The Lustre Grade School held its spring concert on May 9 at 1 p.m. The program began with a piece by the teachers, joined consecutively by the classes scattered around the auditorium. It was energetic! The bands and choirs were under the excellent leadership of Dan Marasco. The young but good fifth/sixth grade band played Sousa Spectacular, March of the Royal Guard with solos on clarinet by Hannah

Frazer High School held graduation activities Friday, May 17. The graduates included Joseph Edmund Beston, Shakira Rose Beston, Kalianna Rose Blount, Ty Cree Fourstar, Christopher Justin Fox, Travis Lee Long, Angel Ann Nelligan, Elizabeth Skye Smoker, and Angeline Rose White. Kalianna Blount was valedictorian and Joseph Beston was salutatorian. Both students delivered remarks. Brandon The

Montana health officials have started a voucher system to help people with substance use disorders move into transitional housing as they rebuild their lives. But those who run the clinical houses said the new money isn’t enough to fix a financial hole after a prior state revamp. Residential treatment facilities are usually nondescript homes tucked into neighborhoods. The state’s lowest-intensity

U.S. Senator Jon Tester, chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) news that the agency will grant its one millionth PACT Act disability claim today: “For far too long, our nation failed to honor its promises to our veterans exposed to toxins in military conflicts across the globe—until we fought like

The Montana Historical Society (MTHS) welcomes Birkeland Farms and the Woodmansey Ranch in Chouteau County and Inbody Farms in Teton County to the Centennial Farm and Ranch register. These long-lived farm and ranch families received a certificate from Gov. Greg Gianforte and a roadside sign to honor their remarkable achievement. “By honoring families who have owned their land for 100 years

The Roosevelt County Sheriffs Office responded to 59 calls from May 13-20. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Report activity statistics for the past week were: Wolf Point city limits, 17; Wolf Point rural, eight; Wolf Point FPHA areas, six; Poplar city limits, two; Poplar rural, three; Poplar FPHA all other, three; Culbertson town, 10; Culbertson rural, four; Bainville town, two; Bainville rural,