The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 8 in Helena at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks headquarters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website and YouTube. The public can participate in person or via Zoom. The commission will make final decisions on the following items: •Elk Hunting Access Agreements for 2023 •Private

For the second consecutive year, the Northeast Montana Health Services is holding the Rising to the Challenge softball tournament at Borge Park in Wolf Point. NEMHS is challenging local law enforcement, teachers and others to form teams for the June 9-11 tournament. Teams need to be comprised of both men and women. A free barbecue for the community will be offered starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday,

A federal judge has ruled that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed and passed through the airspace above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch in Wyoming. Chief U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl granted the hunters’ request to dismiss most of Eshelman’s lawsuit that claimed the men trespassed and caused more than $7 million in damages. The men corner-crossed in

After 21 years at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Hank Worsech is retiring as director, with deputy director for the agency Dustin Temple set to succeed him. According to a release from Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Office on Friday, June 2, the governor appointed Worsech director of the department January of 2021 and he’s retiring following medical leave, which started in February. “It’s

Heavy rainfall up to 4 inches caused flash flooding in western Valley County over the past week. Road damage happened in the Hinsdale area, with portions of Larb Creek Road, Kirwin Road, Willow Creek Road, Vandalia Road and the Tampico Highway all damaged from washout and/or flooded. Water was reported over U.S. Highway 2 east of Glasgow in Valley and Phillips counties June 3. At press time,

The calendar of powwow celebrations for 2023 on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation includes six weekends in area communities: Frazer, Brockton, Wolf Point, Poplar and Fort Kipp. Poplar Indian Days Labor Day Powwow is set for Sept. 1-3 at American Legion Park on the north side of town. The Fort Kipp Celebration will be held Friday, Aug. 25 to Sunday, Aug. 27, in Fort Kipp south of U.S. Highway