. The Indians jumped out to a 9-2 lead with the scoring of Mattie Ayers and Cammie Mattrell leading the way. Ahead by an 11-6 score late in the quarter, Poplar used a three-pointer

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Poplar Sees Season End In Loss To Choteau At Divisional Tournament

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team’s season ended in an upsetting fashion when the Indians saw a 17-point lead disappear in a 51-45 loss against Choteau at the Northern B tournament in Malta on Friday, Feb. 28. The Indians jumped out to a 9-2 lead with the scoring of Mattie Ayers and Cammie Mattrell leading the way. Ahead by an 11-6 score late in the quarter, Poplar used a three-pointer

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Tracking Cheer

Brockton’s Rita Track attended the Montana State University cheer clinic in Bozeman over the weekend, her second appearance with the crew. Track also attended the Rocky Mountain College cheer clinic Feb. 2 in Billings. “I flew over by myself and back home that evening to show my dedication to the clinics and cheerleading experiences,” Track said. “I would like to get myself out there in the

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Tracking Cheer

Brockton’s Rita Track attended the Montana State University cheer clinic in Bozeman over the weekend, her second appearance with the crew. Track also attended the Rocky Mountain College cheer clinic Feb. 2 in Billings. “I flew over by myself and back home that evening to show my dedication to the clinics and cheerleading experiences,” Track said. “I would like to get myself out there in the

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Gourneau

Poplar’s Journey looks to pass during the divisional tournament. (Photo by Pierre Bibbs, Phillips County News)

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Poplar’s Journey looks to pass during the divisional tournament. (Photo by Pierre Bibbs, Phillips County News)

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Posted on March 6, 2025

Commission Approves 10 Future Fisheries Projects

Nearly $484,000 in funding was approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to improve Montana fisheries. Through this funding, an irrigation diversion will be removed and replaced with a fish-friendly boulder cascade to provide fish passage and maintain water rights on the Clearwater River. And, wood structures that mimic beaver dams and vegetative plantings will be installed on Tolan

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Commission Approves 10 Future Fisheries Projects

Nearly $484,000 in funding was approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to improve Montana fisheries. Through this funding, an irrigation diversion will be removed and replaced with a fish-friendly boulder cascade to provide fish passage and maintain water rights on the Clearwater River. And, wood structures that mimic beaver dams and vegetative plantings will be installed on Tolan

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Posted on March 6, 2025

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Watch Party On Hell Creek Program To Be Held At Wolf Point Library

Watch Party On Hell Creek Program To Be Held At Wolf Point Library

Northeast Montana CWD On The Rise

Northeast Montana CWD On The Rise

Lustre News

Lustre News

Fish, Wildlife Commission To Meet April 17

Fish, Wildlife Commission To Meet April 17

Indians Drop First-Round Game

Indians Drop First-Round Game

Fort Peck Tribes, Others Want To Join Yellowstone’s Fight For Bison Plan

Fort Peck Tribes, Others Want To Join Yellowstone’s Fight For Bison Plan

Poplar Sees Season End In Loss To Choteau At Divisional Tournament

Poplar Sees Season End In Loss To Choteau At Divisional Tournament

Tracking Cheer

Tracking Cheer

Gourneau

Gourneau

Commission Approves 10 Future Fisheries Projects

Commission Approves 10 Future Fisheries Projects

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