A passenger railroad project connecting Seattle to Chicago could potentially bypass Helena without the support of Lewis and Clark County, according to county and railroad project officials. The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, along with the Federal Railroad Administration, is leading the project to restore the North Coast Hiawatha route and has garnered the support of route-affected counties

During meetings in Washington earlier in July, the Montana Farm Bureau continued to stress the need for grasshopper control while visiting with Congressional leaders. In talking with Sen. Jon Tester and Rep. Matt Rosendale, and with the staff of Sen. Steve Daines’ and Rep. Ryan Zinke’s offices, Farm Bureau leaders explained the negative impact of the destructive insects and the need for help

Progress is being made on many of the Wolf Point School District’s projects that are being paid for through Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds. The new bleachers and crow’s nest project at the Wolf Point High School football/track field is well underway. “It will be completed by Aug. 8,” Wolf Point Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Perkins said. Expansion

As part of their community service outreach, a team from Mosaic Church in Littleton, Colo., made the Wolf Point community a little more beautiful last week. The volunteers, in the area for the Gospel Fellowship Church’s Bible school, painted over graffiti and put a fresh look on the food pantry building during their time in eastern Montana. John Jones, who was painting on the east wall

Wild Sky Farms has expanded eastward to the North Dakota border with its new cannabis dispensary location, situated next to Stateline Casino on the north side of U.S. Highway 2. Co-owner Brandon Hoerner gave the Northern Plains Independent a tour during grand opening festivities last week. The dispensary is licensed to serve medical patients and recreational customers. As with their other

A free meal and bingo attracted more than 125 people to a voter registration event organized by Western Native Voice at the Silverwolf Casino on Tuesday, July 23, but the goal remains to get those citizens to the polls on election day. Lance FourStar, field manager for Western Native Voice on the Fort Peck Reservation, said that, when participants were asked, only 14 of the Native Americans