Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has reduced the bighorn sheep license quota in hunting district 622 for the upcoming license year. Both the either-sex and ewe license have been reduced to one for the 2025 season. This proactive decision is based on population decline, which may be linked to a disease outbreak. The changes to sheep licenses for HD 622 are reflected in the 2025 hunting regulations.

In an outcome that surprised even the sponsor, senators voted unanimously Wednesday, Feb. 26, to support a bill that takes $56 million paid by tourists and returns it to property taxpayers. Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, sponsored Senate Bill 90 and said he believes the unanimous support indicates the strong appetite this session for property tax relief, although he said he wasn’t expecting to

Members of thh Wolf Point Wrestling Club earned honors in Glendive during the weekend. 6U; Kreed Solberg, fifth; Luke Toavs, third; Gianna Copenhaver, second; Makenna Robertson, fourth; Presley Toews, third. 8U: Jacob Toavs, fifth; Elliot Martinez, first; Archer Higgins, third; Kwynn Paulson, first; Andrew Matthews, first; Aspyn Solberg, fourth; Oliver Frigon, second; Ka’Anuhea Villaluz,

A “Healing the Family” wellness symposium is set for March 12-14 at the Greet the Dawn Auditorium in Poplar. Speakers include Dr. Allyson Kelley, a community health specialist; Dr. Joseph Gone, faculty director for the Harvard University Native American Program; Dr. Brad Moran, IHS Fort Peck Service Unit, and Loy Sprague, Fort Peck Community College faculty member. The event is sponsored

Poplar’s boys’ basketball team earned a divisional berth by beating Wolf Point, 64-51, during the District 2B tournament in Glasgow on Friday. The Indians led the entire game including taking a 17-4 advantage with a 10-0 run in the first quarter on five points by Kaniel Ricker, a three-pointer by Blake Lambert and an inside shot by Walker Burshia. After trailing by a 19-7 margin at the

Lustre’s boys’ basketball team cruised to a 90-16 firstround victory over Frazer at the District 3C tournament on Wednesday. The Lions gained a 23-9 lead in the first quarter and enjoyed a 47-13 half-time advantage. Lustre outscored the Bearcubs by a 25-0 margin in the third quarter. Top scorers for the Lions were Diek Olfert with 13 and Chris Traeholt with 10 points. Also scoring

Frazer’s boys’ basketball team’s season came to an end with a tough 48-43 defeat against Nashua on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Bearcubs fell behind 37-12 in the first half, but Frazer cut the gap to 44-25 in the third quarter. The Bearcubs accounted for 18 points in the fourth quarter. Gabriel Beston hit two three-pointers in the quarter. Beston and Bryce Fourstar led Frazer with 14 points