Great Northern Development Corporation is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since its inception, GNDC has been dedicated to fostering economic growth and revitalizing the local economy across the six counties it serves: Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Garfield and McCone. Over the past three decades, GNDC has played a pivotal role in transforming the communities within northeast Montana.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Brooke Olson Newton, 29, of Bainville appeared on several federal indictments. Newton, 29, appeared in Great Falls on June 11 in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and made not guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, has joined Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden Administration’s first-ever minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes that was finalized last month. A Congressional Review Act resolution is an oversight tool Congress may use to overturn final rules issued by federal agencies by a simple majority vote.

New books at the Culbertson Library include young adult titles Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin, Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo, Sheine Lende Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, Icarus by K. Ancrum, Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff and The Vanishing Station by Ana Ellickson, New titles at the library on audio CD include Camino Winds by John Grisham and Mind Games by Nora Roberts.

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Fritz Anderson, 45, Billings, hold for other agency. Brian Bell, 41, Dodson, hold for other agency. Alphonse Bird, 19, Browning, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Travis Brown, 41, hold for other agency.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 78 calls from June 10-17. The incidents included the following: June 10 A deputy received notification at 10:40 a.m. that an explosion occurred at Clean Solutions near Bainville. Multiple EMS and fire departments were already at the scene when the deputy arrived. An injured employee was driven by other employees to a Williston, N.D., hospital

Culbertson June 21: Baked fish, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. June 25: Ham and cheese sliders, tater tots, vegetable and dessert. June 28: Cheddar broccoli soup, open-faced sandwiches and dessert. *** Bainville June 20: Teriyaki chicken, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. June 25: Hamburgers, broasted potatoes, vegetable and dessert. *** Froid June 19: Cook’s vacation.

The familiar tone of the fire whistle could be heard throughout the Wolf Point and Poplar communities Saturday, June 15, when Roosevelt County Dispatchers activated the emergency siren at about 7:15 p.m. — except the whistle remained one solid tone, which caused many to wonder what was going on. According to the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department, the county dispatch set off the solid tone