frostbite and hypothermia, dress in warm layers, including a hat and gloves, when outside. Frostbite can occur on unprotected skin within 10 minutes in these conditions. If traveling, have a winter safety kit packed in your vehicle. Include things like a blanket, shovel, snow/ ice scraper, jumper cables, drinking water and a flashlight,” said Maliawco. He added that pipes may need special

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., voted to advance major Montana priorities in the bipartisan defense bill, the “National Defense Authorization Act,” including a 2.7 percent pay raise for troops and support for Malmstrom Air Force Base and Montana’s National Guard. “This bipartisan defense bill gives our troops a much-deserved pay raise, supports Malmstrom and the Montana National Guard,

Visit Spring Meadon State Park for a short, easy hike just under a mile. We will discuss the history and interesting facts about Spring Meadow Lake. Hike begins at 11 a.m. First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park: The gates at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. on New Year’s Day for people to come out and enjoy the park’s 3-mile, self-guided trail. Ranger Alice

The Montana Association of Counties, a statewide organization of Montana’s 56 counties that helps provide effective county governance to the people of Montana, welcomes commissioner Jason Strouf, Custer County, as its new association president. Through intergovernmental relations, communications, and education, MACo seeks to enhance the operation of Montana’s county governments and the

The Montana Association of Counties, a statewide organization of Montana’s 56 counties that helps provide effective county governance to the people of Montana, welcomes commissioner Jason Strouf, Custer County, as its new association president. Through intergovernmental relations, communications, and education, MACo seeks to enhance the operation of Montana’s county governments and the

February The Roosevelt County Commissioners unanimously appointed Frank A. Piocos as the new county attorney on Monday, Feb. 1. Piocos will finish the term of Austin Knudsen, who was elected the state’s new attorney general in November. There was a repeat winner in the Wolf Point Spelling Bee on Thursday, Jan. 29. Griffin Azure, an eighth-grade student, earned the title for the second straight