Piocos was looking for a ….
Piocos was looking for a judgment to acknowledge that he was not lawfully removed as county attorney.
February
Dan Schmidt announced his resignation as the superintendent of schools in Poplar. He served as Poplar’s superintendent for six years.
Wolf Point City Council Dean Mahlum was the first candidate to file for county commissioner after Commissioner Gary Macdonald announced he would not seek re-election.
Area officials expressed disappointment with the news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that water releases from Fort Peck Dam could be conducted in April and July.
Deputy county attorney Thomas Bleicher filed for the election to determine the next county attorney.
Poplar’s seventh-grade student Liberty Boadle earned top honors in the county’s spelling bee. Wolf Point’s Rhian Tumonong was second and Poplar’s Jaden Eder took third.
Kenneth Ryan, a former chairman for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, died on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
Wolf Point and northeast Montana basketball lost a legend when John Weeks died at the age of 74. He was a member of the 1968 state boys’ basketball championship team.
Area attorney Ben Fosland filed as a candidate for the 15th Judicial District Judge position. Judge David Cybulski didn’t seek re-election after holding the position since 1994.
