Republican Arlie W. Gordon is challenging incumbent Democrat Frank J. Smith for the seat in House District 31. Gordon was born in Wolf Point and raised on a ranch south of Wolf Point near Oswego. After moving to Fort Peck, he graduated from Nashua High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Navy for eight years and then went to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He moved back to Fort

Continued from page 1 the week of Veterans Day participants are encouraged to continue shining the light throughout the year. Residents can share their participation on social media using the hashtag #OperationGreenLight. “Operation Green Light is a simple way to express our collective appreciation for the public service of our veterans,” NACo president Denise Winfrey said. “We encourage

A case involving a young Bainville man being killed in a crash during the summer of 2021, resulted in the sentencing of another young man in district court on Tuesday, Sept. 27. According to court documents, Wyatt Wade Slater was racing another vehicle at a high rate of speed, approximately 112 miles per hour, and had a high blood-alcohol concentration on July 27, 2021. The outcome was a collision

A pair of lawsuits filed by a Billings attorney asks a district court to cancel a newly signed management contract for the MetraPark, a Yellowstone County owned events facility, and alleges two of the three county commissioners colluded with the management company that ultimately received the bid. The court documents also reveal that Yellowstone County Commissioner Don Jones may have conducted

As a part of his continued work with tribes in Montana to improve public safety, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured $3,573,360 in Department of Justice funding to support tribal law enforcement and keep communities safe. “Keeping Montanans and our communities safe remain my top priority,” said Tester. “I’m proud to have worked with tribal leadership and my colleagues across the aisle