Montana is currently experiencing widespread influenza activity, with cases and outbreaks reported in 96% of counties around the state. Between Sept. 29, 2024, and Feb. 1, 2025, there were 5,791 confirmed cases of influenza, 317 influenza-related hospitalizations, and 16 influenza-associated deaths reported to the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Each week, DPHHS publishes

There are four Medicare Enrollment Periods. In this month’s Senior Listening, I will cover two of the four. In March’s Senior Listening, I will cover the last two: Open Enrollment and Special Enrollment. Initial Enrollment: Medicare Initial Enrollment Period is the seven-month period that begins three months before your 65th birthday, the month of your birthday and ends three months

Montana State University Extension has released volume two of a magazine on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The free magazine is designed for Montana agricultural producers facing the early to middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their families and family caregivers. “Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias: Support for Montana Farmers and Ranchers” includes six articles.

Feb. 16-22 is “Through with Chew Week” and Roosevelt County Health Department is encouraging people who use smokeless tobacco to set a quit date and quit for good. Over half of the smokeless tobacco users who used Quit Now Montana in 2023 were able to successfully become tobacco-free! Quit Now Montana coaches can help you, too. Smokeless tobacco, or chew, contains at least 28 compounds that

Wolf Point Congregate Meals Feb. 13: Kielbasa sheet pan dinner (sausage, veggies, potatoes), Jello salad and dessert. Feb. 18: Teriyaki chicken, rice, broccoli and dessert. Feb. 20: Barbecue pork sandwiches, potatoes, fiesta corn and dessert.

Frontier School Feb 17: No school. Feb. 18: Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes. Feb. 19: Chicken drummies, fruits and vegetables. Feb. 20: Chili, cornbread, fruits and vegetables. Feb 21: Pizza. *** Wolf Point School Feb. 17: Breakfast: Denver omelet burritos and melons. Lunch: Chicken deluxe sandwiches, chips, french fries and oranges . Feb. 18: Breakfast: Breakfast sandwiches

Undergraduate students who graduated Dec. 13 with honors at Montana State University included: Paige Robertson of Froid and Michael Eylander of Poplar. Eylander qualified for graduation with honors, by possessing a cumulative GPA between 3.25 and 3.69. Joleigh Petrik, a senior from Wolf Point, was named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Ripon College. Petrik’s major is chemistry-biology. Petrik’s