At approximately 11:43 p.m. on Sept. 1, the Valley County Dispatch Center received a report of an explosion and subsequent fire in the area of the Fort Peck Marina. Valley County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and area volunteer fire departments were able to get the fire under control quickly. o one was injured in the blast but a camper and boat did sustain damage. According to area media, deputies

Attorneys for a group of Montanans who want to change the gender marker on their birth certificate believe the state of Montana is intentionally ignoring a judge’s order and is pushing ahead making its own rules which violate a Yellowstone County District Court injunction. Meanwhile, attorneys for the state have replied that the judge’s order created a legal vacuum that the Department of Health

The U.S. Postal Service this month reopened the Fort Peck Post Office, which has been closed due to technical issues since March. During that time, local postal customers were asked to temporarily patronize the Nashua office. Over the following weeks, dozens of Fort Peck residents reached out to Sen. Jon Tester to share concerns about the status of their post office and a lack of information

Roosevelt County reported 27 active COVID cases as of Friday, Sept. 2. There have been 3,564 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406-653-6223 for a COVID vaccine