Poplar’s boys’ basketball squad outscored Harlem, 7552, for its first league victory of the season. Leading the way for the Indians were Geordy Medicine Cloud with 22 and Delray Lilley with 21 points. Also scoring for Poplar were Kameron Reum with eight, Walker Burshia with eight, Kaniel Ricker with six, Cetan Growing Thunder with six and Preston Ogle with two points. Top scorers

Lustre Christian’s girls’ basketball squad posted a 3123 conference victory over Nashua on Friday, Dec. 16. The Lions led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter and increased their advantage to 17-11 at the half. Ahead by a 21-17 margin after three quarters of play, Lustre scored 10 more points in the fourth quarter for a 3123 win. Aubri Holzrichter scored 11 points to lead Lustre’s

The Montana High School Association has recently announced the 2022-2023 service year award list for officials who are members of the Montana Officials Association. Recipients for this award are members that have been part of the MOA as full participating members for 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 years. Eastern Montana officials honored for 35 years of service included Dean Nelson of Homestead and

Southeast Montana’s first late-season hunt, previously known as a shoulder season, will run from Nov. 28-Feb. 15. In FWP Region 7, the late season allows antlerless elk hunting with either an unused over-the-counter general elk license or a limited- draw elk B license on private lands in Hunting Districts 702, 704, 705. A late-season hunt is a firearms season that occurs outside the general

The Gianforte Administration has proposed to bump up the per diem for the stressed facilities, but only for a fraction of the recommended increased rates. Nursing homes are on the ropes financially, and so far, 11 facilities have closed or announced closures in the state, according to data from the Montana Health Care Association. They also have been operating at well below capacity, recently