Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 10 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.10/g on Monday, Aug. 29, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 36.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 78.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 7.3 cents in the last week and stands at $5.04

Dear Editor: Kudos to your staff this year with your expanded coverage of local events and printing other informative articles! We recently appreciated your article about the grasshopper plague that we are experiencing this year and would like to see some follow- up worries addressed. For example, here north of town, we have lost all our grass, garden and plantings, and so many of our

new reading, writing and math curriculums. In addition, a re-implementation of the PAX good behavior games will take place. Gourneau said the program manages behavior and helps students self regulate. The PAX program stresses Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness. Gourneau explained that the Roosevelt County Health Department sponsored the program for three years. Now, MSU-Northern

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site has announced their annual Living History Weekend dates: Sept. 3-4. Living History volunteers and members from the local Fort Union Muzzle Loader Association will bring history to life through historical dress, demonstrations, crafts, tools, and stories. Saturday from noon - 2 p.m. CDT will feature art programming. Before cameras, copiers and the

it a child’s removal solely on the basis of parental substance use, disorderly living conditions, economic status or childhood obesity. That more narrow definition of “neglect,” particularly as it relates to parental drug or alcohol use, received strong pushback from multiple state child welfare officials. Montana Department of Justice Special Services Bureau Chief Dana Toole, who

The Montana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, Aug. 16, that the Bureau of Indian Affairs can be held responsible for $1.6 million in damages awarded to a Northern Cheyenne woman who was coerced into sex by BIA Officer Dana Bullcoming in 2015. After a lengthy judicial process, the Montana Supreme Court finally answered the question of whether law enforcement officers act outside the scope of their

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Aug. 15-21. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) August 15 Devin Hall, 32, male, 400 block of Cascade St., protection of government officials/ employees, theft and criminal trespass, tribal court. Skyla Weston, 44, female, 400 block of Cascade St., open container

( 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: Ricky Bain, 64, Plentywood, sexual assault. William Bird, 28, Missoula, hold for other agency. Darnell