experienced educators while encouraging military families to make Montana their home. The governor also encouraged the Board and Montana Office of Public Instruction to enter into multistate reciprocity agreements with states that have similar licensing standards to Montana. * Defining approved educator preparation programs and student-teaching portfolio. Adding definitions for approved educator

Bif Loucks and Robert A. Zimmerman are the two candidates for Wolf Point’s open at-large school board position. The election is Tuesday, May 3, by mail ballot. Here are their responses to a questionnaire: Why did you decide to run for the trustee position? Loucks: “Honestly I was told that I should run for it. I think it’s probably because I’m a no nonsense type of person. I’m typically

total doses have been administered as of Monday, April 11. There are 5,069 fully immunized for 51 percent of the county’s 9,918 eligible for vaccination. In Valley County, 7,802 total doses have been administered. There are 3,199 fully immunized for 46 percent of the county’s 6,931 eligible for vaccination. In Daniels County, 1,746 total doses have been given. There are 709 fully immunized

Ronald Jackson and Keith Higgins are seeking a oneyear Wolf Point school board position for District 1. Jackson was appointed to the board earlier this year. The following are responses from the candidates to a questionnaire. Why did you decide to run for a trustee position? Higgins: “I’ve been looking for a way to become more involved in the community. I have two young children and

Incumbent Linda L. Hansen, Jaronn Boysun and Roxanne Gourneau are candidates in District 2 for the Wolf Point School Board. Responses from candidates to a questionnaire follow: Why did you decide to run for a trustee position? Boysun: “I have a young adult in the Wolf Point School system and wish to be more involved in the decisions that will have an impact on his future. I also hope

By Bill Vander Weele After a liquidation sale, the Family Dollar store in Wolf Point will expand. Store manager Jim Dye explains that there will be a 30 percent off sale this week, 50 percent off the following week and then 75-90 percent off the next week. The store will then temporarily close on April 21 for about five to six weeks. The store is set to tentatively reopen on June 9. When

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Congressman Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., on Monday, April 4, urged the Biden administration to extend the protest period on the proposed decision affecting grazing allotments on the American Prairie Reserve in Phillips County. “As you are aware, BLM received over 2,700 comments on the draft Environmental Assessment from Montana state government agencies, businesses,

Spring public meetings to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans are scheduled for April 11-15. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System. The meeting dates are as follows: April 11: Fort Peck; Bismarck,

NASA has announced two winners and acknowledged 18 honorees in the Lunabotics Junior Contest, a national competition where K-12 students were challenged to design a robot that can dig and move lunar soil (regolith) from one area of the lunar South Pole to a holding container near a future Artemis Moon base. One of these honorees is Colton Tolman of Poplar who is a finalist and submitted this