The Montana Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, April 27, approved a twoyear lease with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the continued operations of Hell Creek State Park. The lease will give Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks time to work on transitioning park operations to the Little Shell Tribe, which has expressed continued interest in taking over management of the recreation area.

As part of his ongoing efforts to work with Montana Tribal communities to improve public health in Indian Country, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced his bipartisan Tribal Health Data Improvement Act to help ensure that Montana Tribes are better able to access public health data to keep their communities safe and healthy. Tester’s legislation would require the Department of Health

Roosevelt County will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 18, regarding an update of the county’s growth policy. The meeting will start at 2 p.m. in the commissioner’s chamber at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. The updated Growth Policy is available for review prior to the meeting at the commissioner’s office or online at rooseveltcounty. org.

The Montana Public Service Commission has long recognized that access to a high-speed, reliable broadband network is crucial to Montana’s societal and economic health. The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has echoed this sentiment. A robust, modern broadband network will enable the state to offer new job opportunities, improve options for health care and education, and generally connect Montana

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counties were deployed. Oil field workers and residents also responded to the blaze. The fire jumped County Road 321 briefly, but residents contained the blaze until a grass fire unit from Sidney arrived on the scene. The fire was contained by 6 p.m. Saturday. Roosevelt County remains under a burn ban, which means that burn permits will not be issued. “This includes the use of burn barrels,”