September is National Suicide Prevention Month and marks an opportunity for all Montanans to have a role in preventing suicide in our communities. Each year, more than 45,000 Americans — including more than 6,000 Veterans — die by suicide. In the challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic, now is an ideal time to learn how to “be there” to support ourselves and others. “Suicide

A parent expressed her concerns at the Poplar School board meeting about how the school district is responding to virus issues. “It’s disturbing to me that our school district isn’t putting out information and controlling the narrative,” she said, while mentioning Facebook comments. She noted the amount of cases seems to continue to grow in Roosevelt County. She said that people

Roosevelt County commissioners emphasized their commitment to battle the area’s drug problems by approving funds for the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office to have a K-9 program along with training. “There’s a need for canines up here for drug searches,” Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers explained to commissioners. “It would be an useful tool for the county.” The nearly

The 54th annual Go-Getters Youth Rodeo kicked off at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. It was the 54th installment of the event, located south of Wolf Point. Katie Hansen MacDonald told the Northern Plains Independent that participation was down due to a high school rodeo event scheduling conflict. “We were short about 25 contestants because there was a high school rodeo on the same day,” said

Wolf Point put together a strong effort before losing at Harlem, 34-21, in Class B football action on Friday night, Sept. 11. “Hats off to the Wildcats as they played a good game with limited players,” Wolf Point coach Ryan Wilson said. “The weird start in the season led to many miscues and missed opportunities. We will work on cleaning up those things.” Wolf Point’s Austin Wilson

Every year, hunters across Montana donate thousands of pounds of wild game to local food banks through local meat processors. With the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks is urging hunters to have their deer, elk and moose tested and have a negative test result in hand prior to donating no matter where in Montana these animals are harvested. “We know this

The Wolf Point Wolves captured second place in the boys’ team standings during the Spartan Invitational cross country meet in Scobey on Thursday, Sept. 10. Wolf Point finished with 23 points. Scobey ran to firstplace honors with 15 points. Wolf Point’s Peyton Summers finished fifth with a time of 19:57.72. Ethan Blount took sixth at 20:29.85. Kaholo Toves placed 12th at 21:31.53.

O’Connor added that the program would be self-sufficient because there will be asset seizures involved. “If it can reduce the drug problem, I’m for it,” commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. The motion passed by a 2-1 margin. Commissioner Duane Nygaard voted against the motion because he had concerns about having the department be short-handed. Commissioners also approved purchasing

Poplar senior Hudson Atkinson finished in first place at the Spartan Invitational cross-country meet in Scobey on Thursday, Sept. 10. Atkinson took top honors with a time of 19:26.26. Geordy Medicine Cloud placed 11th at 20:58.98. Polito Garfield was 13th at 2:19.57. Kobe Darnell finished 18th at 23:15.35. Morgan Mathison finished 21st at 24:48.96. Other times for the Indians included