Roosevelt County reported 23 active COVID cases as of Friday, Feb. 3. There have been 3,942 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406653-6223 for a COVID vaccine

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.22/g on Monday, Feb. 6,, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 23.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 16.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 5.2 cents in the last week and stands at $4.60

Wolf Point’s AAU wrestlers competed at the Mon-Dak Open in Williston, N.D., during the weekend. Placing for Wolf Point were: 6 and Under: Kwynn Paulson, first. 7-8: Kye Paulson, first. 9-10: Maxton Macdonald, second. 7-8 Girls: Addison Matejovsky, first. 11-12 Girls: Anna Matejovsky, first. 13-14 Girls: Iyerlee Paulson, second. Wolf Point’s AAU wrestlers also competed

Poplar native Myltin Bighorn will be on the sports world’s biggest stage on Sunday, Feb. 12, as part of the Kansas City Chiefs’ organization at the Super Bowl. Bighorn works as an intern for the Chiefs. He was the team’s inaugural recipient of the Lone Bear/H. Roe Bartle Rotational Internship. He is a graduate student in sports management at the University of Kansas. The Chiefs’ program

A bill to cement existing federal protections in state law for Native American children, families and tribal nations navigating child welfare proceedings received broad support from Indigenous child welfare advocates during a packed hearing last week at the Montana Legislature. House Bill 317, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, would create the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act, a

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., helped introduce two bills to fight back against the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) recently announced unconstitutional federal registry for firearms with stabilizing braces. “The ATF has proven time and time again that they are hellbent on carrying out President Biden and Senate Democrats’ unconstitutional gun grabbing agenda. I will not

As a direct result of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s continued push to increase cattle pricing transparency and fight consolidation in the beef industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced the launch of its pilot Cattle Contracts Library. Tester worked with his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), to secure this program, which was funded

Last week, U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester, and Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, announced that Montana’s congressional delegation will restart Montana Coffee on March 1. The bipartisan weekly meeting provides an opportunity for Montanans visiting Washington D.C. to meet face-to-face with their representatives over a cup of coffee. “Meeting with Montanans is always the best