The Culbertson School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. Trustees present included chair Chris Petersen, Wendy Becker, Amber Fox, Lisa Steppler and Verlin Steppler (via phone). Representatives were Nicole Simonsen, Mike Olson Janessa Parenteau, Dave Solem and Lora Finnicum. A motion was passed to hire Lynnette Nickelson as guest teacher, pending background check.

The Froid Town Council held its regular monthly meeting March 16 in the community hall. Mayor Sherri Crain was absent. Guests included Penny Ryder and Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Jason Baker. Following the reading and approval of meeting minutes for February, the council heard the public works report and the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office report for the month. The council

Tongue River Electric Cooperative introduces Nick Oelkers as chief executive officer and general manager effective April 22. Oelkers assumes the position following the retirement of the cooperative’s long-time CEO Tary Hanson. After an intense and competitive hiring process, the TRECO board of directors selected Oelkers at its February meeting. The Culbertson native brings a bachelor

Every day, newly appointed District Court Judge Seth Cunningham crosses the street from his temporary chambers to the Yellowstone County courthouse. The building doesn’t yet have space for him, so he borrows different courtrooms and packs his judge’s robe in a tote bag. “It’s non-wrinkle,” he joked. Cunningham’s judgeship was one of two added last year to the 13th Judicial District,

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 22.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57/g on Monday, March 23, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 82.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 48.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 27.0 cents compared to a week ago

Twenty-three voter records in Montana have been confirmed as potential instances of non-citizens registering to vote and casting ballots in the state, according to the Secretary of State’s office. In a Tuesday, March 17, press release, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said her office had utilized the SAVE tool — an online service administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

The Montana Stockgrowers Association has joined a coalition of businesses and nonprofits to petition the Supreme Court to block I-194 from the ballot, citing the initiative is unconstitutional. I-194 would ban businesses and nonprofits from spending money or providing “anything of value” to influence the outcome of ballot measures or other political races. As written, it would ban all

A Wolf Point resident was recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis. The individual has started treatment, and there is no ongoing risk of exposure to the public. Fort Peck Tribal Health, Roosevelt County Health and Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services are working together with a health care facility in another state to manage the individual’s illness and to stop the spread

Montana State University Extension’s soil fertility specialist suggests considering how a warm, dry winter might affect farmers’ fertilizer decisions for the upcoming growing season. According to Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and a professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, most of Montana is considered to be abnormally dry or in moderate