It appears that funding for Amtrak might be up for debate by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a press release from the Rail Passengers Association. The release reports that the House Committee on Appropriations’ draft for fiscal year 2004 for transportation, housing and urban development includes a cut of 64 percent to Amtrak’s budget from last year and 76 percent below of

Residents are reminded that they can still file to be write-in candidates for municipal elections in Roosevelt County. Deadline to file as a writein candidate is Tuesday, Sept. 5. In order to make sure votes are counted accurately, writein candidates are required to provide every possible name they are referred to when applying for candidacy. The names of write-in candidates don’t appear

Members of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors expressed how pleased they were with the 100th Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede during a meeting on Tuesday, July 11. “Overall, it was a crazy great week,” board member Aaron Kurokawa said. A message from president Jerald Petersen thanked the Stampede committee, the Stampede’s activities committee and chamber officials.

There were so many highlights of the 100th Wolf Point Stampede celebration. Between great rodeo action, an amazing parade and plenty of activities for children, it was certainly a special time in our community. Personally, one of my memories is how area residents came together to provide such a memorable time. The Wild Horse Stampede Committee always does a fabulous job of organizing the

A call Sunday evening, July 16, to the Poplar Community Hospital by an unidentified individual resulted in a community- wide lockdown that stretched into Monday. The Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice was notified that NEMHS had received a threatening phone call Sunday evening and determined that additional precautions were necessary. The threat resulted in interruptions in

A new resource available through Montana State University Extension focuses on teaching children about Alzheimer’s disease. Extension Family Economics specialist Marsha Goetting and MSU graduate student Jennifer Munter are making available a series of reading guides for five storybooks designed to approach the subject in a youth-appropriate way. Goetting referred to caregivers of both children