Malta’s girls broke away to beat Fairfield, 49-33, in the championship game of the Northern B basketball tournament held in Wolf Point on Saturday, March 6. After a 19-19 half-time deadlock, Malta outscored Fairfield 15-9 in the third quarter and 15-5 in the fourth quarter. Top scorers for the M’ettes were Allison Kunze with 12 and Maddie Williamson with 10 points. Emma Woods scored

Montana poet laureate Melissa Kwasny’s “Letters to a Young Poet” program seeks to assist Montana students in the creation of epistolary poetry. Kwasny will email participating teachers a “letter poem” addressed to students, which the teacher shares with their class. The letter will offer suggestions and assignments for student responses and often include sample letter poems by other poets,

Western Native Voice in partnership with We Are Montana have announced they are expanding their COVID-19 Relief Fund to include a new Native American healthcare scholarship program. The program will provide financial support to Native American Montanans pursuing education in a healthcare-related field and who are determined to improve the health status of their communities. The WNV COVID Relief

Invasive zebra mussels found another avenue for potential infestation of Montana waters. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks was notified March 3 that zebra mussels were detected in aquarium moss balls sold at a pet store in Washington state. FWP immediately checked pet stores around Montana and found invasive mussels in moss balls at multiple locations. It appears these moss balls were imported

Roosevelt County’s employees will receive a one-time stipend from federal CARES funds after a decision by Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday, March 2. Commissioners unanimously approved giving each full-time employee a $1,000 stipend and halftime employees a $500 stipend. Commissioners noted that individuals have dealt with added expenses such as day care during the COVID pandemic.

The Wolf Point School District is in the process of filling one of its school board positions. During February’s board meeting, the board accepted the resignation of District 4 trustee Janice Wemmer- Kegley. An appointment to replace Wemmer- Kegley is required to take place prior to April 8. The individual will be appointed to serve until the trustee election on May 4. The appointed person

Highway 2 Association president Bob Sivertsen expressed gratitude to the House Transportation Committee for tabling House Bill 545 last week. The bill would have established a Montana Transportation Commission. Sivertsen said, “Make no mistake the proposal was introduced for the sole purpose of advancing a decades old effort to re-establish the Hiawatha Passenger Service in Southern Montana