The District 1C volleyball tournament started the night of Tuesday, Oct. 27, with matches at various locations. Because of COVID-19 precautions, the tournament matches will not be held at one location this year but rather at the higher seed’s home site. Opening-round matches on Tuesday included MonDak at Culbertson, Lustre at Scobey, Nashua at Richey/Lambert and Bainville at Savage. Locations

As of Sunday, Oct. 25, Roosevelt County had 113 current active cases of COVID-19. A total of cases with 19 deaths have been reported. As of Tuesday, Oct. 27, there were 129 active cases of COVID-19 in Indian Health Service-eligible persons living on the Fort Peck Reservation. This included 53 in Poplar, 54 in Wolf Point, nine in Frazer, nine in Brockton, and two each in Riverside and Fort Kipp.

Montana Attorney General candidate Austin Knudsen stressed the damaging impact of meth in Montana during a presentation at the Sidney Kiwanis Club on Thursday, Oct. 22. The club also invited Democratic candidate Ralph Graybill to participate in the program. Graybill planned to take part through video conferencing until a conflict occurred that day. Knudsen is currently the Roosevelt County

Whether it’s through the FFA program, Business Professionals of America or in sports, senior Kaden Hansen has embraced the leadership role at Bainville High School. Hansen, the son of Chris and Brandy Hansen, is the chapter presidents for both Bainville’s FFA and BPA programs. “I spread myself pretty thin,” Hansen, who carries a 4.0 grade point average, laughs. He notes that

Thanks to a donation of $5,000 from Whitney Williams and the Our Montana Fund of Montana Community Foundation in honor of Buzz and Laurie Mattelin, the County Cupboard food bank in Culbertson was able to restock their shelves during the first week of October. The donation led to an Oct. 6 distribution of over 60 food bags. According to organizers, the total cost to keep the shelves fully stocked

Culbertson School Jobs for Montana Graduates are hosting a nighttime event Monday, Oct. 22, to support suicide prevention efforts during Red Ribbon Week. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m. and the race begins at 6 p.m. at the Culbertson football field. The event will cost $10 for adults and $5 for kids fourth grade and under. Swag bags are being provided by the Montana National Guard. All entrants