Indian Health Service employees and area residents, who utilize IHS programs on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, have expressed concerns about a pending handover of responsibility following a July 8 vote by the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board in Poplar. The board voted to trigger Public Law 93-638 for the coming fiscal year, bringing some programs under the authority of the Fort Peck Tribes

Montana State University Extension’s Local Government Center will provide support to the 43 municipalities and 12 counties in Montana that are participating in the decennial local government review. The MSU Extension Local Government Center will provide training for study commissioners, including a July 24 online training, and support municipalities and counties through the process, according

The average daily release of water from Fort Peck is staying at 8,000 cubic feet per second, according to a conference call by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week. John Remus, chief of the Missouri Basin Water Management Division, said the delayed second peak reached 20,000 cfs on June 20 and held until June 29. The level decreased until hitting 8,000 cfs on July 7-8. “We will

The Culbertson Town Council held its regular meeting July 8. Council members received an update on the Big Sky Field Airport SRE building. A reworked building plan is being developed, with the town’s portion coming to approximately $50,000 out of a $1 million project budget. Bids are expected to go out on the project in the fall. Road and water projects were discussed. Monies for the projects

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Adam Abdel-Aziz, 40, hold for other agency. Frank Baker, 42, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Alphonse Bird, 20, Browning, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Andrew Brown, 43, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada,