We wish our readers a Merry Christmas! What an awesome time of year as we celebrate the first coming of the Saviour of the world. The EMB Church has their program on Sunday, Dec 21. The semester has finished for the Lustre Christian High School. Christmas vacation is a welcome break from travelling on icy gravel roads. Although they were prepared, the Lustre Grade School students were unable

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced his approval of the 406 JOBS Year One Work Plan, a comprehensive roadmap developed by the State Workforce Innovation Board to modernize Montana’s workforce development system. “Government usually struggles to move at the speed of business, but 406 JOBS is proving that wrong,” Gianforte said. “We launched this initiative with a clear mission: we can do better

Poplar’s boys’ basketball team opened conference action with an impressive home victory over Glasgow, 71-67, on Thursday, Dec. 18. Glasgow led by a 50-48 margin after three quarters of play and increased the gap to 53-48 early in the final period. The Indians, however, didn’t back down as an inside shot by Chance Pribbernow and a drive by Ryder Olson pulled Poplar to one point.

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team came up short against an explosive Glasgow squad, 88-52, in Poplar on Thursday, Dec. 18. After hoops by Jenaeya Moran, Frankie Gourneau and Braelyn Nordwick kept the Indians close at 20-15 in the first quarter, Glasgow ran off the final nine points of the period for a 29-15 lead. A three-pointer from way out by Mayzie Yoakam and four points by Joely Chappell