Sharing resources that will help farmers and ranchers keep safety top-of-mind through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program is a priority of county and state Farm Bureau leaders across the nation. As part of ASAP, Feb. 28-March 6 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting the week with its theme

Shakespeare In Montana Wins Book Award The 2020 Montana Book Award winner is Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country’s Love Affair with the World’s Most Famous Writer by Gretchen E. Minton, published by the University of New Mexico Press. This annual award recognizes literary and/or artistic excellence in a book written or illustrated by someone who lives in Montana, is set in Montana,

U,S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., still has hope for the Keystone XL pipeline. “I don’t think that project is done yet,” Tester said during a phone conference call with weekly newspaper reporters on Thursday, Feb. 25. President Joe Biden issued an executive order during January to revoke the pipeline’s cross-border permit. The senator talked directory with Biden about the decision

In anticipation of the new license year, which opens March 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks posted regulations for Dear/Elk/Antelope and Moose/Sheep/Goat online at fwp.mt.gov/hunt. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is April 1. Please verify your application prior to submission, as changes after submission will not be permitted. Permits will be printed and mailed to hunters

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Feb. 14 through March 1 include: Clifford Briscoe, 40, Poplar, warrant.

The trial for Richard Lamar Rutledge, 47, Culbertson, has been rescheduled for July. Rutledge is facing two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of incest. The trial was scheduled to start March 15. “I think there’s a good chance we will have a normal trial if we wait that long,” Defense attorney Matthew Claus said of changing the dates to July. With social