The Bainville Town Council meeting was hijacked for over an hour by dog ordinance language, Monday, Oct. 12. Attendance at the meeting was made possible via GoToMeeting. After approving minutes dated Sept. 14, councilpersons discussed several web complaints about aggressive dogs. The dogs were not identified, nor were their owners or the exact nature of the complaints, but the council discussed

A safety measure at a railroad crossing moved forward when Roosevelt County commissioners approved an agreement with BNSF during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The railroad crossing being addressed is on Road 1013. The site is where Richland County farmer Rocky Norby was killed when an Amtrak train struck his tractor on May 29. Commissioner Gordern Oelkers explained that originally the thought

Another positive step for Ike’s Fishing Pond and Walking Trail in Culbertson took place last week when First Community Bank donated $5,000 to the project. Kenneth Forbregd, volunteer project manager, estimates about $90,000 has been raised including a $58,000 grant from the Montana Department of Tourism and a $12,000 grant from the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. He noted that the

Roosevelt Medical Center recently hired Quick Steel of Billings to stabilize the west hall of the facility to stop it from further settling. In all, a total of 32 concrete piers were poured to depths ranging from 21 to 119 feet. The piers will secure the foundation, which will help stop the shifting that can create cracks in sheet-rock and damage plumbing systems. The company performed the same

Area residents will vote through mail for this year’s general election which includes highly contested federal and statewide races. The clerk and recorder’s office reports that ballots will be mailed to active registered voters on Oct. 9. The ballots must be received at the office, either by mail or in person, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Residents can go to https:// app.mt.gov/voterinfo/