Poplar’s tennis team enjoyed great success at the Chinook Invitational during the weekend. “I believe the only match that we lost was to Chinook,” Poplar Coach Aaron Snyder said. The coach said the Indians posted a 3-1 team record during the action. One of the tournament’s highlights was Catherine Bear defeated Chinook’s top player in singles. The Indians will host the Poplar

Junior high track athletes from Wolf Point, Frontier and Poplar placed during action in Sidney on Thursday, April 22. Wolf Point scored 13 points for seventh-grade girls, two points for eighth-grade girls and 10 points for eighth-grade boys. Andrew Dschaak took fourth in the 200-meter hurdles and fifth in the 400 for eighth-grade boys. Kolby Burshia placed fifth in the shot put and 200-meter

During the last year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offered hunter and bowhunter education classes online due to COVID concerns. Since last spring, more than 17,000 Montanans completed the online courses, which is nearly double the number of students in a typical year. “The biggest increase we saw was among adult bowhunter education students,” said FWP outdoor skills and safety supervisor

Wolf Point’s tennis team competed during an invitational in Havre on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24. “They played Harlem, Poplar and Chinook. The girls competed and had some success,” Wolf Point Coach Dan Horsmon said. “I’m really proud of the girls. They’re working hard and getting better every day.” Julie Garfield earned three singles’ victories during the week.

The Office of the Governor has released the 2021 Montana Water and Supply Drought Outlook Report. According to the report, 42 percent of the state is classified as abnormally dry, with another 18 percent of the state in severe to extreme drought conditions. May and June are historically the two wettest months of the year in Montana. “Following an unusually mild winter, the conditions we

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a public hearing on May 13, at 9 a.m., to consider the proposed adoption and amendments of three new rules pertaining to the use of deer or elk urine to mask human odor. The purpose of the new rules is to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, which can be present in the urine and glandular scents of infected deer and elk. The hearing will be

As the Montana Legislature nears the close of its biennial business, Republican lawmakers are mounting a case against the judicial branch and the state Supreme Court with accusations of judicial bias and improper record keeping, while Democrats call the inquiry a “witch hunt.” Since the start of the 2021 Legislative Session, lawmakers have proposed numerous bills seeking changes to the judicial