The Wolf Point tennis team kept improving throughout action during matches in Glendive and Havre. The Wolves took on opponents from Baker, Glendive, Hardin, Chinook and Poplar in the early season matches. Wolf Point’s senior doubles team of Kaylee Johnson and Kaleah Miller-Toves posted an impressive 5-1 record in their matches. The doubles team of Navaeh Graham and Lauren Rodenberg

Nonresident and resident trapping licenses are now available to purchase at a Fish, Wildlife and Parks office or online at https://ols.fwp. mt.gov/. To purchase a Montana resident trapping license, residents must complete a Montana trapper education course or have purchased a trapping license in at least three prior years (in Montana or another state). Residents must be at least 12 years old to

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a Breaks Elk Working Group meeting Wednesday, April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rancher’s Stewardship Alliance office, located across the street from the post office in Malta. The BEWG group consists of landowners, hunters, outfitters, land management agency staff, and local businessmen that meet to discuss and make recommendations on elk management

The Montana Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in Helena. The meeting will be held in the south conference room of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Annex building, 1625 11th Avenue. A virtual option through Zoom will also be available. To see the agenda and to register for the Zoom option, go to fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/ commission-councils-committees/

The Yellowjackets Babe Ruth organizers planned a “meet the coach and pre-season night” at The Tavern in Wolf Point Wednesday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. There will be pizza and signup sheets with info about the upcoming season. Anyone unable to attend but who is interested in playing should message the organization on Facebook or let Emily know at 605-939-6230.

Last week, Governor Greg Gianforte joined 21 governors in criticizing an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to mandate new air quality standards that ignore concerns from western states and raise costs for Montana businesses and families. “The Biden administration continues to prioritize its radical environmental agenda over the needs of hardworking businesses and workers, including

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $22 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals through its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative until Sunday, May 26. “Privately owned grazing

A former pastor in Lame Deer was sentenced Wednesday, April 10, to 30 years in prison after he was convicted in December of sexually abusing three young girls whom he was either fostering or letting stay at his home over the course of four years. In addition to the 30-year sentence, Dean Alan Smith, 67, will face a lifetime of supervised release should he be let out of prison, according to U.S.

Gov Greg Gianforte announced the following appointments last week: Board of Veterans’ Affairs Chauncey Parker, Box Elder: A veteran of the Montana Army National Guard and a Carroll College graduate, Parker serves as the Executive Director of the Great Plains Veterans Services Center and is the Post Commander for American Legion Post 67. His term will run through Aug. 1, 2025. 9-1-1 Advisory