including Montana, to attempt to recover the cost of long-term care services paid on behalf of certain Medicaid recipients. This process is called the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. What can be recovered? Montana may seek repayment for: • Nursing home care • Home and community- based services • Hospital and prescription costs related to long-term care What assets are affected?

During the Roosevelt County commissioners’ meeting on May 26, Commissioner Gordon Oelkers reported that oil activity continues to increase on the east side of the county. He said two well pads, which will hold four wells each, are being constructed in the Culbertson area. “It’s going to be busy,” Oelkers said. He also said that county officials across the state are preparing for

Wolf Point’s eighth-grade graduation featured 45 students during a ceremony in the gym on Tuesday, May 26. Honor students serving as speakers were Sophia Ricker, Caitlin Mendoza, Afton Hanks, Cali Gorder and Tyler Huber. Scott Montgomery, one of the junior high teachers, was the ceremony’s guest speaker. Montgomery read advice from various speakers regarding how to achieve success

A Poplar man convicted of murder and using a firearm in the commission of the murder was sentenced to 186 months in prison and five years of supervised release on Wednesday, May 17, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said. Michael J. Ackerman, 74, pleaded guilty in January 2026 to one count of second- degree murder and one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence. U.S. District

The Wolf Point Police Department announces that it has received numerous complaints regarding illegal dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles being ridden on city streets. The activity is regarded as unsafe and disruptive to residents. Effective immediately, the Wolf Point Police Department will no longer issue warnings and instead citations will be written. Officers will also be impounding