The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 78 calls from June 10-17. The incidents included the following: June 10 A deputy received notification at 10:40 a.m. that an explosion occurred at Clean Solutions near Bainville. Multiple EMS and fire departments were already at the scene when the deputy arrived. An injured employee was driven by other employees to a Williston, N.D., hospital

Culbertson June 21: Baked fish, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. June 25: Ham and cheese sliders, tater tots, vegetable and dessert. June 28: Cheddar broccoli soup, open-faced sandwiches and dessert. *** Bainville June 20: Teriyaki chicken, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. June 25: Hamburgers, broasted potatoes, vegetable and dessert. *** Froid June 19: Cook’s vacation.

The familiar tone of the fire whistle could be heard throughout the Wolf Point and Poplar communities Saturday, June 15, when Roosevelt County Dispatchers activated the emergency siren at about 7:15 p.m. — except the whistle remained one solid tone, which caused many to wonder what was going on. According to the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department, the county dispatch set off the solid tone

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2025 licenses. Licenses available for auction include bighorn sheep and Shiras moose. Licenses available for auction or lottery include mule deer, elk and mountain goat. All proposals must be received by

Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced that Montana will receive over $3.5 million in a multi-state settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations the company manufactured, marketed and knowingly sold baby powder tainted with carcinogenic asbestos. Montana will receive $3,537,515 of the total $700,000,000 multi-state settlement. Johnson & Johnson also agreed to cease

In the first debate of Montana’s high-profile U.S. Senate race, Republican challenger Tim Sheehy on Sunday, June 9, repeatedly portrayed America as a country ravaged by problems enabled by Democrats and said he’s part of “new leadership” that can fix things. “Americans, they don’t have confidence in their government anymore,” he said. “They want to have common sense back. …

Recently, I joined other National Farmers Union leaders in meetings with the House Ag and Senate Ag committees about each of their versions of the 2024 Farm Bill. Based on those discussions, a tight timeline, and the need for modifications to both versions, I’m not optimistic for the passage of a 2024 Farm Bill but foresee another extension. The Senate version and the House version of the