People should check out the giant strides that have been made at the Wolf Point Area Museum during the winter. The museum opened its doors for visitors late last week. Montie Page, curator, is excited about the progress being made with the new addition, which includes cubicles of different historical parts of the community including a movie theater, radio station, blacksmith shop, horse wagon

A.J. Allen, Roosevelt County DUI Task Force coordinator, presents the 2026 DUI Task Force scholarship to Wolf Point High School graduate Cole. plans to attend the University of Montana to major in music education with a minor in musical theatre. (Photo submitted)

A.J. Allen, Roosevelt County DUI Task Force coordinator, presents the 2026 DUI Task Force scholarship to Brockton High School graduate Miles Jr. plans to work over the summer while deciding on his future plans. (Photo submitted)

A.J. Allen, Roosevelt County DUI Task Force coordinator, presents the 2026 DUI Task Force scholarship to Bainville High School graduate Lila Butikofer. She plans to attend BYU-Idaho to major in physical therapy assisting. (Photo submitted)

The skies turned brown on Thursday, May 14, due to a bad dust storm that hit Lustre before breakfast and lasted all day. About 4 p.m., it lessened enough for students to be picked up at school, as the busses were not running. Highway 2 closed from Dodson to the North Dakota border by 2:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. and visibility was terrible most of the day in all the area. The LCHS girls (score of 123)

Froid’s Roberto Orozco-Ramirez was released from Cascade Detention Center in Great Falls May 14 after more than 100 days in a variety of detention centers across multiple states. Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls ordered his release May 13, writing that his ongoing detention was illegal: “The Court orders the Government to release Orozco from custody within 24 hours of this Order, under appropriate