The Wolf Point School District board of trustees held a special meeting Monday, Aug. 17. The meeting was made available at the Southside School Facebook page. Topping the discussion was the recommendation to hire activities director Cody Larson as assistant high school volleyball coach. The recommendation came months after the district was unable to hire an assistant coach and the season now

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Aug. 10-16. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: August 10 Danny Martin, 36, male, 500 block of Blaine Street, neglect of a child (three counts) and unlawful sale/use/abuse/ possession of prescription medication, tribal court.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten in-person voting, U.S. Senator Jon Tester pushed back on the U.S. Postal Service’s attempts to “disenfranchise Montanans,” as he put it, this November by not automatically considering election mail to be First Class mail. It has been widely speculated that the move that could slow down vote by mail by multiple days and significantly increase

In response to dry, warm weather that could increase the danger of human-caused wildfires, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access sites and wildlife management areas are now under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Hill and Roosevelt counties as of Friday morning, Aug. 14. The restrictions will be in effect until further notice. FWP followed the lead of Hill and Roosevelt county officials

At their meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture determined that the Night on the Missouri dinner should be canceled. The fourth annual event was set to be held in late August or early September. Due to concerns that social distancing and adequate sanitation for COVID-19 could not be achieved at the event, chamber directors voted to cancel the annual dinner

Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive Thursday giving Montana counties the option of shifting to all-mail ballots for the November general election as they did for the June primary, saying the order gives local election authorities a way to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among election-day crowds at polling places. The governor, who will be on the fall ballot as the Democratic candidate for

Delays in postal deliveries related to policy changes from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy have prompted a response from Congressman Greg Gianforte. He said in a letter dated Aug. 6 that the delays in mail service are unacceptable. Dejoy has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s mail service, displacing the two top executives overseeing day-to-day operations, according to a memo released