Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has revamped the Hunter Landowner Stewardship Program for 2025, and hunters who pass the test this year can get three months of an onX Hunt Elite Membership and be entered to win a rifle from Vanguard Black Hills rifle from Weatherby or a Madison Tipi tent from VI AM Outdoors. In Montana, maintaining positive relationships between hunters and landowners is a

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular meeting Sept. 22 in Poplar. The board voted to approve spending for the Tribal Transportation Program/IRR program in the amount of $3,016,265.71. The offers of employment to all 11 FPSU Pharmacy Program staff were approved. The family of Earlene Ackerman was approved for $500 and a star quilt, as was the family of Ronald Yellow Hammer

A sentencing, a change of plea and other hearings were conducted in front of District Judge Benjamin Fosland in Wolf Point on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Brian Ray Gustafson was sentenced for the charge of possession of illegal drugs. His sentence was three years with the Department of Corrections to run consecutively with a charge in Richland County. He was also fined $2,000. Fosland said he hopes

Greetings from Roosevelt County Aging Services! We would like to remind Medicare beneficiaries that open enrollment for Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) starts Oct. 15, and runs through Dec. 7. During Medicare Part D open enrollment, you have the opportunity to review and compare the plans that are available in Montana and can choose to enroll in a new plan. Medicare Part D plans

Montana’s 20-year-old Clean Indoor Act has received an upgrade. The Montana Legislature, earlier this year, passed a bill that adds e-cigarettes (vapes) to our long-standing smokefree law. It’s now illegal to vape in public indoor spaces, including all places of employment, bars, casinos and restaurants. This law protects people from second-hand exposure to e-cigarette aerosol, which

Roosevelt County commissioners approved the bid from Bishop Inc., for the Shotgun Creek Bridge, Bridge 1010, replacement project during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The bid from Bishop was $496,780. There were five total bids received. The second lowest bid was $501,362 from Thompson Contracting. John Bach of Interstate Engineering said the county has worked with Bishop on other

Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers attended the Big Sky Rail Conference to urge continued support for the Empire Builder in Montana. Although people at the conference said the proposal to add the Amtrak North Coast Hiawatha will not effect the current Empire Building route to northern Montana, Oelkers is still concerned about potential funding challenges. He noted the people making