A bill being sponsored by Rep. Frank Smith, D-Poplar, is receiving support from the Montana Farmers Union. The proposal seeks to require a placard of County of Origin on beef or pork products. Information on beef and pork products will include “Born, raised and processed in the USA.” A letter from the Montana Farmers Union notes, “Many consumers may be fine buying imported beef, and that

This week’s Fort Peck Tribes Executive Board meeting ended earlier than usual becaues Indian Health Service Director Dennis Four Bear was quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure. There has been much less travel during the pandemic and the travel log was short, leaving very little for the chairman’s report. With six voting members in attendance, the board moved directly to committee

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department for Feb. 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: February 2 Michael Vandall, 37, male, 100 block of Main Street, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal court. Carrie Warclub, 27, female, 100 block of Fairweather Street,

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Feb. 2-8 include: Clifford Briscoe, 40, Poplar, warrant. Joshua Burks,

According to Montana State University Extension, some Montanans can qualify for state and federal tax credits that may provide funds for working families with children who have faced dire financial consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, said Montanans should look into the earned income tax credit, the federal government’s largest

Josh Jason Dennis has been arrested and charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. His initial court date is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10. Bond has been set at $25,000. According to court reports, deputies conducted business checks at the Stateline and Colby’s casinos located east of Bainville on Jan. 28. When a deputy illuminated