Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on high-alert for scammers trying to take advantage of them during tax season. The Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection has received 44 calls related to tax scams since January 2021. “Montanans pay enough in taxes without being scammed while trying to file their paperwork. It’s more important than ever

Directors of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture discussed future events during their monthly meeting held on Wednesday, March 2. The chamber is sending in a deposit for a dueling piano program to be held on Nov. 12. The entertainment will be from Colorado and not the same act as last year’s presentation. Director Jeff Presser said his understanding is that Wolf Point will

Roosevelt County commissioners Gary Macdonald and Gordon Oelkers told the Northern Plains Independent that a special meeting scheduled for March 14 will consider adding taxation to marijuana sales in the area. The sole agenda item for the meeting: “Approval of Resolutions 2022-24,” which are a pair of resolutions presenting to qualified electors of Roosevelt County the question of a

The Wolf Point Education Association presented a handful of proposals during its contract bargaining meeting with the Wolf Point School District on Monday, Feb. 28. Patricia Toavs, co-president of the Education Association, said salary proposals will be made at the next meeting because some figures need to be reviewed again prior to presenting the requests to the school district’s representatives.