An explosion at a Roosevelt County farm resulted in a death on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Roosevelt County Sheriff/ Coroner Jason Frederick reported that at about 4 p.m., dispatch received a report of a large explosion at Roosevelt County Commissioner Duane Nygaard’s farm approximately five miles north of Wolf Point on Highway 250. When emergency personnel responded, they discovered an outbuilding

Roosevelt County had five active cases of COVID-19 with no current hospitalization as of Dec. 29. There have been 68 confirmed COVID-related deaths in the county. County health officials encourage all residents aged 5 and up to be vaccinated and those over 16 should consider getting booster doses. Immunizations are by appointment only. For questions or to schedule an appointment, call 406-653-6223.

Following an aggressive push, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced he secured $5,159,810 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for the state of Montana and local school districts to ease supply chain disruptions and foot shortages brought on by the pandemic by providing flexibility to allow locally sourced food to be acquired for students. “No Montana student should ever go hungry,