The Scobey Stingrays edged the Sidney Tiger Sharks to win their second straight AA swimming state championship. The Stingrays accounted for 791 points to earn the title in Plentywood during the weekend. Sidney was second with 758 points and Glendive took third with 601 points. “They swam extremely well,” Coach Luke Cromwell said about Scobey repeating as state champions. Logan Fischer

For many children, the transition to kindergarten brings a mix of excitement and uncertainty. To help ease those first-day jitters, the Daniels County Library hosts its annual Kindergarten Camp, a free program designed to prepare incoming students for a successful start to the school year. This year’s camp was held July 27–31, giving incoming kindergarten students a week of hands-on learning,

Poplar High School’s student athletes will have the opportunity to play on a freshly remodeled gym floor this upcoming school year. The gym floor now features a colored Native American head at midcourt along with Moccasin Square Garden printed clearly on the floor. “Anytime you do a project like the floor it really brings a sense of pride to the school and community,” Poplar Superintendent

Although she is switching to a different school district than she has worked nearly almost her entire professional life, Melanie Blount-Cole feels like she’s coming home. After being retired from education since 2024, the former Frazer school superintendent is returning home to the education field. Blount-Cole accepted the position as Frontier Schools’ new superintendent of schools last

Wolf Point High School English teacher Jaki Harada instructed a different body of students when she traveled abroad to Italy for a six-week experience through the EduCo program, which inspires students to learn English in the European country. The Wolf Point native said that the 50 teachers for the program were from many countries besides the United States including Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.

Poplar Middle School teacher Connie Wittak was recently honored for her dedication throughout nearly 20 years with the Jobs For Montana Graduates program. The outgoing teacher was announced as Montana’s winner of the 2026 Jobs For America’s Graduates’ Cornerstone Award during the national conference in California. Wittak explained that the Cornerstone Award is based on mentoring other