A bill seeking to make Montana roadways safer for motorists and wildlife by creating a $1 million pilot program for wildlife crossing structures passed out of committee last week. The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee voted 13-6 to pass House Bill 887 shortly after holding a hearing on the measure. The bill would create a fund for the design, construction, restoration, protection and study

The Wolf Point Basketball Club is hosting a youth basketball tournament for grades three through eight on Saturday, April 8. The Wolf Point Spring Hoopfest will take place at gymnasiums at the Wolf Point Junior/Senior High School, Southside Elementary School, Northside Elementary School and Frontier School. Brock Copenhaver, presidet of the WPBC, said the idea of a youth basketball tournament

The 2023 Montana State University Spring Rodeo will run Thursday, April 13, through Sunday, April 16, at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. The action begins at 7 p.m. Thursday with performance rounds. Attendees are encouraged to show up in blue and gold attire to support the event’s “College Night.” Friday and Saturday slack rounds will start at 10 a.m., and performance rounds will

Wrestlers from Wolf Point and Poplar earned honors at the Montana Open held during the weekend. Wolf Point’s Anna Matejovsky placed third at 114 pounds in the girls’ 12 and under division. She won five matches during the tournament including pinning Fort Benton’s Maycee Ort in 2:12 for third place. Jeina Reum took third place at 95 pounds in the girls’ 15 age division. She posted

A few track athletes from Wolf Point and Frazer competed at the Scobey/Wolf Point indoor track invitational in Williston, N.D., on Friday, March 24. Wolf Point’s junior Charlie Page earned first place in the shot put with a best of 41-0. Placing for Frazer in the boys’ shot put event were Joseph Beston in sixth place at 31-05 and Christopher Fox in seventh place at 29-04. Frazer’s

Late winter and early spring is often a difficult time for wildlife. After using fat reserves through most of the winter, along with trying to find what food is available, many animals are at their most vulnerable at this time of year. And as we’ve all experienced, the winter of 2022-23 has been a tough, long winter with heavy snow and cold temperatures late into the year. That’s why Montana