The Fort Peck Tribes executive board heard from Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Anna Eder during this week’s chairman’s report. For the month of September, the Wildland Fire Program counted nine fires that affect 55 acres on the reservation. From April to the present day, the program recorded a total of 152 fires that burned across 2,764.75 acres. The fire management officer

It has been a challenging year for the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department. With the severe drought in eastern Montana, calls and the volunteers’ dedication were at a very high rate. Area residents can display their support for the fire department by attending the 106th fireman’s ball on Saturday, Oct. 9. A limited number of tickets remain. For information on ticket availability, contact

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., blasted the Biden Administration’s decision on Monday, Sept. 20, to keep the northern border with Canada closed for at least another month. “I am bitterly disappointed to learn that the Biden Administration has once again decided to unnecessarily keep Montana’s northern land border closed for at least another month,” Tester said. “There is no good reason

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that a $585,609 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services planning grant is heading to Montana to help expand around-the-clock community- based mobile crisis intervention services for Medicaid beneficiaries. Tester secured the funding — which will connect Montanans experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis to a behavioral