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Poplar Students Head To Big Sky Film Festival

A small contingent of Poplar Middle School students will travel to Missoula Feb. 16-18 to attend a screening of a documentary they helped create. The film, In This Together, We Are One: The Buffalo Unity Project, will screen as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival’s Schoolhouse Docs series at the ZACC Show Room in Missoula Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Poplar’s Rikki Belton, Cetan Growing

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Poplar Students Head To Big Sky Film Festival

A small contingent of Poplar Middle School students will travel to Missoula Feb. 16-18 to attend a screening of a documentary they helped create. The film, In This Together, We Are One: The Buffalo Unity Project, will screen as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival’s Schoolhouse Docs series at the ZACC Show Room in Missoula Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Poplar’s Rikki Belton, Cetan Growing

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Wolf Point 100 Club Turns 40

The Wolf Point 100 Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The club is a local nonprofit, tax deductible organization dedicated to funding and supporting Faith Lutheran Home, Trinity Hospital, Listerud Rural Health Clinic and the Trinity Hospital Volunteer Ambulance Service. Organized on March 4, 1980, the club held its first business meeting in April of that year. Charter members

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Wolf Point 100 Club Turns 40

The Wolf Point 100 Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The club is a local nonprofit, tax deductible organization dedicated to funding and supporting Faith Lutheran Home, Trinity Hospital, Listerud Rural Health Clinic and the Trinity Hospital Volunteer Ambulance Service. Organized on March 4, 1980, the club held its first business meeting in April of that year. Charter members

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Kirkwood, Bartel, Zimmerman

Wolf Point 100 Club founding president Greg Kirkwood (left to right), current president Tammy Bartel and longest serving president Shirley Zimmerman show off a custom cake at the Jan. 26 annual club meeting. (Submitted photo)

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Kirkwood, Bartel, Zimmerman

Wolf Point 100 Club founding president Greg Kirkwood (left to right), current president Tammy Bartel and longest serving president Shirley Zimmerman show off a custom cake at the Jan. 26 annual club meeting. (Submitted photo)

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Wolf Point Police & Fire Blotter

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Jan. 27 through Feb. 2. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: January 27 Cody Weeks-Combs, 28, male, 100 block of East Edgar Street, theft and burglary, tribal court. January 28 Darrell Hall Sr., 48, male, 100 block of Anaconda

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Wolf Point Police & Fire Blotter

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Jan. 27 through Feb. 2. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: January 27 Cody Weeks-Combs, 28, male, 100 block of East Edgar Street, theft and burglary, tribal court. January 28 Darrell Hall Sr., 48, male, 100 block of Anaconda

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) As of Feb. 3, 25 prisoners were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisoners included: Matthew Wayne Alred, 24, Plentywood,

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Roosevelt County Jail Roster

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) As of Feb. 3, 25 prisoners were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisoners included: Matthew Wayne Alred, 24, Plentywood,

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Montana Native Women’s Coalition Board Executive Director Charged In Theft Of Grant Funding

The executive director of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition, along with two board officials, were charged in a scheme to steal federal grant money to make unapproved trips to Las Vegas, Nev., and to receive other unauthorized benefits, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty to a superseding indictment was Sheryl Lynn

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Montana Native Women’s Coalition Board Executive Director Charged In Theft Of Grant Funding

The executive director of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition, along with two board officials, were charged in a scheme to steal federal grant money to make unapproved trips to Las Vegas, Nev., and to receive other unauthorized benefits, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty to a superseding indictment was Sheryl Lynn

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Congress Passes Emergency Prohibition Of Fentanyl Analogues, Now Waiting On Presidental Signature

“The emergency prohibition of fentanyl analogues expires on Feb. 6 without congressional action. Fentanyl and its analogues are responsible for at least 31 overdose deaths since 2015 in Montana. Unless Congress acts, law enforcement will not have the tools it needs to protect Montana families from the onslaught of these extraordinarily dangerous substances,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme

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Congress Passes Emergency Prohibition Of Fentanyl Analogues, Now Waiting On Presidental Signature

“The emergency prohibition of fentanyl analogues expires on Feb. 6 without congressional action. Fentanyl and its analogues are responsible for at least 31 overdose deaths since 2015 in Montana. Unless Congress acts, law enforcement will not have the tools it needs to protect Montana families from the onslaught of these extraordinarily dangerous substances,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Montana Historical Society Honors Ag Families

The Montana Historical Society is now accepting applications for the Centennial Farm and Ranch program. New inductees will receive a framed certificate signed by the governor, recognition at the “Ag Day” ceremony in the State Capitol during the 2021 legislative session, the ranch/ farm history printed online and in our periodic Centennial Farm and Ranch yearbook, and a durable roadside sign.

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Montana Historical Society Honors Ag Families

The Montana Historical Society is now accepting applications for the Centennial Farm and Ranch program. New inductees will receive a framed certificate signed by the governor, recognition at the “Ag Day” ceremony in the State Capitol during the 2021 legislative session, the ranch/ farm history printed online and in our periodic Centennial Farm and Ranch yearbook, and a durable roadside sign.

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Attorney General Fox Files Lawsuit Against State’s Largest Opioid Distributors

Attorney General Tim Fox announced Monday, Feb. 3, he has filed a lawsuit against the McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc., two leading distributors of narcotic opioids, for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “Opioids have had a particularly acute impact on rural areas throughout the country, including Montana. As the two largest wholesale opioid distributors in the state, McKesson

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Attorney General Fox Files Lawsuit Against State’s Largest Opioid Distributors

Attorney General Tim Fox announced Monday, Feb. 3, he has filed a lawsuit against the McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc., two leading distributors of narcotic opioids, for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “Opioids have had a particularly acute impact on rural areas throughout the country, including Montana. As the two largest wholesale opioid distributors in the state, McKesson

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Posted on February 5, 2020

Northside Scholars Of The Week

eek The Wolf Point Junior High/High School Scholar of the Week for the week of Feb. 6 is Brendan Peterson. The Scholar of the Week for the week of Jan. 30 was Alaycia Bauer. Bauer, 13, is a seventh grader and the daughter of Marcella Rodriguez and Joshua Bauer. Her siblings include Tayven Bauer, eight; Azalea Bauer, four; and Joshua Jr., six. Her favorite subjects are English (language arts)

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Northside Scholars Of The Week

eek The Wolf Point Junior High/High School Scholar of the Week for the week of Feb. 6 is Brendan Peterson. The Scholar of the Week for the week of Jan. 30 was Alaycia Bauer. Bauer, 13, is a seventh grader and the daughter of Marcella Rodriguez and Joshua Bauer. Her siblings include Tayven Bauer, eight; Azalea Bauer, four; and Joshua Jr., six. Her favorite subjects are English (language arts)

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Posted on February 5, 2020

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Poplar Students Head To Big Sky Film Festival

Poplar Students Head To Big Sky Film Festival

Wolf Point 100 Club Turns 40

Wolf Point 100 Club Turns 40

Kirkwood, Bartel, Zimmerman

Kirkwood, Bartel, Zimmerman

Wolf Point Police & Fire Blotter

Wolf Point Police & Fire Blotter

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

Montana Native Women’s Coalition Board Executive Director Charged In Theft Of Grant Funding

Montana Native Women’s Coalition Board Executive Director Charged In Theft Of Grant Funding

Congress Passes Emergency Prohibition Of Fentanyl Analogues, Now Waiting On Presidental Signature

Congress Passes Emergency Prohibition Of Fentanyl Analogues, Now Waiting On Presidental Signature

Montana Historical Society Honors Ag Families

Montana Historical Society Honors Ag Families

Attorney General Fox Files Lawsuit Against State’s Largest Opioid Distributors

Attorney General Fox Files Lawsuit Against State’s Largest Opioid Distributors

Northside Scholars Of The Week

Northside Scholars Of The Week

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