town limits. The ordinance will take effect at the end of July. A special use permit was issued for Simard Park on June 26. The Heritage America Celebration is set for that date. Brett Portra was approved for a building permit at 309 Duval Street. He will be building a garage. Amanda Kinney requested a permit for a new mud room and deck at 619 Evans Street. It was also approved. The council

The Froid Town Council held it’s regular meeting Monday, June 14. Mayor Sheri Crain was absent. Council member Gale Stangelund called the meting to order at 6:30 p.m. Visitors were acknowledged by the council. Clerk LeAnn Krumwiede Johnson read the minutes from the April meeting and the council approved them. The public works director was absent but reported that mowing is now underway

The Keystone XL Pipeline is officially history as TC Energy announced last week the decision to terminate the project. The project, which aimed to carry oil from the tar sands of Canada into the United States, had its permit revoked by President Biden in January. The project was anticipated to carry about 830,000 barrels of oil sands crude daily to Nebraska. Republican leaders in Montana

The Culbertson Town Council discussed future improvements during its monthly meeting on Monday, June 14. Due to the absence of Mayor Larry Crowder, council member Abe Rumsey led the meeting. “I’ll let you know now, I won’t run it as smoothly as Mr. Crowder does,” Rumsey said at the start of the meeting. Regarding the capital improvement plan and growth policy, council members reviewed

Wolf Point and Culbertson are two of the 34 Montana communities that are receiving federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Communities are receiving a total of $14 million. Wolf Point will receive $348,674.68 in federal funding. Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said the amount is the first half of $700,000 that the city will receive. These funds have not been allocated yet. The city

By James Walling Due to lack of quorum at the Bainville Town Council June 14, the meeting was rescheduled to Monday June 21. It will start at 7 p.m. According to Bainville clerk Nikki Rogers, meeting agendas will be available by Friday, June 18.

The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise – and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types – especially type O and those giving platelets – are urged to make an appointment to give as soon as possible to prevent further impact to patients. A blood drive is scheduled at