The Task Force of Roosevelt County, Fort Peck Tribes, Roosevelt Medical Center, Northeast Montana Health Services and Indian Health Services met on Monday, Feb. 22. Information was provided on variant COVID strains circulating in 44 states including in North Dakota. It is predicted that by mid-March, the variant strain plaguing the United Kingdom with high transmissibility and high death rates

Following conversations between Montana Gov. Gianforte and White House officials on Friday, Feb. 12, the Biden administration has announced Missoula County has been selected to receive vaccines through the Federally Qualified Health Center COVID-19 vaccine program. “I appreciate the Biden administration responding to my urgent request and including Missoula County in their federally-run vaccine

By Bill Vander Weele U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, says national legislators should use caution when considering the amount of dollars to be put into a new COVID relief bill. During a stop in Wolf Point on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Rosendale said about $900 billion hasn’t been spent yet in COVID relief spending. “Too much is not going to direct assistance,” Rosendale said. “Let’s

Lustre’s boys’ basketball squad downed Frazer, 78-26, in loser-out play at the District 3C tournament on Friday, Feb. 19. The Lions jumped out to a 23-0 lead in the first quarter. Lustre led by a 55-8 half-time margin. Reaching double figures for Lustre were Jasiah Hambria with 13 and Kaleb Hoversland with 11 points. Alex Chen tallied nine points. Adding eight points each were Elijah

Lustre Christian’s boys’ basketball squad was eliminated by Dodson, 56-42, during the District 3C tournament on Saturday, Feb. 20. Dodson took a 15-4 lead in the first quarter and held a 29-22 half-time advantage. The Lustre Lions stayed close but trailed by a 42-32 margin at the end of the third quarter. Top scorers for the Lions were Cayden Kent with 17 and Elijah Lenihan with nine.

Poplar native Hunter Azure will have his fourth Ultimate Fighting Championship fight on April 10. Azure will take on undefeated Jack Shore in a bantamweight battle. Azure is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Cole Smith on Sept. 5, 2020. Azure’s career record is 9-1 including 2-1 in UFC bouts. Shore is 13-0 in his MMA career including 2-0 in UFC fights. The location for

Lustre’s girls’ basketball team accounted for 28 points in the fourth quarter to nip Nashua, 49-46, in the first round of the District 3C tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The Lions trailed by a 36-21 margin entering the final quarter. Alexa Reddig led the Lions with 24 points. Aubri Holzrichter finished with 10 points. Also scoring were Grace Brown with six and Tiara Whitmus with three.

Lustre Christian’s girls’ basketball team fought off Dodson, 51-49, to earn a berth at the Eastern C divisional tournament. The Lions outscored Dodson by a 13-3 margin in the second quarter to gain a 26-17 half-time lead in the District 3C tournament’s third-place game. Lustre led 37-30 at the end of the third quarter and held on for the victory. Alexa Reddig scored 20 points to