Roosevelt County commissioners anticipate construction to begin soon on a new evidence storage building for the sheriff’s office. John Bach of Interstate Engineering said construction should start in the next couple of weeks during the commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, June 6. The building will be located in a vacant corner lot across from the sheriff’s office. Officials noted

Continuing his aggressive push to fully reopen the northern border and resume full trade and commerce with Canada, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., last week led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pressing the agency to return the hours of operations at northern ports of entry to pre-pandemic hours or, at minimum, match the operating hours of Canadian ports.

Directors of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture are getting more and more excited as the 100th Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede nears. Beautification efforts have been taking place including picking up litter at some ditches. More efforts are being planned prior to the July 5-8 celebration. In addition, the beautification committee has purchased flags for the gazebo. Volunteers

The annual Froid Research Farm Field Day is back! This year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators important to agriculture, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees to their farms. Grasshoppers, their biology and management, are also a topic of discussion as is new research underway on field pea. Learn about

The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station have announced the dates for their annual agricultural field days, which will take place at research centers around the state. “Summer field days are some of our favorite community events of the year,” said Sreekala Bajwa, MSU’s vice president for agriculture and dean of the agriculture college.

The Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University, a STEM outreach center housed in the Department of Education, is offering free citizen science kits to 10 Montana programs that serve middle school students. Applications are due Friday, June 23, and kits will be sent to successful applicants immediately afterward. Programs are asked to use the materials by Sept. 30 and fill out

The switchback road at Makoshika State Park has reopened following temporary repairs to areas recently impacted by sinkholes. Access is restored to sites above the switchback including the new picnic shelter, amphitheater, trails, primitive camping sites and the archery range. The youth and adult 3-D archery shoot scheduled for June 17 at the park will proceed as planned. Rain-caused