Indian Health Service employees and area residents, who utilize IHS programs on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, have expressed concerns about a pending handover of responsibility following a July 8 vote by the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board in Poplar. The board voted to trigger Public Law 93-638 for the coming fiscal year, bringing some programs under the authority of the Fort Peck Tribes

Montana State University Extension’s Local Government Center will provide support to the 43 municipalities and 12 counties in Montana that are participating in the decennial local government review. The MSU Extension Local Government Center will provide training for study commissioners, including a July 24 online training, and support municipalities and counties through the process, according

The average daily release of water from Fort Peck is staying at 8,000 cubic feet per second, according to a conference call by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week. John Remus, chief of the Missouri Basin Water Management Division, said the delayed second peak reached 20,000 cfs on June 20 and held until June 29. The level decreased until hitting 8,000 cfs on July 7-8. “We will

The Culbertson Town Council held its regular meeting July 8. Council members received an update on the Big Sky Field Airport SRE building. A reworked building plan is being developed, with the town’s portion coming to approximately $50,000 out of a $1 million project budget. Bids are expected to go out on the project in the fall. Road and water projects were discussed. Monies for the projects

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Adam Abdel-Aziz, 40, hold for other agency. Frank Baker, 42, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Alphonse Bird, 20, Browning, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Andrew Brown, 43, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada,

This fire season, portable generator safety is a must. When fires knock out electricity, many people will turn to generators as a secondary source of power. Just as experienced firestate dwellers keep a “bugout bag” on hand for when they need to flee quickly, they also need a ready package of supplies, and some advance planning, to safely deploy portable generators for those times when

Culbertson July 19: Liver and onions, vegetable and dessert. July 23: Burgers, fries, vegetable and dessert. July 26: Cod sticks, vegetable and dessert. *** Bainville July 18: Pork roast, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. July 23: Slushburgers, baked beans, vegetable and dessert. July 25: Liver and onions, mashed potatoes, vegetable and, dessert. *** Froid July 22:

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 103 calls from July 8-15. The incidents included: July 8 Deputies responded to a report that, on U.S. Highway 2 mile marker 646, near Culbertson, a male driver lost control of a trailer, went into a ditch and partially blocked the highway. Deputies provided traffic control. A towing company from Fairview took the vehicle away. Deputies

Three hearings were held in district court in front of Judge David Cybulski on Wednesday, July 10. Frank Hank Baker denied all charges during a revocation hearing. Baker is serving a five-year sentence with the Department of Corrections with two years suspended. The charges claimed that Baker violated the terms of his conditions by not being at the correct residence; lacking employment and

The stalemate over the current farm bill may be solidifying a new era in farm politics as it joins the last three farm bills in a trend of delays and partisan division — a contrast from the legislation’s history of bipartisanship. Every five years, Congress is tasked with drafting a new federal farm bill. The omnibus law that began 90 years ago as various kinds of payments to support farmers