Darrell Gene Christian, 40, died Aug. 21, 2020, in Poplar. He was born in Poplar on May 14, 1980, to Venetta Eagle and Darrell “Porky “Christian Sr. He was raised and educated in Poplar. Jan. 27, 2020, he rededicated his life and heart to the Lord. He graduated with the class of 1999 at the Poplar High School. He excelled in football, track, basketball and wrestling. His ultimate love

Latoya Lambert, 32, died Aug. 19, 2020, in Billings. A prayer service were held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

The Valley County Long Run Fire Department announced Aug. 24 that the Hill Fire was largely contained as of Sunday. The fire was located west of the Pines Recreation Area on Bureau of Land Management land in Valley County. The total size of the fire was 3,266.5 acres. Long Run was called to a grass fire east of Glasgow Aug. 21. While finishing up on the first call, Roosevelt County requested mutual

Northern Plains Independent As longtime volunteers grow older, many want to take a step back to allow for more travel and leisure time. What will volunteer organizations do to fill the void, and how can we keep older volunteers active? Many communities are struggling to find an answer. Wolf Point’s Clint and Arlyss Long have been at the head of a small army of volunteers behind the Wild