All signs are that Cape Air Airlines will continue as the Essential Air Service carrier in Montana for at least the next four years. The Essential Air Service Task Force unanimously agreed to recommend Cape Air Airlines continue the service during a meeting held in Billings earlier this month. “We felt that our best interest is if it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” task force member

After receiving a recommendation from the county’s compensation board, Roosevelt County commissioners approved a pay raise for elected officials and their deputies during a meeting on Wednesday, June 21. Officials wanted to provide a $1.50 an hour increase to the lowest paid deputies on the pay scale. According to state law, the only way to accomplish the goal is for an increase to the base

(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments June 19-25. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 20 Ferris Birdsbill, 34, male, 100 block of Third Avenue South, partner/family member assault, tribal court. June 21 Christina Longtree, 42, female, 300 block of Main Street, warrant, tribal court. Pernell

Gov. Greg Gianforte has submitted a request to President Joe Biden for a presidential major disaster declaration due to flooding in Montana during April. The governor’s request is for the counties of Blaine, Daniels, Hill, Park, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley, along with the Fort Peck Tribes. “For the month of March, Montana experienced colder and wetter conditions than usual,” Gianforte

Republican leadership in the Montana State House of Representatives said Saturday, June 24, legislators would not be intimidated by “vague and threatening letters” they received this week with an unknown white powder. Reps. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, and Neil Duram, R-Eureka, both received anonymous letters at their homes with local return addresses but post office markings from Kansas

Gaming challenges, housing and donation approvals were among the topics during the Wolf Point Community Organization’s monthly meeting on Monday, June 19. During the Tribal Executive Board report at the meeting, TEB member Marva Chapman reported that two marijuana dispensaries are opening in Poplar. She questioned why the state and not also the tribes receives tax funds from marijuana sales.

Thanks to the Wolf Point Community Organization, singer Terri Anne Strongarm will perform at the pow-wow grounds in Wolf Point on Saturday, July 8. Strongman is from Balcarres, Sask., Canada. She performs a variety of music, including country and gospel songs. Her early achievements included winning the CKRM Big Country Talent Show, earning first in the Dakota Dunes Idol and taking first in the