A Wolf Point man on Wednesday, Dec. 16, admitted assaulting a woman with a hatchet at a residence on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Austin Lee Pipe Sr., 30, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. Pipe faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian

Riley John Chatterton of Sidney made guilty pleas to two felony charges as part of plea agreement in district court on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Chatterton gave guilty pleas for burglary and theft for taking items for a Culbertson location on June 18. Maximum penalties for the offense of burglary is 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine or both. Maximum penalties for the offense of theft are three

The Wolf Point speech and drama team competed in the Choteau virtual meet involving 40 other Class B and C schools from across Montana on Saturday, Dec. 19. The meet featured 249 competitors and 205 different entries. Wolf Point’s Daniel Sears earned sixth place out of 21 participants in spontaneous oral interpretation. Angelica Sutton placed second out of 19 students in Lincoln Douglas

When the Montana Legislature convenes on Jan. 4, 2021, the state’s K-12 school officials are hopeful that funding will remain at least to the level that legislators agreed to in 2019. “We haven’t heard much of anything yet,” Culbertson superintendent of schools Larry Crowder said about the possible amount of funding. Froid superintendent of schools Janessa Parenteau said she hasn’t

RCHD Facebook page or covid19.mt.gov. Area health officials are stressing that flu shots are more important this year than ever because the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to keep the community safe, health officials offer advice and information on these two infections are related. COVID-19 and the flu are each highly contagious respiratory infections, but have some key differences. They are

While the arrival of new vaccines for COVID-19 should enable a return to in-person events, the sheer mechanics of their mass distribution mean that early 2021 events are still primarily virtual. That’s certainly true for the fourth annual MonDak Agricultural Research Summit, typically held late in the year, but now moved online and converted to a webinar series, beginning Thursday, Jan. 14.

Residents are scheduled to receive another record of stimulus payments, according to national reports. Leaders in the House and Senate reportedly reached an agreement on Sunday, Dec. 20. Both the House and Senate approved the bill on Monday and sent it to President Trump’s desk. The House approved the package by a 359-53 vote. The Senate passed the bill by a 92-6 vote. The stimulus checks

The Wolf Point Lions Club and Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture conducted their annual Christmas lighting contest judging on Saturday, Dec. 19. Prizes in Wolf Point Chamber Shopping Dollars were given to the top six entries. First place received $125 in shopping dollars. Second received $75 in shopping dollars and all other placers received $50 in shopping dollars. Earning first

documents for the airport. The council also approved a pre-application packet for a planned purchase of a runway broom at a cost of $598,000. The city and county’s portion of the broom will be approximately $15,000 each. During police and animal control committee reports, a fourth round of CARES Act funding was discussed. It will be the final round of funding for the department, with a payment