Residents of the Fort Peck Reservation are expressing disappointment that a Veterans Affairs’ clinic was canceled earlier this month in Poplar. Justin Dupree, Fort Peck Tribes’ chair of the veterans, elders and youth committee, said that local officials were told back in November about holding the clinic in April. After months of planning, Dupree received a call in the late afternoon of Friday,

Changes are taking place with the dollar stores in Wolf Point. Dollar Tree has decided to close the Family Dollar portions of 58 full combos in the nation, including the one in Wolf Point. Plans are for Family Dollar in Wolf Point to close on May 24. Discounts at that store will increase each week starting with 20 percent off this week. Remodeling of the building will begin on May 25. The

Roosevelt County commissioners reported that county officials are still researching the possibility of acquiring the two abandoned buildings located on First Avenue South in Wolf Point. During a weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 8, commissioners said that county treasurer Betty Romo was looking at getting title information cleared up. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said that banks might be

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced Montana was ranked as the best state for business startups. “As an entrepreneur, I know firsthand the joys and challenges of starting and growing a business,” Gianforte said. “With my experience, I am working every day as governor to make government more efficient and responsive to Montanans looking to invest in their dreams and in the Treasure State.”

Are you soon turning 65 or are you currently 65+ but are still working? It is important that you have a basic understanding of Medicare’s enrollment periods. Medicare is federal health insurance for people who are 65 or older. It also covers certain younger people with disabilities and people with End-stage renal disease. In this article, I will give you an overview of the most common enrollment

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular, full board meeting Monday, April 14. The board voted to accept the proposals from Centennial Homes for the sum of $320,17 with 50 percent down and appointed Jeffrey Berger as the inspector to ensure work is completed correctly and in a timely manner. A state of emergency was authorized over rates of suicide and violence on the Fort Peck

The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. March runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 2.3 million acre-feet, 76 percent of average. “Runoff into the reservoir system was below average for the month of March and conditions across most of the basin remain dry,” said John Remus, chief of