26 September 2024
Native American Week
School staff puts up a tip at Southside Elementary School to kick off on Mondy, Sept. 23.
(Photo by Bill Vander Weele)
Horse Therapy
Nakoda Dakota Oyate Youth Council members and friends of the organization took a seven-mile ride along U.S. Highway 2 Sept. 22 with horses provided by the Gourneau, Holen and Hunsaker families. Dustin Hunsaker told the Northern Plains Independent that the ride was enjoyable and educational. “It was a fun time,” Hunsaker said. “I don’t think any of those kids will be littering after a couple
Forecasts Show Dry Summers Could Transition To Cold, Snowier Winter
Montana’s summer was among the top 30 warmest and driest the state has seen during the past 130 years, causing drought to reach extreme levels in southwestern and the easternmost stretches of the state and leading to federal drought disaster designations for more than 20 counties.
Rain that fell across nearly all of Montana earlier last week, including a wide swath of central Montana that
