The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its annual 'Dirty Dozen' list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact Payments. This year, the Dirty Dozen focuses on scams that target taxpayers. The criminals behind these bogus schemes view everyone as potentially easy prey. The IRS urges

The Wolf Point School District board of trustees held a special meeting Monday, July 13. Attendance was possible via Zoom and Facebook. During the meeting, superintendent Loverty Erickson outlined three plans for handling COVID-19 infection spikes during the upcoming school year. She told the board that meetings with stakeholders have been productive and ongoing. She shared three plans: Plan

Students enrolled in the Wolf Point School District are eligible for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program assistance, which will be issued through the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Families can get both P-EBT and “grab and go” meals from schools and community organizations that are serving during the pandemic. All children ages 5 to 18 who were enrolled in the

According to Montana health officials, 626 COVID-19 cases in the state were reported between July 7 and July 13. This bumped the state’s total number of known cases to 1,952. Around the state, 1,034 people are known to be currently infected and 29 are hospitalized. A total of 884 people are listed as recovered. At press time, there have been 34 deaths. There have been 121,396 tests conducted

The Wolf Point School District is seeking bus rider information from students, parents and stakeholders to help them make informed decisions while planning routes for the 2020-21 school year. Parents/guardians who have a student who rode any of the district’s bus routes or is looking to ride in the coming year are being asked to provide the student’s age and whether or not they are planning

The City of Wolf Point will be holding public hearings Monday, July 20, beginning at 5 p.m. in council chambers The topics covered will include wastewater systems improvements and the Community Development Block Grant program. The purpose of the CDBG hearing is to inform the public as to the various funding programs offered by CDBG and to discuss how such programs can best serve the community,

Boulder Monitor In 2010, the Whitehall Senior Center, an activity and meals hub for seniors in Whitehall, was trying to unload a bus and a van it had been using to transport its patrons and residents of a nearby assisted-living home. The Montana Department of Transportation had designated the center that area’s agency to provide state-funded public transportation for seniors and people with