Frontier School held a special board meeting April 28 to consider extending distance learning through the end of the school year or adhering to Governor Steve Bullock’s phased reopening plan by allowing kids back in class. At the meeting, the board voted to continue distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Weekly classroom packets will continue for the K-4 grades and

The Roosevelt County Commissioners held their regular meeting via conference call Tuesday, May 5. Commissioners Gordon Oelkers, Duane Nygaard and Gary Macdonald were in attendance. Minutes were approved for the April 21 public meeting, an April 23 special administrative meeting, a department head meeting April 28 and a special administrating meeting April 28. Minutes were also approved for

A Poplar woman who admitted stabbing a man multiple times while in a Wolf Point bar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced Tuesday, April 28, to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Emily Kaye Marie Gourneau, 32, pleaded guilty in December to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 27 through May 3. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: April 27 Tyrone Darnell, 29, male, 100 block of Edgar Street, partner/ family member assault, tribal court. Alexander D. Eakins, 29, male, 500 block of Cascade Street,

otes Women are just as likely as men to die from tobacco related illnesses and in Montana 17.3 percent of women currently smoke cigarettes. Montana also has one of the highest prevalences of cigarette smoking among pregnant women in the nation (14.2 percent). This Mother’s Day, give yourself and your child or children the gift of health by quitting smoking. Moms who smoke while pregnant

A recent online poll of residents in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Utah found that respondents are supportive of coronavirus pandemic restrictions but are also worried about its economic ramifications. David C.W. Parker, professor of political science at Montana State University, said the poll conducted in April found that while respondents back the restrictions imposed by local and

With many new uncertainties arising during the coronavirus pandemic, this is a key time for those considering how to appoint a health care agent or agents and assist others in understanding health care preferences, according to a Montana State University Extension specialist. MSU Extension has produced a free publication, Health Care Power of Attorney and Related Documents for Montanans,