sen noted that Welch’s behavior was unprofessional and in violation of her contract. Trustee Mark Zilkoski said the hearing sought the quest for truth. He was disappointed that a witness talked to the school district’s attorney but didn’t speak in person to the school board. “I need to hear it from the horse’s mouth,” he said. Hansen said that trustees had two different informations

Average gasoline prices in Montana are unchanged in the last week, averaging $4.28/g on Monday, May 16, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 24.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.39/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen 3.0 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.55 per gallon. According to GasBuddy

In anticipation of the federal public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials will soon launch an extensive outreach campaign to Montana Medicaid and Healthy Montana Kids (HMK) families about upcoming changes that could impact their healthcare coverage. One of the first critical steps in the process is encouraging the thousands

business degree at Dawson College as well as play basketball. Sean Uy plans to attend Abilene Christian University in Texas to pursue a degree in Wildlife Resources and Management. Salutatorian is Kaleb Hoversland, son of Mr & Mrs Blaine Hoversland. Valedictorian is Sean Uy, son of Mr. & Mrs. Erickson Uy of Wolf Point. They gave great speeches! Congratulations to the graduates! Kolden

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and two other Republican attorneys general have pulled out of the national association of state attorneys general. The move to pull out of the organization follows Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, who left the organization last year. Until then, membership included every state attorney general in the union. Knudsen, along with Missouri Attorney

Education Association during their bargaining meeting on Tuesday, April 26. The Plan A package offers a 2 percent increase to the base salary for 2022-2023, a 1 percent increase for 2023-2024 and a 1 percent increase for the 2023-2024 school year. The Plan B package proposed by the Wolf Point School District features increasing the base salary to $38,000, an increase of 15.14 percent, for

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., released the following statement after voting in favor of advancing the Women’s Health Protection Act to a final vote in the Senate. The vote failed 49-51. “Women must have the right to make their own health care decisions without interference from their government. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will be ripping away a right that women have

The Wolf Point School board will feature three new trustees at its next meeting. During the election on Tuesday, May 3, Keith Higgins received 100 votes while Ronald Jackson had 43 votes in District 1. Jackson was appointed to the position earlier this year. For the at-large position, Bif Loucks won with 505 votes and Robert A. Zimmerman had 136 votes. Loucks will replace Dr. Mark Zilkoski