National Weather Service Glasgow based meteorologist Ryan Bernhart told the Northern Plain Independent at press time Tuesday that snow piling up from Glasgow to Culbertson should pause briefly before a second system hits Wednesday, bringing additional accumulations to the region through the end of the week. Travel has been impacted on U.S. Highway 2 and area county and city roads. Bernhart said

Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center is sponsoring a “Wellbriety Symposium” March 15-17. The event will include a comedy show Wednesday at 6 p.m., family skills night Thursday at 7 p.m., a kahomini round dance Friday at 7 p.m. and buffalo harvesting Wednesday and Thursday from 1-4 p.m. Meals are provided at all events. Keynote speakers will include Kasey Nicholson, Robbie Magnan and

A bill to move the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame back to Wolf Point passed the House’s state administration committee on an 11-7 vote on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The bill, however, failed in the full House by a 54-46 margin. House Bill 794 was being sponsored by Rep. Frank Smith, D-Poplar. The bill sought to move both the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center from Great Falls to

Roosevelt County commissioners approved a resolution for a public hearing regarding accepting roads to become public roads during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 20, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt County building in Culbertson. Roads to be discussed include Road 2049, Road 2051, Road 2053, Road 1020, Road 2058, Road 1021, Road 1020,

The Montana Department of Revenue reported that Roosevelt County had cannabis sales of $297,864 during the first month of 2023. The amount includes $212,815 for adult-use sales and $85,049 for medical sales. In comparison, Valley County experienced $143,934 in sales during January. Sheridan County reported $67,844 in sales during the month. Other eastern Montana counties include Richland

Roosevelt County reported 21 active COVID cases as of Friday, March 3. There have been 4,013 total cases in the county. Area Statistics Daniels County had zero active cases as of Friday, March 3. The county has 485 cumulative cases. Valley County reported nine active cases as of Friday, March 3. The county has 2,164 cumulative cases. In McCone County, there were zero active case as of

County and state Farm Bureau leaders across the nation are sharing resources that will help farmers and ranchers keep safety top-ofmind through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As part of this year’s ASAP commemoration, March 6-10 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting the week with its