Dear Editor: In light of Martin Luther King Day and his accomplishments, I would like to address recent incidents at a basketball game between Wolf Point and Glasgow. There was even a video on social media that circulated with an individual calling Wolf Point players racist names which I cannot repeat but apparently, the individual and friends thought it was funny. Racism and blind hatred,

The Wolf Point School board held its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 14. Minutes were approved for the Dec. 9 regular meeting. Warrant registers and claims against the district were also approved. During board reports, Northside principal Georgie Gourneau said the fourth through sixth grades performed in the gym for their winter Christmas concert. The teachers brought in cookies and the districy

It is not too late to get your flu shot. Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications. Flu season is in full swing right now and the predominant strain circulating at the moment is hitting babies and young children especially hard. Everyone six months of age and older is encouraged to get a flu shot. It takes 10 to 14 days from vaccination

The National Weather Service Glasgow is reporting that an arctic airmass has arrived, with windchill advisories in place for Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley counties through Thursday evening. A Jan. 13 social media post reads, “Ambient air temperature readings will largely be in the -10F to -30F range with wind chills ranging from 20 to 40 below zero or colder.” According

Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Devon Hughes received a letter of commendation from Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Paul Haertel for work leading the arrest and conviction of two individuals for trafficking methamphetamine in Roosevelt County and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers shared the letter with the Northern Plains Independent.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Jan. 6-12. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: January 6 Jacob Deserly, 35, male, 1200 block of Fourth Avenue North, criminal mischief, tribal court. Roy Bighorn, 34, male, 300 block of Knapp Street, aggravated disorderly conduct,

R eports Next week, members of the Montana Legislature will head back to Helena to participate in “Legislative Week.” This is an opportunity for our state lawmakers to continue to engage each other and the broader public in important policy topics on the minds of many Montanans. Just three short years ago, Montana faced massive cuts to the state budget, which decimated services across