Caleb Shields, 83, died Jan. 1, 2022, in Arizona. A prayer service will be held on Friday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Payden Nygaard, 34, of Wolf Point died Dec. 29, 2021, in Wolf Point. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, at the First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Loretta Bearcub died Dec. 27, 2021, at Roosevelt Memorial Hospital. A wake will be held Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at James Black Dog Center in Fort Kipp. Funeral services will his at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at James Black Dog Center. Interment will be at the Bearcub Family Cemetery in Fort Kipp. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Following an aggressive push, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services agreed to help lower prescription drug costs for Medicare Part D beneficiaries by taking administrative action to address direct and indirect remuneration fees. Tester pushed hard for CMS to take this action after introducing bipartisan legislation earlier this year to combat

A ceremony is planned for Thursday, Dec. 30, in Bainville. Incoming councilpersons Matt Giese, Nick Tester and Carol Rasmussen will be sworn in to their new positions, as will new mayor Toby Romo. The public is encouraged to attend the ceremony at the Town Hall, 211 Clark Ave. E. It will start at 3 p.m.

Culbertson Dec. 31: No meal. Jan. 3: Meatloaf, baked potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Jan. 7: Chicken ala king over rice, vegetable and dessert. *** Bainville Dec. 30: Beef stew, egg salad sandwiches and dessert. Jan. 4: Tater tot casserole, french bread, vegetable and dessert. Jan. 6: Turkey and rice hot dish, vegetable and dessert. *** Froid Jan. 3: Taco salad in a baked