The online enrollment portal will close on March 1. Qualified Montana taxpayers only have a few more days to enroll their properties to receive reduced tax rates for their primary residences (homesteads) or long-term rental property. The fastest way for taxpayers to enroll their property is online at homestead.mt.gov. Mailing a paper application form will add processing time. Paper applications

Large Poplar Fire Reported The Poplar Volunteer Fire Department was called to a large fire at the A& S Industries warehouse building at 12:21 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 23. Other agencies called in to assist were the Bainville Volunteer Fire Department, Culbertson Volunteer Fire Department, Froid Volunteer Fire Department and Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department. Many hazardous materials

Several school districts in the area will have contested races for school board positions this spring. In Wolf Point, Pryce Paulson and Darryl Ricker have filed for the three-year position in District 1. No one has filed for Wolf Point’s three-year term in District 5. Trenton Wemmer is the incumbent. Holly Denny Gourneau has announced that she will be a write-in candidate. The deadline for

Lodging was slightly up in Roosevelt County during the first three quarters of 2025, according to figures by the Montana Department of Revenue. The figures showed a 4 percent increase to $21,982 during the third quarter, which ran from July 1 through Sept. 30. Overall for the first three quarters, the amount was 2 percent higher at $49,988. Revenue collected is 4 percent of lodging price. “We’re

There will be at least two candidates for Montana House District 31 during this election cycle. Lance FourStar of Wolf Point filed in Helena on the first official day for filing on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Natalie Weeks O’Neal of Poplar announced on social media on the same day that she will seek the office. Both are Democrats. FourStar is a current Wolf Point city council member. He unsuccessfully

In January, the federal government charged Roberto Orozco-Ramirez, a 42-yearold father of four and auto mechanic, with illegal reentry into the U.S., a felony. While Orozco-Ramirez has lived for more than a decade in Froid, a town of 195 people in northeast Montana, he’s legally a citizen of Mexico. Court documents allege that he was removed from the United States by U.S. Immigration and

Dreaming of a job as a boiler operator, dentist? Gov. Greg Gianforte wants to explore making the path into those the rest of the state’s 50 licensed professions easier for Montanans by streamlining licensing standards. The catch? Getting professional associations and the state’s 176,000 licensed workers, many of whom like the rules the way they are, on board. To that end, the governor has

New Year’s Day for many outdoor recreationists in Montana is March 1. This is the day everyone can buy their 2026 hunting and fishing licenses and apply for special draw licenses and permits. It’s also the day when recreationists need to renew their conservation license to support the state lands they use. This year, hunters and anglers will see quite a few changes that are worth paying