March did not bring a much-needed shift to active weather patterns that would have benefited our mountain snowpack. March precipitation was well below normal across most of Montana. As a result, most snowpack percentages decreased for the third consecutive month. “Most of the state has been in a prolonged dry period since mid-January and many stations, particularly in southwest Montana, have

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s Student Loan Assistance Program is now accepting applications. Established during the 2019 legislative session, this program provides student loan assistance to Montana’s college-educated youth pursuing careers in farming or ranching. “Any time we can keep a family ranch in family hands, that’s a win for Montana agriculture,” said MDA director

been hospitalized. North Dakota Statistics Williams County, N.D., had two active cases as of Monday, April 11. McKenzie County, N.D., had two active case as of Monday, April 11. Divide County, N.D., had two cases as of Monday, April 11, bringing the cumulative total to 457. There have been four COVID-related deaths. Vaccine Doses As of Monday, April 11, 1,433,885 total doses have

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Robert Azure Sr., 60, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Maurice Beaudry, 29, Wolf Point, hold for Fort

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced $101.5 million in investments from his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the Rocky Boy’s/ North Central Montana Regional Water System, the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System, and the Fort Peck Reservation/Dry Prairie Rural Water System. Tester negotiated the IIJA and helped pass it into law last year, and specifically secured

Cape Air enjoyed a much busier February in Wolf Point than in the recent past. During the month, there were a total of 491 passengers for Cape Air flights at the L.M. Clayton Airport in Wolf Point. That amount compares to 303 passengers in Wolf Point during February of 2021. The only Essential Air Service airport in Montana that was more busy during February was Sidney with 1,101 passengers.

Reach Higher Montana is celebrating the Montana high school class of 2022 with a Senior Send-off event on May 6. This year’s event will again see more than $30,000 in the form of scholarships, tool/ equipment packages, laptops, iPads, and AirPods given to participating high school seniors. “We want to know what the class of 2022 is going to do after high school, whether that is college,