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Winter’s blustery weather seemed to be here to stay with a week-long -21 average temperature to wake up to. School buses were canceled one day, but teams are playing basketball and school has continued. Lustre played Frazer at Lustre on Saturday, winning both Lustre Christian High School girls and boys games. Notice was received of the death of Harry Rauch, son of Herb and Ida Rauch, husband

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Lustre News

Winter’s blustery weather seemed to be here to stay with a week-long -21 average temperature to wake up to. School buses were canceled one day, but teams are playing basketball and school has continued. Lustre played Frazer at Lustre on Saturday, winning both Lustre Christian High School girls and boys games. Notice was received of the death of Harry Rauch, son of Herb and Ida Rauch, husband

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Tensions Run High At TEB

By Christian Hustad This week’s Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board meeting started with a bang when Councilwoman Patt Iron Cloud requested a previous meeting’s resolution be placed on the current agenda. The resolution was regarding the dismissal of the BP Construction lawsuit. Iron Cloud’s motion failed, but tension rose further when members of the board argued that she stop her live

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Tensions Run High At TEB

By Christian Hustad This week’s Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board meeting started with a bang when Councilwoman Patt Iron Cloud requested a previous meeting’s resolution be placed on the current agenda. The resolution was regarding the dismissal of the BP Construction lawsuit. Iron Cloud’s motion failed, but tension rose further when members of the board argued that she stop her live

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Posted on January 13, 2022

MDOT Issues New Load Posting For Bridge

The Montana Department of Transportation recently issued new load postings for the West Fork Poplar River Bridge on MT 248 northeast of Richland in Valley County. The postings are part of a multi-year effort to update load ratings and postings on Montana bridges as mandated by the Federal Highway Administration. The FHWA mandate is in response to changes in the trucking industry over the last

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MDOT Issues New Load Posting For Bridge

The Montana Department of Transportation recently issued new load postings for the West Fork Poplar River Bridge on MT 248 northeast of Richland in Valley County. The postings are part of a multi-year effort to update load ratings and postings on Montana bridges as mandated by the Federal Highway Administration. The FHWA mandate is in response to changes in the trucking industry over the last

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Poplar Girls Capture Top Honors At Cut Bank Invitational

The Poplar Indians came away with the girls’ wrestling tournament championship at the Cut Bank Invitational during the weekend. The Indians finished with 49 points. Havre and Simms each scored 45 points. Jazmin Gorder won the first-place title at 113 pounds. In her first two matches, Gorder pinned Choteau’s Arionna Gomes in 1:19 and Heart Butte’s Rita Bustos in 35 seconds. Gorder then

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Poplar Girls Capture Top Honors At Cut Bank Invitational

The Poplar Indians came away with the girls’ wrestling tournament championship at the Cut Bank Invitational during the weekend. The Indians finished with 49 points. Havre and Simms each scored 45 points. Jazmin Gorder won the first-place title at 113 pounds. In her first two matches, Gorder pinned Choteau’s Arionna Gomes in 1:19 and Heart Butte’s Rita Bustos in 35 seconds. Gorder then

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Poplar Wrestlers Place At Meet

Five of Poplar’s boys’ wrestlers placed at the Cut Bank Invitational during the weekend. Navarjo Escarcega earned second place at 120 pounds. He pinned Jefferson’s Reed Zander in 1:31 during the first round and Cut Bank’s Kellan Cassidy in 3:43 during the quarter-final round. Escarcega then pinned Arlee’s Tyler Thomas in 1:34 to advance into the title match. Simms’ Steven Schubarth

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Poplar Wrestlers Place At Meet

Five of Poplar’s boys’ wrestlers placed at the Cut Bank Invitational during the weekend. Navarjo Escarcega earned second place at 120 pounds. He pinned Jefferson’s Reed Zander in 1:31 during the first round and Cut Bank’s Kellan Cassidy in 3:43 during the quarter-final round. Escarcega then pinned Arlee’s Tyler Thomas in 1:34 to advance into the title match. Simms’ Steven Schubarth

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Wolf Point Boys Outscore Harlem, 70-67

Kelby Bauer got red hot in the third quarter and the Wolves held on to outscore Harlem, 70-67, at home on Saturday, Jan. 8. Five three-pointers by Bauer helped change the game from a 38-37 half-time score to a 62-49 advantage after three quarters. “My boys have been grinding hard,” Wolf Point Coach Troy Blount said. “Kelby and Julian [Benson] had a big weekend offensively for us. But

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Wolf Point Boys Outscore Harlem, 70-67

Kelby Bauer got red hot in the third quarter and the Wolves held on to outscore Harlem, 70-67, at home on Saturday, Jan. 8. Five three-pointers by Bauer helped change the game from a 38-37 half-time score to a 62-49 advantage after three quarters. “My boys have been grinding hard,” Wolf Point Coach Troy Blount said. “Kelby and Julian [Benson] had a big weekend offensively for us. But

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Poplar Boys Lose Against Fairview

By Bill Vander Weele The Poplar Indians put up a strong fight but lost at home against Class C power Fairview, 58-48, on Friday, Jan. 7. Fairview led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter and 32-27 at the half. Delray Lilley enjoyed a solid night and finished with 16 points. Also scoring for the Indians were Geordy Medicine Cloud with nine, Dennis Red Eagle with seven, Kaniel Ricker with

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Poplar Boys Lose Against Fairview

By Bill Vander Weele The Poplar Indians put up a strong fight but lost at home against Class C power Fairview, 58-48, on Friday, Jan. 7. Fairview led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter and 32-27 at the half. Delray Lilley enjoyed a solid night and finished with 16 points. Also scoring for the Indians were Geordy Medicine Cloud with nine, Dennis Red Eagle with seven, Kaniel Ricker with

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Lady Wolves Fight Off Wildcats

There were some passes that Wolf Point Coach Frank Benson wasn’t pleased with against Harlem, but a couple of passes made a big positive difference in the Wolves’ 5042 league victory over Harlem on Saturday, Jan. 8. Ahead by only a 41-40 margin with just over three minutes to play, the Wolves scored when passes from Josie Kolstad and Haidyn Raining Bird broke the press and resulted in a basket

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Lady Wolves Fight Off Wildcats

There were some passes that Wolf Point Coach Frank Benson wasn’t pleased with against Harlem, but a couple of passes made a big positive difference in the Wolves’ 5042 league victory over Harlem on Saturday, Jan. 8. Ahead by only a 41-40 margin with just over three minutes to play, the Wolves scored when passes from Josie Kolstad and Haidyn Raining Bird broke the press and resulted in a basket

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Posted on January 13, 2022

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Posted on January 13, 2022

Wolves Earns Victory In Baker

Wolf Point’s boys’ basketball team outscored Baker by a 67-44 final in non-conference action on Friday, Jan. 7. After leading by a 14-12 margin at the end of the first quarter, the Wolves increased the gap to 35-23 in the second quarter. Juliun Benson scored seven points during the second period. The Wolves then ran off 17 points in the third quarter for a 52-34 margin. Leading the charge

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Wolves Earns Victory In Baker

Wolf Point’s boys’ basketball team outscored Baker by a 67-44 final in non-conference action on Friday, Jan. 7. After leading by a 14-12 margin at the end of the first quarter, the Wolves increased the gap to 35-23 in the second quarter. Juliun Benson scored seven points during the second period. The Wolves then ran off 17 points in the third quarter for a 52-34 margin. Leading the charge

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Posted on January 13, 2022

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Lustre News

Lustre News

Tensions Run High At TEB

Tensions Run High At TEB

MDOT Issues New Load Posting For Bridge

MDOT Issues New Load Posting For Bridge

Poplar Girls Capture Top Honors At Cut Bank Invitational

Poplar Girls Capture Top Honors At Cut Bank Invitational

Poplar Wrestlers Place At Meet

Poplar Wrestlers Place At Meet

Wolf Point Boys Outscore Harlem, 70-67

Wolf Point Boys Outscore Harlem, 70-67

Poplar Boys Lose Against Fairview

Poplar Boys Lose Against Fairview

Lady Wolves Fight Off Wildcats

Lady Wolves Fight Off Wildcats

Elizabeth Shawl

Elizabeth Shawl

Wolves Earns Victory In Baker

Wolves Earns Victory In Baker

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