By Bill Vander Weele The 2022 year was a busy and successful one regarding road construction projects in northeastern Montana. Shane Mintz, district administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation in the Glendive district, noted the highlight was the work done on Highway 13 between Wolf Point and Scobey. “It was a lot of work,” Mintz noted. “It was the biggest thing for

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.84/g on Monday, Nov. 14, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 20.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 43.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.3 cents in the last week and stands at $5.34

Roosevelt County reported four active COVID cases as of Monday, Nov. 14. There have been 3,718 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406-653-6223 for a COVID vaccine

MALTA - Wildlife health staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently detected chronic wasting disease in a cow elk that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district (HD) 622. This marks the first CWD detection in an elk in northeast Montana. This is the second CWD-positive animal detected in HD 622, the first being a mule deer buck that was harvested by a hunter in 2020. This is the