By James Walling Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced via press conference March 24 that Montana public K-12 schools will remain closed through April 10. Bullock delivered a COVID-19 response for media Tuesday afternoon. Bullock said restrictions and closures may be extended moving forward. He added that people should maintain social distancing practices in order to slow the spread of

Rumors can easily circulate within communities during a crisis. Do your part to stop the spread of disinformation by doing three easy things: •Don’t believe the rumors. •Don’t pass along the rumors. •Go to trusted sources of information to get the facts. Always go to trusted sources of information: •coronavirus.gov •dphhs.mt.gov and click on Coronavirus

The Roosevelt County Commissioners held their regular meeting in Wolf Point Tuesday, March 17. Commissioner Duane Nygaard was absent. Minutes were approved for the March 3 regular meeting. A request to use the county building in Culbertson for a new food bank was approved. The County Cupboard is a registered non-profit organization with a board of directors made up of Laura Christoffersen,

As the weekend progressed, federal and state officials across the country began making hard decisions regarding ways to slow the spread of COVID-19, a new virus that is highly contagious and especially dangerous to people over the age of 60 and those with underlying health problems. Sunday evening, Montana Governor Steve Bullock ordered the shuttering of all K-12 schools in the state for a

On Feb. 10, American Legion Commander David Dean of Thomas Mann Post No. 81 was notified that Michael Olson of Culbertson was selected as the Montana American Legion Firefighter of the Year. Said the notification: “We had a number of excellent candidates nominated for this prestigious award and it was a very difficult decision to pick just one.” On March 14, Dean presented Olson with a framed

Governor Steve Bullock announced a set of directives and guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and protect vulnerable Montanans Sunday, including closing of public K-12 schools, social distancing measures and limiting visitation at nursing home facilities. Bullock has directed Montana’s public K-12 schools to close starting on Monday, March 16, and remain closed through March 27.

The Montana High School Association executive board voted to “indefinitely suspend until further notice” all high school spring sports in Montana due to the recent spread of Covid-19, also known as Coronavirus, during a conference call meeting of the MHSA executive board Monday, March 16. “This includes practices and contests/meets/festivals,” said a press release from MHSA. “The executive