This fire season, portable generator safety is a must. When fires knock out electricity, many people will turn to generators as a secondary source of power. Just as experienced firestate dwellers keep a “bugout bag” on hand for when they need to flee quickly, they also need a ready package of supplies, and some advance planning, to safely deploy portable generators for those times when

Research looking at pulse crop diseases, new durum varieties, native pollinators and new options for wheat stem sawfly and grasshopper management are just a few of the research topics to be presented at the 2024 joint ARS-MSU Dryland Field Day in Sidney, Wednesday morning, July 17, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. The tour is presented by Montana State University’s Eastern Ag Research Center (EARC) and the

The Wolf Point Community Organization is hosting a traditional oskade celebration at the Wadopana Grounds behind the Sherman Inn Thursday, July 11. WPCO chair Holly Hamilton said that the event keeps growing and it’s possible that it will turn into a two-day celebration next year. The celebration will include a petting zoo and horses sponsored by the Fort Peck Community College’s agriculture

In light of recent storms, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that when there is a hail loss, it is the participating producers’ responsibility to inform the Hail Insurance Program of the loss within 14 days of the storm. Producers can call, email or mail/fax in their completed loss forms. Applications for State Hail Insurance Policy are available through MDA’s State

Shaun Marchwick, 43, Culbertson, hold for other agency. Joshua Morgan, 40, Billings, hold for other agency. Joshua Nzeyimana, 23, Orlando, Fla., hold for other agency. Margaret Olson, 65, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Austin Pipe Sr., 33, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. David Retzer, 42, Livingston, hold for other agency. David Rodas, 38, hold for other agency.

A Science~Technology~ Engineering~Math speaker series is planned for July 2-23 at the Greet the Dawn auditorium in Poplar. The series is dedicate to “connecting indigenous ways of knowing with western understanding.” Stipends are available at $100 per session for high school students and current FPCC students. Speakers will include ethnobotanist and NATIFS outreach coordinator Linda

The Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting June 17. Enrique Morales was approved for the rank of lieutenant with the Wolf Point Police Department effective July 1, with a salary increase to be determined. Public Works director Ken Luckow submitted a letter of resignation and requested a transfer to another position. Luckow was not present. “Ken did present me with a letter of