The 2022 year was a busy and successful one regarding road construction projects in northeastern Montana. Shane Mintz, district administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation in the Glendive district, noted the highlight was the work done on Highway 13 between Wolf Point and Scobey. “It was a lot of work,” Mintz noted. “It was the biggest thing for northeastern Montana.”

Wolf Point School District officials are working on different efforts with the assistance of a survey to improve students’ attitudes regarding learning. Sarah Ruff, the district’s curriculum director, explains that the PASS survey, which will be conducted twice a school year, helps measure attitudes of students in grades 2-12. “It helps to understand their feelings, their confidence

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Nov. 7-13. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) November 7 Leonard Follet Jr., 29, male, 200 block of U.S. Highway 2, partner/family member assault, tribal court. Devin Hall, 33, male, 400 block of Cascade Street, assault and unauthorized possession of prescription

A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative and Western Native Voice examines where inmates in Montana’s state prison system come from, and looks at incarceration rates at the local level – data that has not been routinely collected and compiled. The report shows that some neighborhoods and areas of Montana’s largest cities contribute disproportionately to the state’s incarceration rates,

Otis Sherman Johnson has been charged with four drug-related felony charges. Johnson is facing the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) with intent to distribute, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth) with intent to distribute, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) and criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth). According to court documents,

The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana and Montana Campus Compact have announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. This year’s scholarship is being offered in two awards, $1,000 for 50 hours of service and $1,500 for 100 hours of service. The scholarships will be offered to 100 Montana seniors attending Montana