Community News Staff The Culbertson softball program is looking very strong this summer. The minor team, for girls in ages 9-12, has 20 players which is a great improvement from a season ago. “Last year, we didn't have a minors team at all,” coach Julia Lee said. “We had only five girls signed up.” She doesn't know for sure why there was a great increase in numbers.

filiate again with the American Legion or Babe Ruth League or both. He said that could happen as soon as next year. Myklynn Lewis, 15, and Leah Snyder, 12, are the first girls to play for the Yellow Jackets. Lewis attends Frazer High School and Snyder goes to Poplar Middle School.

New COVID-19 cases reported in Montana over the past week totaled 44. The count now stands at 523, up 44 from Tuesday, May 26 while North Dakota’s case count increased by 189 to 2,646 in the past week. At presstime Tuesday, May 26, there were 523 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana. Of those cases, 462 are listed as recovered and active cases are at 44. There have been 67 total hospitalizations,

By James Walling The Optimist Club of Wolf Point is moving forward with plans to host a Mile of Pennies event on Sunday, June 7, and a community yard sale Saturday, June 6. Mile of Pennies is an attempt to make a mile of pennies leading up Sixth Avenue North. The first coins along the route will start being placed at 2 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go to the group’s childhood health

By James Walling The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board met June 2 and set a deadline to accept applications for the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Assistance Payment. According to TEB member Kaci Wallette, this application will be released Thursday, June 4. Wallette said the tribes will have the application available on the their website to download. She added that there will be pick-up locations