Senator’s HAULS Act increases hours-of-service flexibility for ag and livestock haulers, allows for more efficient transport of agricultural commodities U.S. Senator Jon Tester is fighting to ensure Montana ag and livestock haulers have the flexibility they need to safely deliver their products to market with the reintroduction of his bipartisan Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety

crested wheatgrass all have the potential to regrow in the fall when conditions are favorable. All three species provide highquality forage in the fall and both wildrye species provide high-quality winter feed. Warm-season species, which are less abundant in Montana due to our climate, begin growing in summer when temperatures are higher and can provide high-quality forage in summer and fall.

The Wolf Point School District trustees held their regular meeting March 15 at the district office. Six teacher hires were approved by the board: Janessa Haynie was approved for substitute teaching at the high school; Wyatt Murdoch, junior high track coach; Melissa Acenas, teacher; Lauren Haft, teacher; Grant Legare, counselor and Hannah Struttman, teacher. Ryan Wilson, high school history/ government

Area residents can consider seeking school board positions as many trustee spots are up for election this spring. Deadline for filing is 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. Election day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4. In Wolf Point, the district 3 position currently held by board chair Mark Kurokawa is up for election. He has indicated that he will not seek re-election. A trustee spot in district

The Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture approved providing a sponsorship amount to support the Elks Event Center. “We have to support the Elks,” director Jerald Peterson said. “If we are going to have anything going on, we need it.” Trustee Jan Bryan added, “We’re the chamber and the town needs the facility.” A motion was made for a $1,000 sponsorship and the motion

Fort Peck Tribal chairman Floyd Azure described his feeling as “ecstatic” that Deb Haaland was confirmed to lead the U.S. Interior Department on Monday, March 15. Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, is the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history. “She grew up on a reservation and has dealt with racism and understands our issues,” Azure said.

Lawmakers are on a tight deadline as they start to sort out how to allocate the more than $1 billion of federal pandemic relief money coming into the state. Most of the money from the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, is already earmarked for specific programs, but Congress left other pots of money for the Legislature to allocate. That allocation is in House Bill 632, which needs to be