The Wolf Point City Council approved by a 5-1 measure an ordinance variance based on a request by a local cannabis dispensary during its meeting on Monday. The variance deals with Medicine Creek having a name change to Medicine Pipes. The city’s planning board recommended approving the application because the request is viewed as a name change instead of a transfer. Medicine Creek was the

The morning temps the first week of October were 45-48 degrees. Saturday, Oct. 10, it was 48 degrees at 7:30 a.m., and Sunday 33.4 with rain. Monday, we woke to 3½ inches of snow and 30.4 degrees at 7:30 a.m. By Tuesday, the snow melted, but it was 32 at 7 a.m. and morning temps inched up to 32.9, 36.1 on Thursday and a cool 25 this morning. The afternoons were usually a bit warmer, and it’s 42

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular full board meeting Oct. 13. The board approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Fort Peck Tribes Head Start Program and Fort Peck Tribal Health, as well as an MOU between Montana Office of Public Instructions and the Fort Peck Tribal Commodity Food Distribution Program. The hire of Delonna Youngman for the HPDP program manager position

District Judge Benjamin Fosland sentenced John David Panasuk to 15 years in the Montana State Prison during a disposition hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 14, regarding Panasuk violating the terms on his probation. None of the sentence is suspended, but Panasuk receives credit for 3,703 days served in either jail time or street time. That will leave about 4.8 years for Panasuk to still serve. During

The Royal Artisan by Tessa Afshar is a new addition to our large print collection. This book is the second in the Queen Esther’s Court series. This Christian historical fiction begins with Sazana, a very talented Jewish artisan. Her pottery is very well known. What isn’t known is her very secret identity that requires her to have people watching over her. Since her parents passed away, a friend

Although motorcycle ridership skews heavily toward men, women represent a rapidly growing segment of riders. Recent data from the Motorcycle Industry Council indicates approximately 19 to 20 percent of motorcycle owners in the United States are women. This is a significant jump from a few decades ago. The rising numbers are largely driven by Millennial and Gen X women. The mean age for women riders

Come join Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for “Montana Bat Night” on Friday, Oct. 30, at the FWP regional headquarters in Glasgow from 6 to 8 p.m. October is Bat Month, Oct. 24-31 is Bat Week, and Oct. 30 is Montana Bat Night (at least in Glasgow)! Learn all about bats at this open house event hosted by FWP, as this fun, educational night will be full of bat-themed activities for the