The Wolf Point Herald (1920-1932) is now available online at chroniclingamerica. loc.gov. Historic newspapers are a treasure trove of information. Often used for genealogical research, these newspapers also provide the stories of their community. The Jan. 22, 1920, issue of the Wolf Point Herald encourages local business and homeowners to apply for and buy “metal numerals” for their

This year for the 25th anniversary of their National Tobacco Prevention Day Of Action, the Campaign for Tobacco- free Kids decided to create a fresh take on Kick Butts Day. This year, the organization decided to change the name of the day of action to Take Down Tobacco Day and, rather than it be just a single day of action, announced that it is a year-round effort culminating every March with

Dear Editor: If you have vacant property or a vacant lot that has a water service line, now or in the past, you will be charged $70 a month — usage does not matter. To disconnect, you have to do it at the corporation valve. The curb stop valve is not valid. The corporation valve is attached to the main water line. To get access to the corporation valve, an eight-foot hole in the street or

Congressman Greg Gianforte’s bipartisan legislation to create a universal telephone number as the National Suicide Hotline took a step forward Tuesday, March 10, unanimously passing the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. The legislation designates “9-8-8” as the universal telephone number for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, which is

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) As of March 10, 24 prisoners were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisoners included: Joseph Agosto Jr., 20,

When Gregory Gilpin was getting his first driver’s license in 1992, the process was pretty simple. There was a 20-question multiple choice test to get a permit. After a month, he went back, took a driving test and got a full unrestricted license. “That’s very different from today,” said Gilpin, head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics in Montana State University’s