Carrie Schumacher, interim vice president for academic and vocational education at Fort Peck Community College, has received one of the top awards from Montana State University Extension this year. Schumacher received the Epsilon Sigma Phi Friend of Extension award, which recognizes a community partner for support of MSU Extension. She has worked with MSU faculty for approximately 18 years,

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, DMont., has announced new, bipartisan legislation to ensure that small businesses receive promised loan forgiveness for Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grants, which were distributed to provide relief to small businesses hard hit by the pandemic. “Montana’s small businesses and the good paying jobs they create are the backbone of our economy,” Tester said

Montana was one of four states in the country where voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The other states were Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota. The outcome of the elections increase the number of states to 15 that have legalized recreational marijuana. In addition, Mississippi and South Dakota approved measures to allow medical marijuana. Montanans

Montana Governor-elect Greg Gianforte has named his joint-transition advisory team for the Department of Agriculture. The advisory team will identify and review candidates to serve as the next director of Agriculture, members of the Board of Livestock and Livestock Loss Board and other related boards and will forward their recommendations to Gianforte. “Montana farmers and ranchers work hard

Wolf Point School Nov. 23: Breakfast: Cheerios oatmeal chocolate chick bar and oranges. Frosted flakes, Nutri Grain bars and apples. Lunch: Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans, salad, dinner roll and fruit. Nov. 24: Breakfast: Strawberry or cinnamon bagel bites and apples. Lunch: Cooks choice. Nov. 25-26: No school. Frontier School Nov. 23: Chicken broccoli and rice

Senior M Wolf Point Congregate Meals Nov. 19: Chili, cornbread and dessert. Nov. 24: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and dessert. Nov. 26: No meal. Happy Thanksgiving!

Ryan Wilson has resigned as the head football coach for Wolf Point High School. He has been coaching in Wolf Point’s football program for six years including five as the head coach. Wilson said he didn’t have any particular reason for resigning except that his son, Austin, will graduate from high school this spring and that his daughter is starting high school in the fall. “I still

The high school basketball season will start a little earlier than anticipated and there will be a high school wrestling season, according to a news release from the Montana High School Association last week. The MHSA earlier announced that basketball games won’t start until the week of Jan. 4. Now, it’s been changed the games can be held on Jan. 2. Schools are allowed to schedule 18 games,