The official newspaper of Roosevelt County brought home many top honors, more than in recent memory, during this year’s Montana Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. “We thank our readers and advertisers for their continued support of us,” Darla Downs, publisher of the Northern Plains Independent and Community News, said. “Those are the people that we are in this business

Eastern Montana has been very fortunate so far this year on the highways. As of last week, there has been only one fatality in the Glendive district, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. The Glendive district includes the counties of Roosevelt, Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Garfield, McCone, Richland, Dawson, Prairie, Rosebud, Custer, Wibaux, Fallon, Carter and Powder River. The single

Roosevelt County commissioners agreed to provide a letter of support for Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in Culbertson for the purpose of purchasing a new ambulance. Commissioners say hospital officials are seeking a grant for the purchase. The letter notes that the department’s current limited ambulance resources provide a challenge to adequately respond to mass casualty events. The letter

Roosevelt County commissioners approved the transfer of a lease for the Picard gravel pit from Franz Construction to Roosevelt County during a meeting Tuesday, June 13. The pit is located north of Bainville. The county is looking to lease one section of the property. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said there are between 200,000 and 300,000 yards of gravel left currently at the pit. “That

(Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Ricky Bain, 64, Plentywood, sexual assault.

Applications are being sent out for the Frederick and Bernice Knierim scholarship, which are for area youth who have graduated from a high school in Valley, Sheridan, Daniels or Roosevelt counties and have completed at least one year of education after high school. As the colleges are now releasing grades for the spring semester, all applicants must send their grades to be eligible for this

Montana State University awarded 1,623 undergraduate degrees and 433 graduate degrees during its 138th commencement ceremonies held May 12 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. An additional 162 students from Gallatin College MSU received associate degrees or certificates. Students with two asterisks after their names (**) graduated with highest honors, having earned a minimum cumulative GPA of