31 March 2022

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Agency Proposes Endangered Status For North American Bat

Agency Proposes Endangered Status For North American Bat


The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed increasing federal protections for northern long-eared bats in the face of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that affects cave-dwelling bats across much of North America, including eastern Montana. The species’ decline is problematic for agricultural producers, who benefit from pollination and pest control provided by bats. Increased protections

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Poplar’s Golfers Shoot For Good Season

Poplar’s Golfers Shoot For Good Season


Poplar’s turnout for golf consists of four boys and three girls this season. The boys’ team features Landon Young, Quinn Southerland, Preston Ogle and Michael Young. Poplar’s girls’ golf squad includes Kya Buckles, Gracie Tolman and Gracelyn Medicine Cloud. Ogle and Medicine Cloud are returning letterwinners for the Indians. Brock Copenhaver is guiding the Indians’ golf program

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Joise Denney Wolchesky

Joise Denney Wolchesky


Joise Denney Wolchesky died March 21, 2022, in Billings, Mont. She was born April 12, 1927, at Perry, Okla., the fourth child of Russell and Hilda Dayton Denney. She was raised and attended school at Belfry, where she was valedictorian of her class. To the age of 12, she lived with her grandmother, Anna Hancock. After graduation, Joise was employed at the Roosevelt County Welfare Department and she and William Wolchesky were married in Wolf Point on July 3, 1947. They were divorced in 1970. Joise was employed by the USDA for 34 years, based at times in Wolf Point, Bozeman, Guam, Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii. While in the Pacific, she helped establish offices at Guam, Saipan, Ponape, Truk, Yap, Palau, Kosrae, Marshall Islands and American Samoa, as well as a state office in Hilo, Hawaii. During her 16 years in the Pacific, she traveled and assisted in these county offices as well as the Hawaii county

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Poplar Returns Standouts For Track Season

Poplar Returns Standouts For Track Season


The Poplar Indians hope to start their season on a strong note when they compete at the Glasgow Invitational on Friday, April 1. This year’s district meet will take place in Glasgow on May 14. The Indians are looking forward to a solid track season with 34 athletes out for the sport this season. Among the returning athletes is Jazmin Gorder. She finished second in the 800 and sixth

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FWP To Instruct Anglers To Kill  Invasive Smallmouth Bass

FWP To Instruct Anglers To Kill Invasive Smallmouth Bass


After an invasive smallmouth bass was caught in the Gardner River just outside Yellowstone National Park on Feb. 19, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking anglers to voluntarily kill the fish. FWP also will propose a rule next month that would require them to be killed and reported. The catch worried wildlife officials as the fish is not native to the area, and an established population