This week, the Montana Department of Transportation and Knife River will finish grading and pouring concrete along U.S. Highway 2. Asphalt paving will begin on Friday, July 21, and will take approximately one week to complete. Crews will also work on installing curb and gutter, along with sidewalks. Work will take place Monday through Saturday, from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Traffic will be restricted

Bev Raaum (right) shared stories and remembrances with friends and loved ones of Rodney M. Iverson at his memorial bench located at Ike’s Fishing Pond and Walking Trail in Culbertson July 16, Raaum is pictured with Iverson’s great-granddaughter Jaclynne Taberna. (Photo by James Walling)

Emily Natwick and Shiloh Joyner have a great time during the Independence Day parade held in Froid on Tuesday, July 4. (Photo submitted)

Fire prevention officers for BIA remind area residents that conditions are drier than some people realize and fire safety is critical at this time of year. BIA Fort Peck Agency Fire Management saw three more fires from haying equipment on Thursday, July 6. “We had a lot of fireworks fires before the Fourth,” said Adam Wolf, fire management officer at BIA Fort Peck Agency, “But since