A COVID-19 outbreak could last for a long time in your community. Depending on the severity of the outbreak, public health officials may recommend community actions designed to help keep people healthy, reduce exposures to COVID-19 and slow the spread of the disease. Local public health officials may make recommendations appropriate to your local situation. Creating a household plan can help protect

This year for the 25th anniversary of their National Tobacco Prevention Day Of Action, the Campaign for Tobacco- free Kids decided to create a fresh take on Kick Butts Day. This year, the organization decided to change the name of the day of action to Take Down Tobacco Day and, rather than it be just a single day of action, announced that it is a year-round effort culminating every March with

The 37th annual Froid Scholarship basketball tournament is set to begin March 19. Games are scheduled at the Froid gym through March 22. The tournament doubles as a fundraiser for area schools. Froid’s Erica Elvsaas Friede told the Community News that Bainville; Brockton; Culbertson; Grenora, N.D.; Medicine Lake; Plentywood; Poplar; Sidney; Williston, N.D.; and Wolf Point schools are sent

The MonDak Ag Days is certainly a great attraction throughout our region. The 2020 MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show takes place this Thursday and Friday, March 12-13, at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The trade show is attracting more than 40 businesses and organizations throughout our area this year. You can visit with representatives of local businesses such as Tri-County Implement, Action

The 125th annual Four Fridays Fish Fry series is set to begin Friday, March 6. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring fish fry Fridays at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Culbertson every Friday during March. Organizers will be serving up Alaskan pollock, baked potatoes with sour cream, beans, buns and your choice of drink. Takeout is available and there is a fundraiser drawing planned. Meals

In the world of ever changing information, the Roosevelt County Health Department would like to provide our communities with as much information as possible concerning the novel coronavirus discovered in China mid-December 2019. The current name, given by the World Health Organization, is COVID-19. The virus was first detected in Wuhan City in the Hubei province of China. There, the virus

The Roosevelt County commissioners held their regular public meeting Tuesday, March 3. Commissioners Gordon Oelkers, Duane Nygaard and Gary Macdonald were in attendance. Minutes were approved for the month of February and the Feb. 18 regular meeting. During the public comment period, Bill Juve asked the commissioners about legislation to do away with Daylight Savings. Oelkers, Nygaard and