The US Navy submarine USS Montana was christened at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia on Sept. 12. The occasion marked the first time in almost a century that a Navy ship has borne the state’s name. What would normally have been a well attended event was shared virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell was the ship’s sponsor and had the honor

As of Monday, Oct. 12, Roosevelt County has 242 current active cases of COVID-19, up from 113 last week. Recoveries numbered 459 and there has been 18 confirmed deaths. There have been 718 total cases in the county. The case count changes daily and all are encourage to visit the Roosevelt County Health Department’s Facebook page or call 653-6124 for confirmation of the official daily count

U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec Oct. 9 to ensure Montana has the medical supplies and medicines needed as the state is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. “I write to you today to encourage the expeditious review of Montana’s requests for supplies and

U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec Oct. 9 to ensure Montana has the medical supplies and medicines needed as the state is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. “I write to you today to encourage the expeditious review of Montana’s requests for supplies and

A federal judge issued an order Oct. 1 to clarify that the U.S. Census Bureau must continue counting for the 2020 census through Oct. 31 after finding the bureau made multiple violations of an earlier order that extends the national head count’s schedule. The latest ruling by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh comes after days of confusion sparked by a one-sentence tweet from the Census Bureau that

Area residents will vote through mail for this year’s general election which includes highly contested federal and statewide races. The clerk and recorder’s office reports that ballots will be mailed to active registered voters on Oct. 9. The ballots must be received at the office, either by mail or in person, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Residents can go to https://app. mt.gov/voterinfo/

A safety measure at a railroad crossing moved forward when Roosevelt County commissioners approved an agreement with BNSF during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The railroad crossing being addressed is on Road 1013. The site is where Richland County farmer Rocky Norby was killed when an Amtrak train struck his tractor on May 29. Commissioner Gordern Oelkers explained that originally the thought