Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks receives calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. It’s important to remember that FWP no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates moose, deer, elk and most other animals. Often, people think they are rescuing an orphaned animal. However, it’s important to understand that wildlife care for their young much differently than

Froid/Lake’s senior Sydney Dethman was selected to the All-Star team for the Hi-Line Invitational basketball tournament held in Havre. Dethman helped the Class C squad win the tournament’s championship. Class C’s girls downed Class B, 61-49, in the title game. Dethman scored nine points in the victory. Class C defeated Class A, 81-48, in the semi-final round. Dethman scored 13 points

Choteau Acantha The Montana Legislature is working this week on plans to appropriate the nearly $3 billion American Rescue Plan Act funding package that Montana will receive from the federal government. Unfortunately, the Legislature is entertaining a controversial amendment in the bill to cut federal aid funds by 20 percent to local government entities that have imposed public health directives

A temporary relief program is now available to clear a driver education backlog and help Montanans who are 15 years old get their learner’s permit and eventually a driver’s license in a timely fashion, saving their families money in the process. Students can begin scheduling appointments to start the process by taking the written exam. Under the status quo, students who are not able to enroll

The CDC reported that according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8-18 now spend, on average, a whopping 7.5 hours in front of a screen for entertainment each day, 4.5 hours of which are spent watching TV. Over a year, that adds up to 114 full days watching a screen for fun. That’s just the time they spend in front of a screen for entertainment. It doesn’t include the time they spend

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center this past week include: Jittawee Bearcub, 35, Poplar, warrant. Sara