On Feb. 10, American Legion Commander David Dean of Thomas Mann Post No. 81 was notified that Michael Olson of Culbertson was selected as the Montana American Legion Firefighter of the Year. Said the notification: “We had a number of excellent candidates nominated for this prestigious award and it was a very difficult decision to pick just one.” On March 14, Dean presented Olson with a framed

Governor Steve Bullock announced a set of directives and guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and protect vulnerable Montanans Sunday, including closing of public K-12 schools, social distancing measures and limiting visitation at nursing home facilities. Bullock has directed Montana’s public K-12 schools to close starting on Monday, March 16, and remain closed through March 27.

The Montana High School Association executive board voted to “indefinitely suspend until further notice” all high school spring sports in Montana due to the recent spread of Covid-19, also known as Coronavirus, during a conference call meeting of the MHSA executive board Monday, March 16. “This includes practices and contests/meets/festivals,” said a press release from MHSA. “The executive

The Class C All-State girls’ basketball team includes two players from the Froid/Lake Red Hawks. Selected All-State were senior Sydney Labatte and junior Sydney Dethman. Other players voted to the team from District 2C were MonDak's senior Jenna Rust and Plentywood's sophomore Liv Wangerin. Also selected from Eastern C were North Country's sophomore Jaycee Erickson, Scobey's

Culbertson Public Schools has released its winter semester honor r. Students earning honors included: Principal’s Honor R (4.00 - 3.50) Seniors: Ashtyn Ator, Mariah Cathey, Jacob Crowder, Fallon Sun Rhodes, Tyler Wilbanks, Eli Williams, Rylie Northington, Clayton Marchwick and Victoria Barnhart. Juniors: Michael Pederson, Colter Romo, Travis Green, Anissa Bengochea and Colby Olson.

Don Fred Baldwin, 47, of Merced, Calif., is facing federal drug-related charges after an investigation into alleged drug activity in Brockton in November 2019. He appeared in Great Falls before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute meth, use of communications

Froid Senior Congregate Meals March 23: Tomato or cheeseburger soup, hot ham and cheese sandwiches and dessert. March 25: Meatloaf, rice pilaf and dessert. March 30: Polish, sauerkraut and dessert. Bainville Senior Congregate Meals March 19: Scalloped potato casserole, vegetables and dessert. March 24: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert. March 26: