Northern Plains Independent Staff After he failed to move to Roosevelt County prior to the 2022 elections, one has to wonder if Frank Piocos truly wants to serve the county residents as its county attorney. Last week, Northern Plains Independent publisher Darla Downs filed an affidavit of individual challenging that Piocos was a legal elector in Roosevelt County. To earn election to any county

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 11 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.60/g on Monday, Nov. 28, according to Gas-Buddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 29.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 21.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 7.9 cents in the last week and stands

Residents of Roosevelt County are being advised to look out for scam calls and messages targeting senior citizens in the community. Individuals are being targeted via social media and asked to purchase gift cards and other items. Richland Federal Credit Union staff reported an uptick in calls from concerned residents in Roosevelt County and staff at Heritage Market in Culbertson told the Community

The Montana Board of Public Education plans to keep existing ratios between students and librarians, school counselors and superintendents — contrary to the Office of Public Instruction’s recommendation to eliminate the minimum requirements. The board also plans to retain ratios between students and principals, which OPI had recommended changing. However, at a meeting last week about

A sense of deja vu is overtaking the U.S. railroad industry as labor leaders and major railroad representatives try to figure out how to avoid a strike that could bring freight and passenger trains to a halt in the middle of the busy holiday shipping season. It’s a scenario eerily similar to one that played out just over two months ago, when White House officials helped broker an 11th-hour