An era came to an end for the City of Wolf Point on Wednesday, Jan. 5. A retirement party was held for longtime city clerk/treasurer Marlene Malhum. Malhum said she has worked for the city for 40 years and eight months. The span included serving under nine different mayors, including current mayor Chris Dschaak. Highlighting the party was Dschaak presenting Malhum with a star quilt from

The following are highlights from the previous year in the pages of the Northern Plains Independent. June Wolf Point High School’s Class of 2021 looked forward to the future as commencement exercises were held in the school gym on Sunday, May 30. There were 20 graduates along with many proud parents and grandparents in attendance during the Southside Elementary School’s preschool graduation

After proclaiming January as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Montana, Gov, Greg Gianforte has teamed up with Attorney General Austin Knudsen to encourage Montanans to join the fight to end human trafficking. “Generating an estimated $150 billion worldwide per year, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery whereby traffickers, which are often organized criminal enterprises,

Wolf Point’s newest city police officer is not a stranger to the area or to law enforcement. George Lash has been serving as an officer in Wolf Point for the last two months. “I’m enjoying it,” Lash said. “I like helping the community out.” He is originally from Lake City, Mich., which is about 45 miles south of Traverse City. He moved to Wolf Point about 10 years ago to work

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has launched a new website to assist with cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people. Officials launched the website last month to connect individuals with information about open cases to authorities managing investigations. American Indian and Alaska Native people are at a disproportionate risk of experiencing violence, murder, or going missing. The Missing