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Area Libraries Adjust For Pandemic

The Roosevelt County Library main branch is offering curbside pickup for library materials beginning Sept. 28. The Wolf Point location has been closed in recent weeks due to staff exposure to COVID-19. Library director Janet Livingston told the Northern Plains Independent that the main branch has been closed since Sept. 14. She added that the catalogue can be searched remotely. “We will

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Area Libraries Adjust For Pandemic

The Roosevelt County Library main branch is offering curbside pickup for library materials beginning Sept. 28. The Wolf Point location has been closed in recent weeks due to staff exposure to COVID-19. Library director Janet Livingston told the Northern Plains Independent that the main branch has been closed since Sept. 14. She added that the catalogue can be searched remotely. “We will

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Posted on October 1, 2020

Wallette, Buckles Address City Council Asking For Unified Policing Of COVID Mandates

The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting Monday, Sept. 21. The meeting was accessible via zoom. Following role call, a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, public comment was offered by Cody McGill, who suggested a new public ordinance that would require any store in Wolf Point dealing in second hand goods or offering loans based on second hand goods to submit a detailed

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Wallette, Buckles Address City Council Asking For Unified Policing Of COVID Mandates

The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting Monday, Sept. 21. The meeting was accessible via zoom. Following role call, a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, public comment was offered by Cody McGill, who suggested a new public ordinance that would require any store in Wolf Point dealing in second hand goods or offering loans based on second hand goods to submit a detailed

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Posted on October 1, 2020

Montana Youth Challenge Academy Tours Region, Leadership Team Meets With Schools

A group of leaders and recruiters for Montana Youth Challenge Academy visited the region in mid-September. The team set out from Dillon and traveled as far as Culbertson, where they spoke with the Northern Plains Independent. Lead admissions counselor Mark McGinley, deputy director Laura Thomas, post-residential coordinator Michelle Nelon and eastern Montana coordinator Kevin Roche spoke with

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Montana Youth Challenge Academy Tours Region, Leadership Team Meets With Schools

A group of leaders and recruiters for Montana Youth Challenge Academy visited the region in mid-September. The team set out from Dillon and traveled as far as Culbertson, where they spoke with the Northern Plains Independent. Lead admissions counselor Mark McGinley, deputy director Laura Thomas, post-residential coordinator Michelle Nelon and eastern Montana coordinator Kevin Roche spoke with

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Posted on October 1, 2020

Language Teacher Azure Credits Turcotte With Inspiration

Wolf Point’s Jeromy Azure Jr. said he’s been studying Native languages since elementary school. “I remember studying languages during the summer in fourth grade,” said Azure. He credits local teacher Michael Turcotte with helping inspire him to continue his studies and give teaching a try. Azure received his associate degree from Fort Peck Community College. He is teaching Native

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Language Teacher Azure Credits Turcotte With Inspiration

Wolf Point’s Jeromy Azure Jr. said he’s been studying Native languages since elementary school. “I remember studying languages during the summer in fourth grade,” said Azure. He credits local teacher Michael Turcotte with helping inspire him to continue his studies and give teaching a try. Azure received his associate degree from Fort Peck Community College. He is teaching Native

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Posted on October 1, 2020

Restrictive Voting Law Struck Down

A Montana court permanently struck down a state law Sept. 25 that restricted the right to vote for Indigenous people living on rural reservations. Western Native Voice v. Stapleton, filed in March of this year by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund (NARF), challenged the so-called Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA), a law that imposed

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Restrictive Voting Law Struck Down

A Montana court permanently struck down a state law Sept. 25 that restricted the right to vote for Indigenous people living on rural reservations. Western Native Voice v. Stapleton, filed in March of this year by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund (NARF), challenged the so-called Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA), a law that imposed

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Posted on October 1, 2020

MYCA Visits Frazer

Frazer School dean of students Shannon Knowlton (left to right) visits with Montana Youth Challenge Academy post-residential coordinator Michelle Nelon, lead admissions counselor Mark McGinley, deputy director Laura Thomas and Frazer Native American Studies instructor Roger White Jr. Sept. 17. (Photo by James Walling)

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MYCA Visits Frazer

Frazer School dean of students Shannon Knowlton (left to right) visits with Montana Youth Challenge Academy post-residential coordinator Michelle Nelon, lead admissions counselor Mark McGinley, deputy director Laura Thomas and Frazer Native American Studies instructor Roger White Jr. Sept. 17. (Photo by James Walling)

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Posted on October 1, 2020

Abby Traeholt is teaching social ….

Abby Traeholt is teaching social studies at Wolf Point High School this year. Traeholt grew up in Wolf Point and taught first grade at Southside School for two years before shifting to high school at Lustre for three years. Prior to that, Traeholt taught first grade in Kalamath Falls, Ore., for five years. She attended college at Oregon State University, where she earned a bachelor of science

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Abby Traeholt is teaching social ….

Abby Traeholt is teaching social studies at Wolf Point High School this year. Traeholt grew up in Wolf Point and taught first grade at Southside School for two years before shifting to high school at Lustre for three years. Prior to that, Traeholt taught first grade in Kalamath Falls, Ore., for five years. She attended college at Oregon State University, where she earned a bachelor of science

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Posted on October 1, 2020

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Funding Cycle Open For Growth Through Agriculture Program

Funding Cycle Open For Growth Through Agriculture Program

Red Hawks Beat MonDak

Red Hawks Beat MonDak

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Area Libraries Adjust For Pandemic

Area Libraries Adjust For Pandemic

Wallette, Buckles Address City Council Asking For Unified Policing Of COVID Mandates

Wallette, Buckles Address City Council Asking For Unified Policing Of COVID Mandates

Montana Youth Challenge Academy Tours Region, Leadership Team Meets With Schools

Montana Youth Challenge Academy Tours Region, Leadership Team Meets With Schools

Language Teacher Azure Credits Turcotte With Inspiration

Language Teacher Azure Credits Turcotte With Inspiration

Restrictive Voting Law Struck Down

Restrictive Voting Law Struck Down

MYCA Visits Frazer

MYCA Visits Frazer

Abby Traeholt is teaching social ….

Abby Traeholt is teaching social ….

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