The Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks office in Great Falls, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 13-member advisory committee, appointed by the governor, is charged with reviewing FWP’s access programs and offering recommendations to help achieve program goals and maintaining good relations between hunters and

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.27/g on Monday, Aug. 15, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 50.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 96.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 14.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.27

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Aug. 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) August 1 Mada Bergie, 29, female, 800 block of Fifth Avenue South, theft, tribal court. Randall Birthmark Jr., 27, male, 100 block of East Garfield Street, endangering welfare of a child, tribal court. August 2

oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 64, Plentywood, sexual assault.

Terrence Raye Cambridge is facing three charges, including one felony, after a crash in Culbertson on July 11. Cambridge is scheduled to make his initial district court appearance on Sept. 14. He faces the felony charge of criminal endangerment and the misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, first offense, and right of way violation. According to court records, deputies

Ryne Allen Darvis, 36, of Plentywood, was killed after being struck by a vehicle on US Highway 83 near Minot, N.D., around 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. Darvis was struck by 58-year-old Yvonne Wollemann, who was driving northbound in the left lane of US Highway 83 heading from Watford City to Minot in a 2008 Hummer. According to media reports, Darvis was in the middle of Wollemann’s lane when the

The two U.S. senators from Montana voted opposite ways on the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, Aug. 7. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., released the following statement after he voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. “The Inflation Reduction Act will pay down the debt by hundreds of billions of dollars, lower costs for families, cut prescription drug prices, and unleash American energy,

U.S. Senator Jon Tester today continued his push to support Montana small businesses across the state grow and create good-paying jobs by securing $61,327,969 for Montana’s State Small Business Credit Initiative through the American Rescue Plan Act. These resources are for credit and investment programs for small businesses and startups to help them grow and succeed, strengthening the economy.