The Montana Motor Vehicle Division unveiled last week a redesigned and more secure driver license and identification card featuring elements to help reduce driver license fraud and identity theft, making it one of the most secure credentials in the nation. The new cards will be issued beginning December 2025. Currently issued cards will remain valid until their expiration dates. The long-lasting

The Wolf Point Food Pantry will distribute food items on Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The distribution date was moved from Tuesday, Dec. 9, due to poor weather.

Brockton School District has announced that it has been selected to receive a Mathical Collection Development Award, supporting the expansion of its elementary library collection with high-quality fiction and nonfiction titles that inspire a love of mathematics. “We are delighted to receive this award to enhance our library’s offerings,” Superintendent Loverty Erickson said. “This

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held their full board meeting Monday, Dec. 8. The board voted to hereby accepts TPA Funding in the amount of $6,505 for the Housing Improvement Program. Louella Douglas was approved for reinstatement as the director of the Fort Peck Housing Authority with back pay. The board voted to approve the TTP/IRR Roads Dept. to allow each worker a $500 allowance

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging drivers to be responsible before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle as December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. The Montana Highway Patrol will be doing their part to keep the roads safe by increasing patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged drivers. This year, Montana’s roadways have seen 178 traffic fatalities,

It’s going to be a white Christmas at Lustre this year, as the snow piles up. Roads are still treacherous, with the 250 and the 438 both ice covered since last Monday. Great care is a must and speeds around 40 are max on even the gravel. Two-three inches of snow fell this week. On Monday, 31 ladies braved the snowy roads to attend the MB Church Christmas Party, the community’s first event

The Transportation Security Administration will soon charge travelers $45 if they arrive at airport security without a proper form of identification, such as a Real ID or passport. The fee goes into effect Feb. 1, 2026, and follows months of rulemaking in which the TSA originally considered an $18 charge. Officials say higher- than-expected technology and operational costs led to the final

In an exciting first game of the season, Brockton’s boys’ basketball team lost against Plenty Coups, 90-84, on Friday, Dec. 5. Plenty Coups led by a 4328 half-time margin, but Brockton battled back to 5453 with 25 points in the third quarter. Jared Fast Horse hit three three-pointers for the Warriors in the period. Colter Nygard added eight points in the quarter. In the fourth quarter,