In his first press conference as governor, Greg Gianforte announced last week how his administration will approach the COVID-19 pandemic. At the press conference, Gianforte indicated his priorities are protecting the most vulnerable, promoting incentives and personal responsibility over mandates and making directives clear and easier to understand. General Matt Quinn, who heads up the administration’s

Women veterans will have greater access to critical care and services following the signing of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s historic Deborah Sampson Act into law by President Trump. Tester’s bipartisan bill unanimously passed the Senate last month as part of an end-of-year package to better address the needs of veterans nationwide. “This is a historic moment for the nearly two million women

Poplar’s wrestlers competed against Forysth, Colstrip and Circle during action in Circle on Saturday, Jan. 9. “We wrestled tough down in Circle,” Poplar coach Jason Frederick said. Jazmin Gorder at 120, Wayne Dupree at 138, Logan Boadle at 160 and Jacob Berger at heavyweight each went 2-0 and remained undefeated. Logan Young, Jase Frederick, Mitchell Youngman, Kameron Reum, Gage Berg

Wolf Point’s girls put together a strong comeback but fell short in Baker, 55-50, on Friday, Jan. 8. The Wolves trailed by 20 points in the third quarter but battled back to get as close as four points in the final period. “I’m very proud of how the girls fought back,” Wolf Point Coach Jon Kolstad said. “They never gave up. We were getting called for a lot of fouls. We played a

Wolf Point’s wrestlers competed in Forsyth on Friday, Jan. 8, and Baker on Saturday, Jan. 9, Samantha Reed went 1-2 on the weekend. She beat a girl from Harlem, lost to a boy from Forsyth and lost to a girl from Baker. “Sam did a good job this weekend and got the weight class win over the Harlem girl,” Coach Scott Vandall said. “She gave up about 8 pounds to the girl from Baker. She

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team got back on the winning track by earning a 51-27 victory in Fairview on Friday, Jan. 8. “We came together a little better,” Poplar Coach Terri Christian said. “It was a complete team effort.” The Indians jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first quarter and led 25-16 at intermission. Poplar increased its advantage to 37-20 in the third quarter.

Poplar and Sidney battled in boys’ basketball action for 36 minutes on Thursday, Jan. 7, until the Eagles emerged with a 49-47 overtime win in Poplar. A free throw by Poplar’s Inyan Growing Thunder tied the score, 43-43, with 19 seconds left in regulation. Sidney missed on its shot attempt at the buzzer to potentially win the non-conference contest. Sidney started overtime on a strong

The Frazer Bearcubs dropped basketball contests against Nashua on Friday, Jan. 8. Frazer’s girls lost by a 64-29 final. Nashua led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter and 37-3 at the half. Angel Nelligar scored nine points to lead Frazer. Also scoring for the Bearcubs were Justine Smoker with six, Evelyn Yellowhammer with six, Lianna Jackson with three, Jazmyn Windyboy with three and Audrey