At their meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture determined that the Night on the Missouri dinner should be canceled. The fourth annual event was set to be held in late August or early September. Due to concerns that social distancing and adequate sanitation for COVID-19 could not be achieved at the event, chamber directors voted to cancel the annual dinner

Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive Thursday giving Montana counties the option of shifting to all-mail ballots for the November general election as they did for the June primary, saying the order gives local election authorities a way to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among election-day crowds at polling places. The governor, who will be on the fall ballot as the Democratic candidate for

Delays in postal deliveries related to policy changes from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy have prompted a response from Congressman Greg Gianforte. He said in a letter dated Aug. 6 that the delays in mail service are unacceptable. Dejoy has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s mail service, displacing the two top executives overseeing day-to-day operations, according to a memo released

The Frontier School has announced the procedures that will be in place when school reopens Aug. 20. School Entry The board decided that temperatures will be taken, using non-touch thermometers, by HPDP nurses, bus drivers, with the possibility of staff and parent volunteers assisting as needed. Temperatures will be taken prior to boarding the bus or entering the building. Children and staff

According to Poplar School board member Jestin Dupree, reopening plans for schools in Poplar will be flexible and adaptable, with the goal of everyone being in a safe environment. According to statement from the board released Aug, 11, the Montana Office of Public Instruction has four scenarios and the State of Montana put out three scenarios, both of which have been considered. “We will be

Northern Plains Independent Staff The Roosevelt County Fair will certainly have a different feel this year, but hopefully residents can make the event the best it can be while following the Coronavirus restrictions. Roosevelt County fair manager Angela Miller noted that it was decided to cancel many fair activities during a meeting in June. The fair kicked off with a horse show at the Culbertson

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Aug. 3-9. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: August 3 Summer Beauchman, 31, female, U.S. Highway 2 and Fourth Avenue, no insurance, driving without a license and starting, turning or stopping without regard for safety, tribal