There weren’t many good things to celebrate during 2020, but area residents enjoyed one of the warmest Decembers in history to end the year. According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, 2020 had the fourth warmest December in history for the area. The only warmer Decembers occurred in 1957, 1954 and 1999. The average temperature in Glasgow during December 2020 was 27.1 degrees.

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks emerged with a 46-45 victory over Fairview in a District 2C boys’ basketball showdown in Medicine Lake on Saturday, Jan. 9. After a 23-23 deadlock at half-time, the Red Hawks led 37-35 at the end of the third quarter. Fairview opened the fourth quarter with a basket by Hunter Sharbono and a three-pointer by Paul Hardy to take a 40-35 lead. After a basket by Bode Miller

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks scored a 46-30 win over Fairview in Medicine Lake on Saturday, Jan. 9. Top scorers for the Red Hawks were Baylee Davidson with 19 points and Dasani Nesbit with 10 points. Others scoring for Froid/ Lake were Sydney Dethman with eight, Mira Salvefold with six, Meg Ator with two and Brooklyn Nordwick with one. Nesbit grabbed 16 rebounds in the victory. Megan Asbeck

Despite a strong start, Froid/Lake fell short against Plentywood, 47-40, during girls’ basketball play in Medicine Lake on Thursday, Jan. 7. The Red Hawks struck for the last eight points of the opening quarter on two three-pointers by Baylee Davidson and a basket by Sydney Dethman for a 16-6 lead. Plentywood closed the margin to 19-18 late in the half, but hoops by Dethman and Meg Ator

Fort Peck Tribes are now in a modified phase 2 reopening. Starting on Jan. 15, all tribal employees returned to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tribal casinos have reopened from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at 50 percent capacity. No gathering of 30 or more people is allowed. Curfew is 12:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Area Statistics As of Friday, Jan. 8, Roosevelt County has 14 active cases. There have been