The Culbertson School music department is hosting its annual Christmas concert Thursday, Dec. 10, with performances from grades 7-12. The concert will be held in the Culbertson gym, beginning at 7 p.m. Social distancing will be in place and personal protective equipment is a must. A flyer from the school states, “Masks are required. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend,” Online

The Culbertson Public Library announces an addition of several new books. New to the book shelves are: “ Daylight” by David Baldacci, “Law of Innocence” by Michael Connelly, “ Before She was Helen” by Caroline Cooney, “Marauder” by Clive Cussler, “After the Rain” by Alexandra Elle, “Fortune and Glory” by Janet Evanovich, “The Noel Letters” by Richard Paul

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He noted Montana used 25 unique grant programs in order to prioritized and distribute funding. “That has served our communities through these trying times,” Bullock said. “However, the pandemic continues on.” The Democrat urges federal leaders to come together in order to help each state. “Congress needs to put politics aside and come to agreement for more relief,” he said.

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Dec. 1-7 include: Brandy Brown, 50, Williston, N.D., warrant. Jayden

COVID-19 impacted Fort Peck Community College and the traditional in-person instruction at FPCC. Early on in the pandemic, Fort Peck Community College was granted temporary approval to distance delivery education. This approval was only granted until Dec. 31. After many discussions related to the current trends and COVID cases and research of online platforms at other tribal colleges, FPCC

Do you know a student who could use $1,000 to help pay for their education? The Reach Higher Montana Scholarship program opened Dec. 1 at www.ReachHigher-Montana.org. This year, the Montana-based nonprofit organization will award 81 scholarships — 30 awards for Class of 2021 graduating high school seniors and 50 awards for students currently attending a Montana college or university for use in the

For example, if a person has taxable income over $18,400 they could save approximately $276 in state income taxes by opening an MSA and depositing up to $4,000. The MSA earns interest free from Montana income taxation and the balance at the end of the year rolls over for use in the future. Funds must be deposited by Dec. 31. Goetting added that an MSA can also be a legacy. By placing a payable-on-death

The Culbertson High School’s speech and drama team competed at its first virtual meet on Saturday, Dec. 5. The meet, hosted by Belfry, featured students from Class B-C schools from across the state competing over the Tabroom and National Speech and Debate platforms. Culbertson had only four students competing this week because COVID and the virtual platform have created a huge drop in