The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal that will rehabilitate about 8.5 miles of Montana Highway 24, northeast of Glasgow. The project begins at the intersection with Montana Highway 42, and extends north, ending near Spring Coulee Road. Proposed work includes either pulverizing the existing surface or completing digouts with a mill and overlay, and

As the United States celebrates its two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, millions of Americans will reflect on the nation’s history. American history includes a great many impactful events that changed the country forever. The following are some events of note as the United States of America celebrates 250 years of nationhood. 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Soaring prices have been the norm

Northern Plains Independent Community News Anonymous Oelkers Service Station Finnicum’s Eddy Bauer Sales Fox Ford Sherman Inn Swap Shop Southside Jet Wash Opportunity Bank of Montana High Plains Motors Northern Prairie Auto Sales Gysler Furniture & Appliance Northern Prairie Realty Nutrien Ag Solutions Wolf Point Cafe Jasper Backhoe Gerald Failing Sheridan Electric Co-op

The Wolf Point Community Organization unanimously approved a motion stating that they wish for the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board to reinstate the tribes’ housing commissioners. The vote, which occurred on June 15, came after TEB member Roxanne Gourneau provided her monthly report to WPCO members. Gourneau informed members that the audit on the housing authority for last year was completed

The City of Wolf Point’s next obstacle in the possibility of selling Triangle Park is coming from the federal level. City attorney Montana Wilson reported that he made a request for a waiver so the city doesn’t need to pay for an appraisal of the park. At last month’s meeting, the figure for an appraisal was about $ 15,000. Wilson said that the National Parks Service seems willing to

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 108 calls from June 15-22. The calls included the following: June 15 Dispatch notified deputies that a person in Poplar requested a welfare check for a family member. The deputy made contact with an adult female on a cellphone. She said she was fine. Shortly before midnight, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in Poplar. The female driver

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Alex Adams, 27, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Chad Bachmann, 46, Red Lodge, hold for other agency. Frank Baker, 44, Wolf Point, driving with a suspended or revoked license. Raymond Best, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Jonathan