The 15th annual Poplar River ice fishing contest is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4. Registration begins at 10 a.m. The contest runs from noon to 3 p.m. There will be cash prizes for first, second and third place. Additional door prizes will also be awarded. Entry fee is $10 per hole or three holes for $25. The largest fish, any species, wins. For more information, contact Doug Marottek,

Roosevelt County commissioners took care of beginning of the year business during their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Commissioners agreed to keep having their regular meetings at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays if county business requires. The weekly agenda will be posted no later than 11 a.m. on Friday. The agendas will be posted on the main hallway bulletin board in the courthouse in Wolf Point and just

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., stressed the loss of jobs from the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline after the Biden administration released a report regarding the decision. Daines and Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, demanded the report. The Biden administration finally owned up to what we have known all along — killing the Keystone XL pipeline cost good-paying jobs, hurt Montana’s economy

Roosevelt County has recently received the first two checks as part of the multi-state settlement holding the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors — Cardinal, McKesso and AmerisourceBergen — and Johnson & Johnson accountable for their roles in fueling the national opioid epidemic and the harm it has caused. Montana is anticipated to receive $80 million total. Overall,

During a press conference call, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the investment of $9.6 million across the country to help the agriculture industry diversify the nation’s meat supply. “We’re looking at a creative, comprehensive effort to expand marketing opportunities for meat and poultry,” Vilsack said during the conference call on Thursday, Jan. 5. He added that goals include