The Poplar Indians put together positive efforts but lost volleyball matches at Harlem on Friday, Oct. 23. Harlem won the first match by a score of 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21. Leaders for the Indians included Macey Stump with 10 kills and Dusti Marottek with four aces. Keandra Martell accounted for eight assists. Jazmin Gorder had eight digs. Morgen Nordwick scored two blocks. The

Wolf Point’s football season came to an end with a 48-7 loss at Baker on Monday, Oct. 19. “It was the most interesting season I have coached,” Wolf Point Coach Ryan Wilson said. “It was a down year for the Wolves, but I believe all of the experience that was gained by the younger players on the team will be beneficial for the future as we had no JV schedule and many players were required

The Poplar Indians placed 16th in the boys standings at the Class B state cross country meet held in Kalispell on Friday, Oct. 23. Lincoln County won the state title with 63 points. Manhattan placed second with 85, Three Forks took third with 154 and Wolf Point placed fourth with 181 points. Poplar’s boys ended with 444 points. Two freshmen led Poplar’s boys at the state competition.

Fundraising For The Fang The Wolf Point High School yearbook squad is out selling ads for 2020. Fang advisor Dan Horsmon told the Northern Plains Independent that sales efforts are ongoing at least through the end of the week. Students participating in this year’s Fang include (left to right) Sofie Rasmussen, Emalee Vargas, Hailey Nelson, Josie Kolstad, Gracie Ferdina, MiKaya Smoker DeWitt,

Wolf Point Senior Emily displays her latest efforts in art teacher Vivian Schultz’s painting class Monday, Oct. 26. She’s titling the work “Escaping the Wall.” She told the Northern Plains Independent that the piece will be for sale when it’s all completed. (Photo by James Walling)

If Montana’s campaign for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives seems familiar, it’s because both candidates have been here before. Democrat Kathleen Williams of Bozeman lost a House race just two years ago to Congressman Greg Gianforte, and the consequences of that defeat still rankle, she said. “It’s been incredibly frustrating to see the lack of leadership

Montana will not play much of a role in the battle between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, but in the fight to control the U.S. Senate, the clash between Gov. Steve Bullock and incumbent Sen. Steve Daines looms large. Daines, a Republican, seemed likely to cruise to re-election until the Democratic governor announced on the last possible day his decision to enter the

The differences between the two candidates for the Superintendent of Public Instruction are as clear as the mask on a student’s face. Superintendent Elsie Arntzen, a Republican running for re-election, has stressed her belief that local school districts should decide whether to require students to wear masks in school this fall. Her opponent, former Montana Teacher of the Year and Democrat