The weather ready briefing for eastern Montana and northern Wyoming was conducted by Luke Arends, Billings, and Scott Rozanski, Glasgow, of the National Weather Service last week. The forecast through Feb. 5, is leaning toward likely above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation for the area. Arends said that for the month of February, forecasts are leaning above normal temperatures

District Judge Michael G. Moses has denied former county attorney Frank Piocos’ appeal seeking relief. The ruling was filed in district court on Monday, Jan. 22. Piocos was looking for a judgment to acknowledge he was not lawfully removed as county attorney, having his salary reinstated, having his salary paid from Feb. 4, 2023, to the present, having attorney’s fees paid and other supplemental

Roosevelt County voters will decide on two issues during the primary election after commissioners unanimously approved resolutions during a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16. One question regards conducting a local government review and establishing a study commission to perform the review. The state’s constitution requires that each unit of local government must conduct such an election every 10 years.

The Bainville Town Council held its regular meeting Jan. 8. During the public comment period, David Norton asked if the cemetery road was a part of the town and if the name of the road was changed. Council members explained that the road is part of the town now and it did not have to change names. Norton also asked how much it costs the town to have a curb stop repaired and whether town policies have

The Culbertson School Board accepted the resignations of Logan Nickoloff (effective at the end of the school year) and Christian Damm during its monthly meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Hired for the 2024-2025 school year were April Wills, Victoria Obergfell and Shannon O’Brien. Eddie Morris was hired as a guest teacher. Trustees discussed the possibility of putting Culbertson’s old