For nearly 25 years, area residents have trusted the expertise of Jeff Nelson when it came to tire repair or other auto mechanical repairs. His services, however, will soon no longer be available in Wolf Point. Nelson has announced that his Pro-Tire station in Wolf Point will close in the middle of this April. “It’s been a hard decision to make,” Nelson said. “We have been in the community

Wolf Point special education teacher Patricia Payne has been recognized as being the top of her profession as she recently received two education honors for the state of Montana. Payne, who has taught in Wolf Point for eight years, earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Montana Council of Administrators of Special Education and the Teacher of the Year honor from the Montana Council for

Winter weather hit northeast Montana last week, with snow and gusty winds wreaking havoc on the area. The National Weather Service in Glasgow issued a Winter Storm Warning for southern Valley, Phillips and Roosevelt counties March 10. NWSG meteorologist Grant Hicks told the Northern Plains Independent that the blizzard was effectively over by Saturday at 6 p.m. “We faced off with a blizzard,”