Wolf Point’s speech and drama team ended its regular season by taking first in drama sweeps during the meet in Plentywood on Saturday, Jan. 18. William Schwarzrock and Thomas Moudree earned first in dramatic theater. Chase Adams placed second in humorous solo. Maya Deserly was the winner in mime while Nora Hansen placed second in the event. Ryver Summers took second and Owen Moran was

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its full board meeting in Poplar Monday, Jan. 13. During the meeting, the board approved the remaining sum of $80,000 in ARPA finances for eventual completion of 2025 physical recreation project design and development activity in the aforementioned area, with the inclusion of the sum of $80,000 into the existing Tribal Master Services Agreement contract

A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in-person hunter education field day for online students has been set for Glasgow. The course will be held at the Cottonwood Inn Convention Center from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. The online course needs to be completed before signing up for a field day. Students aged 12-17 are required to take an in-person field day after completing the online course

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Jan. 13, held a hearing on proposed legislation to create a fund for the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force, which bill proponents say will allow the force to better fulfill its mission of addressing the crisis. “The Montana missing Indigenous person epidemic has devastating effects for Native people across Montana who live in fear and frustration

Workers in Montana’s manufacturing sector saw their wages increase by nearly $8,000 on average over the past year, according to a new report released by the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University. The 2024 Montana Manufacturing Report provides a wide variety of data about manufacturing in the state. It includes the results of surveys given to manufacturers and

Arden Unrau, an Lustre Christian High School graduate of 1965, died Jan. 4, 2025. His memorial service is Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Ranier Christian Center, Enumclaw, Wash., where he and Darlene moved only a few years ago. They farmed in Lustre all their lives, and their girls, Melissa and Bethany graduated from it’s schools. The honor roll and honorable mention is out for LCHS for the first

A long-simmering battle between Yellowstone National Park officials and the Gianforte administration in Montana came to a head on Tuesday, Dec. 31, with state officials suing the park in federal court for its bison management plan. The new case, filed in federal court in Billings, argues that park officials have intentionally cut Montana out of management plans or ignored the park’s own science