With spring upon us and the weather getting nicer, the use of our local parks will begin to increase. I would like to take a moment to discuss the health benefits of having tobacco-free parks in your communities. One health benefit of tobacco- free parks is the signifi cant reduction in exposure to secondhand smoke for all visitors. Secondhand smoke is known to pose serious health risks, including

A Governor’s Veteran Commendation Ceremony honoring Culbertson’s Peter Olson is set for Wednesday, May 6, at 4:45 p.m. at Legion Park. Gov. Greg Gianfort will be in attendance. The public is welcome to attend, as are family and fiends of the honoree. If weather presents a problem, the event will be held at the Americana Legion Hall. The Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation honors

Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen on Wednesday warned business owners of a company engaging in “a new deceptive mailing” her o_ce said is a “brazen attempt” to financially exploit Montanans. In the mailer, National Business Services uses features that make it resemble an o_cial government record, and it cites fines as high as $25,000 if a company doesn’t obtain specific documentation,

Hired were Michael Alkire for the road department and Joshua Wilson for the library. During commissioners’ updates, Oelkers attended a meeting regarding the proposed Bridger Pipeline held in Glasgow. The Bureau of Land Management provided a presentation at the meeting. Oelkers said all comments needed to be written, so there wasn’t much input heard. Oelkers was told that there’s an 80 percent

The Roosevelt County commissioners have found out that the state will not assist the county to purchase the Culbertson Readiness Center and organizational maintenance shop, which are located in the former National Guard Armory. In late March, commissioners approved a commitment to purchase the buildings in Culbertson for $1.085 million. At that time, commissioners said they were hopeful that

Froid’s Roberto Orozco-Ramirez has been transferred to Jefferson County Jail in Rigby, Idaho, as of Monday morning, Apirl 20, following months of detention in Great Falls. Government lawyers requested the dismissal of an illegal reentry charge against Orozco April 14, effectively ending the criminal case against him. Chief District Judge Brian Morris granted the government’s unopposed motion