Dates and schedules have been set for the Wadopana Celebration in Wolf Point. This year’s event will take place Friday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 6, at the powwow grounds in Wolf Point near the Sherman Inn. The Celebration Committee will be paying drums daily. Said a press release, “Wadopana Drum Keep Zadyn O’Kute Sica would like to extend an invite to all drums for the 2023 Celebration.”

The Richland County Fair is set for Aug. 2-5 at the fairgrounds in Sidney. Entertainment includes 406FMX, a Freestyle Motocross Team bringing the top riders in the world from X-Games and Nitro Circus to put on a huge freestyle motocross Show Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Other entertainment include PRCA rodeo events Aug. 3 and 4 and Kip Moore with special guest Chancey Williams Aug. 5. Magic shows will

Mayor Rolane Christofferson of Terry was getting ready Thursday, July 20, to write a letter to the Public Service Commission protesting a proposed rate increase by Montana-Dakota Utilities. As requested, the higher electric rate would increase bills for the average residential customer by 19.2 percent, according to the PSC. “I’ll certainly address the fact that we are an elderly community,

Montana’s attorney general and Republican officials from 18 other states are opposing a federal effort to strengthen medical privacy regulations, arguing that states with abortion bans should be able to obtain reproductive health care records for criminal investigations, including when a patient travels to another state. Amid the fractured landscape of legal abortion access in the wake of

James Gibson informed the community that the bridge across Porcupine Creek was impassable due to a hole in the road. It is now being repaired. Lustre Christian High School alumnus Evan James Bartel of Wolf Point married Kaylena Rose Atnip of Cody, Wyo., on Saturday, July 15, at the Cody Alliance Church. Attending were Dan, Melissa, Hannah and Sarah Marasco. Roberto and Heather Atienza gave

state of Montana was made permanent July 12 in District Court. Carlo Canty, legal counsel for the Commission of Securities and Insurance, presented the case seeking the permanent injunction before Judge Michael Hayworth. Hagadone appeared without counsel and representing herself, and stated that she had no testimony to present and was not contesting the permanent injunction.

Multiple agencies coordinated to battle a fire south of Glasgow over the weekend, according to a press release From Valley County Long Run Fire Department. The statement included: “At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, [July 21], Fish and Game wardens reported seeing smoke near Bone Trail. Mutual aid was immediately requested from CMR based out of Fort Peck. Our local BLM ranger notified

Montana reached its 20th consecutive month of unemployment below 3 percent in June, according to data compiled by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. Since Gov. Greg Gianforte was elected, Montanans have created more than 41,000 new jobs statewide. “We’re creating an environment where businesses can thrive, create more good-paying

The University of Montana was awarded $1 million through the Mellon Foundation to support Indigenous ways of knowing and Native American expertise in humanities, UM said Thursday, July 13, in a press release. “This award aims to elevate knowledge that represents more complete and accurate narratives of the human experience by incorporating perspectives of Native elders and knowledge holders