Senior News Cut Your Medicare Prescription Drug Costs Great news: thanks to the new prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, in 2024 people with Medicare may qualify for even more savings through the Extra Help program. This program helps some people pay their Medicare drug coverage (Part D) costs, like premiums, deductibles, coinsurance and other costs. In 2024, the program will

Wolf Point Congregate Meals Aug. 15: Hamburger deluxes, fries and dessert. Aug. 20: Tator tot casserole, vegetable and dessert. Aug. 22: Chicken stir fry, rice, egg rolls and dessert.

Frontier School Aug. 21: Sloppy joes, fries, fruit and veggies. Aug. 22: Pizza, fruit andveggies. *** Wolf Point School Aug. 20: Breakfast: French toast sticks, oranges and sausages. Lunch: Pulled pork over rice, salad, pineapples and dinner rolls. Aug. 21: Breakfast: Egg and cheese omelets, apples and toast. Lunch: Corn dogs, french fries, beans, pasta salad, celery and mandarin oranges.

Someone broke into a residence and stole some property. Deputies responded to a crash on Montana Highway 16 between Froid and Culbertson. Also responding were the Montana Highway Patrol, a fire department and an ambulance. The female driver didn’t suffer any injuries.

In 2022, Gov. Greg Gianforte proposed a property tax rebate for Montanans for their primary residence and signed it into law in March 2023. The rebate provides Montanans up to $675 of property tax relief on a primary residence in both 2023 and 2024. To qualify for the property tax rebate, you must have owned a Montana residence for at least seven months in 2023, lived in that Montana residence

The Department of Public Health and Human Services will honor Montana centenarians during the 55th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging on Oct. 1. The annual conference will take place at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. Centenarians will be honored during a luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. DPHHS is asking Montanans who will turn age 100 as of Dec. 31, 2024, or those who are already

The James E. Shanley Tribal Library in Poplar and the Tribal Elves are hosting a carnival with live music, refreshments and family activities Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Fort Peck Community College Great the Dawn Auditorium lawn in Poplar. The event will start at 4 p.m. Planned activities include a bouncy castle, horses, food, games, prizes, popcorn, lemonade, snow cones, cotton candy, face

My grandfather had to quit school when he was in the eighth grade. He and his family moved to the United States from The Netherlands when he was a child. His parents then needed him to leave the school life behind in order to help the family make ends meet. Even though he went on to have a family, home and was able to provide for his children, he said he always felt “cheated” that he couldn’t