Marijuana sales dipped slightly during the month of April in Roosevelt County, according to figures from the Montana Department of Revenue. Overall estimated cannabis sales in Roosevelt County were $413,116 for April. That figures translates to $13,770 a day. The amount was $348,471 for recreational use and $64,645 for medical use. During March, the county had a total of $441,365 or $14,237

Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement involving the Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division and Wolf Point’s L.M. Clayton Airport during a meeting on Monday, June 3. The agreement allows four weather cameras to be purchased. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers explained the cameras cost $8,000 total and a 50 percent grant will be received. Roosevelt County

Wolf Point Junior High School celebrated the accomplishments of 54 students during its eighth-grade graduation ceremony on Tuesday, May 28. Receiving the Outstanding Eighth Grade Awards were Adalynn Smith and Chaz Kegley. Earning the runner-up honors were Ma’Kenzie Jackson and Jairo Tumonong. The awards are based on faculty nominations and are selected based on leadership, scholarship and

The second ramp regarding test flows from Fort Peck Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled for mid-June. After the first ramp of test flows, the amount has been lowered to a target of 10,000 cubic feet per second in Wolf Point. “We will hold that flow until mid June. We will start ramping up the second peak on about the 13th of June,” John Remus, Missouri River Basin Water

Local organizers Vivian Schultz and Barbara Olson are excited that Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is bringing the famous play Hamlet to Wolf Point July 2. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the park located west of Faith Home on the 700 block of Johnson Street. Although corporate sponsors support the Shakespeare in the Parks’ program as a whole, local donations are also required

Although school is now out for the summer break, the schedule for Wolf Point Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Perkins will remain very active. Probably at the very top of his list is hiring teachers for next fall. The list recently became longer when the resignations of music director Russell Johnson and physical education teacher Frank Benson were received by the school board on Thursday,

The 2023 legislative session saw an unprecedented number of bills, and lawmakers are considering changes to avoid backlogs and staff burnout in 2025. The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Logistics and Appropriations on Thursday, May 30, voted 3-1 to recommend to the full committee moving two big deadlines during the session, as well as raising the amount of money a bill needs in order to be

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has announced that it is accepting applications for the Tribal Computer Program Boost Scholarship Program. The purpose of this program is to support the development of computer programming courses at schools located on Indian reservations in the state to increase interest among Indian students in pursuing computer programming and other technology-related

Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries time, stress, the security of their medical information, and potentially their health. It costs families, friends, and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their loved ones recover from falling victim to Medicare fraud. “Medicare fraud has a devastating impact on both beneficiaries and the Medicare