Lustre Christian High School’s basketball teams suffered defeats against North Country on Friday, Jan. 15. The Lions lost by a 60-13 margin in the girls’ game. North Country led 17-2 at the end of the first quarter. Scoring for Lustre were Tiara Whitmus with nine and Alexa Reddig with four points. In the boys’ contest, North Country picked up a 44-30 victory. The game was even at

Frazer lost by a 76-33 final against Dodson in boys’ basketball action on Friday, Jan. 15. The Coyotes led 19-6 at the end of the first quarter and 46-15 at intermission. Top scorers for the Bearcubs were John Hotomanie with 11 and Kevin Ackerman with 10 points. Ty Fourstar added nine points and Jonathon Jackson had three points. Leading Dodson were Zarek Jones with 20 and Michael Jaynes

The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center has postponed its 2020 Inductee Recognition Ceremony and Western Heritage Gathering, normally held in early February each year, to Saturday, Aug. 14. “Due to local restrictions and an abundance of caution related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pushing back our annual celebration,” said MCHF executive director Christy Stensland.

Brockton’s boys’ basketball team lost a tough 49-47 game in overtime against Savage on Saturday, Jan. 16. Brockton jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the first quarter and led 25-17 at the half. Savage fought back to 33-29 in the third quarter. Regulation ended in a 40-40 deadlock. Savage scored nine points in overtime for the win. Top scorers for Brockton were Allen Russell with 14, Treydyn

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has made the decision to send 150 Army National Guard soldiers from Montana to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20. “I’m grateful to our selfless soldiers who are answering the call of duty again today to help ensure a peaceful transfer of power, a bedrock of our republic,” Gianforte said in a press release.

The Montana Department of Agriculture has issued an emergency quarantine order to protect against the introduction and spread of the emerald ash borer, a destructive wood-boring beetle that has already killed millions of ash trees in North America. The order was motivated by the removal of federal domestic quarantine regulations by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health

A strong majority of farmers/ farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll. The survey of rural adults and farmers/ farmworkers explores how the pandemic has affected their mental health personally and in their communities,

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division is warning Montana taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second round of Economic Impact Payments. In the last several months, IRS-CI has seen a variety of Economic Impact Payment scams and other financial schemes designed to steal money and personal information from taxpayers. Criminals