The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular meeting Oct. 28. Natalie Weeks was approved for the HPDP director position. The board voted to approve Head Start to submit a continuation application to serve 212 preschool students that meet the criteria for participation, for a total amount of $2,162,465. The use of RJS and Associates of Box Elder, was approved to prepare an

With early voting already begun in Montana, the League of Women Voters of Montana offers voters a nonpartisan election resource: VOTE411.org. This “one-stop shop” for election information provides Montana voters with simple, accessible tools to help them navigate the voting process. VOTE411 provides personalized candidate information, voter registration details, polling place locations,

Area voters will have a choice to make between a long-time legislator and a political newcomer in the election for House District 31. Republican Kevin Taylor is challenging incumbent Frank Smith in the Nov. 5 election. Taylor, who lives just outside of Glasgow, said it’s up to the voters if they want someone with fresh eyes and fresh ears in the state legislature. “It’s going

He thinks nuclear power could find a home in Colstrip. Small modular reactors have attracted some interest in Montana while at the time losing support in neighboring Idaho as the cost of power proved uneconomical. Downing advocates for keeping fossil fuels, including coal, in play while creating new energy sources, including for freight. “We need to continue to support reliable and affordable

Wolf Point Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Perkins provided the school board with an update of a large grant opportunity during the monthly board meeting on Monday, Oct. 14. The recipients of the grant will receive between $400,000 to $1 million. If selected, Wolf Point will be the first Montana school district ever to earn the achievement. “This will be about construction trades with