A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates for Head Start programs, Montana Attorney General Knudsen announced on Monday, Jan. 3. The mandate required all Head Start staff and volunteers receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 31 and required children as young as 2-years old to wear a mask. Knudsen and 23 other state attorneys

Farmers in the western Dakotas and eastern Montana will have the opportunity to hear nationally-known speakers address topics affecting agriculture in the region during North Dakota University Extension’s Diversity, Direction and Dollars agricultural forum. The forum will be held Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Roosevelt Grand Dakota Hotel in Dickinson, N.D. The forum will provide ideas for

approved bids for a fiber cable project to the track/football field’s crow nest for wifi capabilities. Jerald and Louise Petersen were selected to serve as grand marshals for the 98th Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede coming in July. Students from Northside Elementary School and Wolf Point High School combined efforts to put fresh paint on the underpass in Wolf Point. Northside students

Following the passage of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced he secured $28,610,817 in Federal Aviation Administration fiscal year 2022 funding for 69 Montana airports as part of the law. “Montana’s airports are essential to keeping our state connected and our economy strong,” Tester said. “This funding from my bipartisan

As of Sunday, Dec. 25, Roosevelt County only had five active cases of COVID-19 with only one current hospitalization. There have been 67 confirmed COVID-related deaths in the county. County health officials encourage all residents aged five and up to be vaccinated and those over 16 should consider getting booster doses. Immunizations are by appointment only. For questions or to schedule an appointment,