U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced on Monday, Jan. 11, that Montana will receive more than $71 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to combat COVID-19 through large-scale testing and vaccination efforts. Tester secured the $61.5 million for COVID-19 testing and $9,6 million for vaccine distribution through the yearend bipartisan COVID-19 relief and stimulus package.

To prepare for the rollout, Fourbear asked the board for security during the events. He said that in previous testing clinics, there were issues with angry individuals and he doesn’t want a repeat. Drivethrough testing clinics have ceased due to poor turnout. Runs Through asked if security was all he needed, or if there were additional staffing issues. The councilwoman was responding to the

Jason Brock resigned as high school assistant track coach and Kennett Steele resigned as Southside principal. Trinity Whitmus was approved for hire as a teacher. Anthony Red Cloud was approved for head football coach at the high school. Eric Peterson was approved for assistant track coach at the high school and Joseph Raining Bird and Nick Page were approved for hire as game workers. Reports

With one of the goals being to make Montana more business friendly, Gov. Greg Gianforte and budget director Kurt Alme released their proposed budget during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 7. Gianforte, in his first week in office, described the plan as the “road map to the Montana comeback.” The budget includes $50 million in tax reductions including decreasing the marginal individual

By Bill Vander Weele After an attack of the nation’s capitol building, Montana’s two U.S. senators each ended voting against an objection to the electoral college vote on Wednesday, Jan. 6. A group of riots, believed to be pro-Trump protesters, breached the U.S. Capitol just as Congress started a joint session regarding the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Senators

Bigger Sky Kids in Wolf Point is reopening for classes and afterschool activities Thursday, Jan. 14. According program director Otto Osen, Cathryn McIntyre’s painting class will be held on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. McIntyre’s class on studio art, which was scheduled to meet thirty times in the 2019–2020 academic year, was suspended in March with seven classes remaining. Those sessions

ther the meth trafficking conspiracy while incarcerated on state charges by urging individuals to recover and sell the drugs, which he thought were still hidden in the camper. Dabb was convicted in the case and sentenced to 51 months in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Plaut prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Wolf Point Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Roosevelt County commissioners have approved the hiring of two former employees to assist with COVID vaccinations. The decision came during the weekly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The nursing department requested that Bonnie Wemmer and Karla Thompson be hired as temporary part-time employees to administer the vaccinations. Commissioner Duane Nygaard made the motion to approve the recommendation.