Shakespeare In Montana Wins Book Award The 2020 Montana Book Award winner is Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country’s Love Affair with the World’s Most Famous Writer by Gretchen E. Minton, published by the University of New Mexico Press. This annual award recognizes literary and/or artistic excellence in a book written or illustrated by someone who lives in Montana, is set in Montana,

U,S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., still has hope for the Keystone XL pipeline. “I don’t think that project is done yet,” Tester said during a phone conference call with weekly newspaper reporters on Thursday, Feb. 25. President Joe Biden issued an executive order during January to revoke the pipeline’s cross-border permit. The senator talked directory with Biden about the decision

In anticipation of the new license year, which opens March 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks posted regulations for Dear/Elk/Antelope and Moose/Sheep/Goat online at fwp.mt.gov/hunt. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is April 1. Please verify your application prior to submission, as changes after submission will not be permitted. Permits will be printed and mailed to hunters

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Feb. 14 through March 1 include: Clifford Briscoe, 40, Poplar, warrant.

The trial for Richard Lamar Rutledge, 47, Culbertson, has been rescheduled for July. Rutledge is facing two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of incest. The trial was scheduled to start March 15. “I think there’s a good chance we will have a normal trial if we wait that long,” Defense attorney Matthew Claus said of changing the dates to July. With social

Jeff Wivholm of Medicine Lake has been appointed to Montana’s Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. “I’m honored to be on it,” Wivholm said. He noted that he has worked with oilfield activity for most of his life. His experience includes being president of the Montana Association of Conservation Districts for four years and he is an agricultural producer of small grains. “I thought

The Robert and Ruth Nyquist annual essay contest, funded by the Thomas and Corinne Nyquist Foundation, is being conducted. This year’s topic is “What do you think your generation is going to do for the world?” The contest is for students in grades 8-12 who attend school in Culbertson or Froid. Deadline is April 1, to the Culbertson or Froid public library. There will be one $250 first-place

Nemont has made the decision to stop providing TV services within the coming months. Leif Handran, sales and marketing manager for Nemont, said customers will receive a letter from the company soon, probably this week, regarding the decision. The letters were being printed on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Handran said TV service from Nemont is scheduled to shut off on June 1. He noted it was a financial