Roosevelt County commissioners emphasized their commitment to battle the area’s drug problems by approving funds for the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office to have a K-9 program along with training. “There’s a need for canines up here for drug searches,” Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers explained to commissioners. “It would be an useful tool for the county.” The nearly

With the goal of assisting small businesses in the region, the Great Northern Development Corporation is offering Desktop Quickbooks seminars in the area from Sept. 22-24. “Quickbooks is probably one of our most popular classes,” said Shandy Hanks Moran, Small Business Development coordinator. Dates for the seminars are Sept. 22, at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow, Sept. 23, at the

As of press time Tuesday, Sept. 8, Roosevelt County has 23 current active cases of COVID-19. Forty cases are listed as recovered and there has been one confirmed death. Sixty- four total cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic. The case count changes daily and all are encourage to visit the Roosevelt County Health Department’s Facebook page or call 653-6124 for confirmation

With less than 30 days left to count residents in the 2020 Census, the Montana Department of Commerce and State Complete Count Committee are urging every Montanan who has not yet responded to the Census to do so before Sept. 30. “So much is at stake for Montana over the final 30 days of the 2020 Census count,” said Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, who is the chairman of the Montana Complete Count Committee.

E-rase your E-waste organizers have announced they will be hosting their 16th annual fall collection event on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, in Sidney. There will be a number of extra precautions taken to keep participants and volunteers safe given the COVID-19 pandemic, new program coordinator Heather Luinstra said. “We will be following county public health guidelines,” Luinstra said,

The Montana Business Adaptability Grant reimburses expenses associated with protecting staff, customers, and operations and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Montana-based businesses of all sizes and types that are registered with the Montana Secretary of State are eligible to apply. Eligible expenses include communications equipment to remote workers, tools and materials to enhance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has scheduled public hearings for the purpose of collecting information or evidence which will be considered in evaluating the proposed USACE permit action for the Keystone XL Pipeline. TC Energy, formerly Transcanada, first proposed Keystone XL in 2008 to carry up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil per day to Nebraska. From there, it could access

M enus Culbertson School Sept. 14: Hamburger, fries and pineapple. Sept. 15: Pizza sticks, peas and oranges Sept. 16: Mac and cheese, carrot-celery sticks and applesauce Sept. 17: Sub sandwich. chips and cookie. Sept. 18: Chicken nuggets. fries and corn. Bainville School Sept. 14: Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and english muffin. Lunch: Chicken taquitos, cowboy beans and pineapple.