The Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer released the following report regarding a hostage situation in Glasgow last week. During the afternoon of March 29, at approximately 2:35 p.m., an incident occurred at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital involving a Valley County detention officer, sheriff deputies, a hospital employee and an inmate from the detention center. “The incident was a hostage

Frontier School District performed exceptionally well in the most current Montana Every Students Succeeds Act’s report card. “They are incredible,” Frontier’s superintendent Patrick Drapeau said of the school’s test scores. “It’s a great school community effort.” The act requires each school district and state to release a school report card each year. The information includes

It appears that more people stayed in Roosevelt County during 2022 than any other year since 2015. According to the state’s figures, Roosevelt County had $71,720 in gross lodging tax revenue during 2022. Revenue collected is 4 percent of lodging price. The figure is a 13 percent increase from the $63,216 total of 2021. It should be noted that the figures don’t necessarily mean an increase

The National Weather Service in Glasgow reports that March was Glasgow’s coldest one since 2002 and it was the third snowiest in its history. The average temperature during the month was 16.8 degrees in Glasgow. The coldest March ever was 1899 with an average temperature of 6.8 degrees. The next four coldest were 7.7 degrees in 1897, 10.3 degrees in 1912, 10.4 degrees in 1965 and 12.1 degrees

The Montana Masonic Foundation announced March 29 that it has awarded education grants across the state of Montana, including Brockton Elementary School. The organization’s Educational Grant Program provides Montana schools with an opportunity to enhance student learning by providing funds to help offset startup costs or alleviate other budgetary restrictions for educational projects within

Both of the candidates who were scheduled to be interviewed to become the next superintendent of schools in Wolf Point have reportedly withdrawn their names from consideration. During a meeting on March 21, trustees agreed to interview Anthony Morrison and Betsy Dobias. The interview process, including meeting with the public, was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 4. Morrison served

Light snow is falling across the region amid 20 degree temps at press time Tuesday morning. National Weather Service Glasgow meteorologist Brandon Bigelbach told the Northern Plains Independent that significant accumulations over half an inch are not expected with this round of precipitation. He added that area residents should prepare for moderate flood stage conditions coming up in the next

HELENA – When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, it put abortion in the state on the line during the 2023 Montana Legislature. Now, lawmakers will soon have their final debates on three bills that would limit access to abortion in three main ways: by limiting Medicaid payments for abortions, by criminalizing abortion except in the case of medical necessity and by excluding