( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department 2228. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) July 24 Susan Bearcub, 36, female, 200 bock of Main Street and Front Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. Dana McKay, 44, female, 200 bock of Main Street and Front Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. July 25

Area residents suffered with extremely hot temperatures on Wednesday, July 24, and Thursday, July 25. The National Weather Service in Glasgow reported several record breaking temperatures on Wednesday. Those records included 109 degrees in Glasgow, where the previous high mark was 108 degrees in 1929. Jordan also reached 109 degrees, and its previous high temperature for the date was 108 degrees

During a conference call with Montana media members on Thursday, July 25, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said that it’s unlikely that a new farm bill will get approved any time soon. “It’s so political right now. There’s not a lot of things moving,” Tester said of the climate in Washington, D.C. Tester noted that the ag committee chairman and ranking member haven’t reached any

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has spoke alongside combat-injured veterans in Billings to urge Congressional action on his Major Richard Star Act — bipartisan legislation that would fix an injustice currently preventing combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service from receiving their full military benefits. Tester filed

Gov. Greg Gianforte recently raised the alarm about a proposed federal rule which could have a “catastrophic” impact on firefighting in the state. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed replacing the existing “Fire Brigade Standard” with the new “Emergency Response” standard, unprecedentedly expanding the agency’s role over