The Culbertson Cowgirls advanced as far as the semi-final round at their home volleyball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 27. During pool play, the Cowgirls split their first match against Savage. Culbertson then defeated Scobey, 15-5, 15-10. The Cowgirls tallied the last three points of the second set on a kill by Perla Burciaga, a kill by Destiny Thompson and an ace by Koree Marchwick. Culbertson

As expected, lodging numbers were much improved in northeastern Montana during the second quarter of this year compared to the same time period of 2020. In Roosevelt County, the gross lodging tax total was $17,506 from April 1 through June 30. Revenue collected is 4 percent of lodging price. That $17,506 figure is 78 percent more than the 2020 figure of $9,868 for that quarter. The 2019 figure

Culbertson Librarian Leona Colvin told the Community News that the summer reading program has wrapped up successfully for the season. “We’re very pleased with the results of our ‘Tails & Tales’ summer reading program,” said Colvin. “We had 74 children sign up and they read 449 hours in a month’s time!” According to Colvin, the goal of a summer reading program is to

Clovis Christopher Geno was sentenced to serve 50 years in the Montana State Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 18, for the murder of Ramona Naramore in Culbertson during January 2020. District Judge David J. Cybulski announced the sentencing after hearing comments from both state and defense attorneys. The 50-year sentence includes no parole restrictions. Geno was ordered to pay fines as well as $3,515