Two individuals were sentenced during hearings in district court in front of Judge David J. Cybulski on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Joshua Edward Franke was sentenced in a revocation hearing. He admitted to violations including having drug paraphernalia and being in the possession of alcohol. Based on a joint recommendation, Franke was sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections

Bigger Sky Kids of Wolf Point received quite a positive shot in the arm when Gov. Greg Gianforte encouraged support for the after- school program on the eighth day of the governor’s 12 Days of Giving campaign last week. “We are ecstatic to be recognized,” Barbara Olson, program director, said. In a press release, Gianforte encouraged Montanans to support non-profits like Bigger

The Roosevelt County Commissioners received two bids for 26,000 tons of three-quarter inch minus gravel during a meeting for their bid opening on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The bid from Gratech Company of Berthold, N.D., was for $6.10 a ton for a total bid of $158,600. Bishop submitted a bid of $5.50 a ton for a total of $158,000. Commissioners pointed out that a difference was that the county would

The Poplar River Ice Fishing Tourney is set for Saturday, Feb. 1. Registration runs from 10 a.m. to noon. The tourney starts at noon and runs through 3 p.m. Fees are $10 per hole or three holes for $25. All holes are pre-drilled. Largest fish wins, any species. First, second and third place winners all receive cash prizes. Additional door prizes will be given out at the end of the tourney.

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that’s enabled states to widen eligibility, according

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 28 states in filing a brief last week in defense of American gun manufacturers that Mexico blames for its gun violence problems. The states are asking the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court’s ruling that would bankrupt American firearm manufacturers and disarm law-abiding Americans. In the brief, Knudsen