The plan of improving Wolf Point High School’s track hit a hurdle during the school board meeting on Monday, April 14. The bid for a post-tension track and surfacing was in the neighborhood of $1.5 million. Superintendent Dr. David Perkins expressed his worry that spending that amount of money would drain down the school district’s Impact Aid fund. He said it would reach a point that he

The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council is offering three chances for area students and adults to win money while promoting healthy lifestyles as part of a five-year program aimed to decrease alcohol impaired driving in the area. Shannon Martell, consultant for the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, said Fort Peck was one of only two reservations in the nation to receive the grant from

A 22-year-old Circle man died in a fatality crash in Garfield County on Friday, April 18. The crash occurred at 10 p.m. The victim has been identified by family and friends as Nevin Kelly. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the victim was driving eastbound in a Subaru Legacy on Montana Highway 200. He crossed the center line of the roadway, over corrected and entered into a sideways

A 53-year-old Poplar man died in a one-vehicle crash near Terry Monday, April 14. The driver has been identified by family and friends as Geoff Hagadone. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the man was driving a Peterbilt 579 southbound on secondary road 253 when he drove off the right side of the road and hit a delineator post. He was unable to make it back onto the road and overturned.

Law enforcement responded after receiving a report of a dead individual along the railroad tracks in Wolf Point during the late afternoon on Wednesday, April 16. A deceased male was located. The sheriff/coroner reported that the death was not train related. It does not appear to be any foul play involved.