As a part of his ongoing effort to support Montana’s law enforcement agencies, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has signed on to the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act, which would create a new dedicated Community Oriented Policing Services grant program with a streamlined application process for local and tribal law enforcement agencies under 200 officers. “Across Montana and rural America,

Applications are now being accepted for Montana State University’s Rural Journalism Camp, to be held July 10-15 on the MSU campus. Students from all Montana communities are eligible to apply for this free camp. Presented by the Yellowstone Writing Project and MSU Continuing, Professional and Lifelong Learning, the weeklong camp immerses rural high school students in the theory and practice

Items keep rolling off the shelves at the Family Dollar store in Wolf Point. Products began being 75 percent off on Monday, April 18. The store then temporarily close at the end of the month and reopen sometime in the middle of June. When it opens, the new Family Dollar/ Dollar Tree combination will occupy the entire area of the former Shopko location. Store manager Jim Dye said he’s told

Only about a third of people moving into and within Montana between 2016 and 2021 moved for work, according to a study released this week by Montana State University and MSU Extension. Better access to the outdoors, a less congested place to live and a slower pace of life were the most important reasons for moving, according to those surveyed. “This study shows that quality of life reasons,

Lustre School April 25: Loaded potato oles. April 26: Spaghetti. April 27: Chicken burgers. April 28: Sloppy joes. April 29: Pizza *** Frontier School April 25: Chicken fajita pasta. April 26: Tuna croissants. April 27: Omelets, waffles and sausage links. April 28: Shepard’s pie. April 29: Pizza. *** Wolf Point School April 25: Breakfast: Assorted cereals, breakfast bars

Wolf Point Congregate Meals April 21: Baked potato bar, pasta salad and dessert. April 26: Flatbread pizza (meat or supreme), jello salad and dessert. April 28: Salisbury steak, oven potatoes, carrots , birthday cake and ice cream.

With the goal of providing the best math instruction possible, a group of Wolf Point’s instructors met for curriculum planning on Monday, April 11. Sarah Chambers, curriculum director, noted the meeting was part of the process to develop a new math curriculum for the school district. Once the group makes its recommendations, school principals and the superintendent need to grant final