Roosevelt County librarian and children’s programmer Heather Granbois told the Northern Plains Independent that two different movies will be screened at the main branch in Wolf Point daily throughout the month, except for Oct. 13, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The schedule includes the following films: The Curse of Robert the Doll, Frankenweenie, Poltergeist, Hotel Transylvania, So I Married

On Saturday, Oct. 4, Sheridan Electric conducted its 78th annual meeting of the membership, with great success. One topic of note is the unexpected change the coop must raise rates in early 2026. This is in response to the rate increase the power supplier has issued for their construction of new generation and other factors which have been described in the October Rural Montana magazine.

A committee of the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board unanimously voted to retrocede the agreement between the juvenile detention center and Bureau of Indian Affairs during a recent meeting. The full board agreed to the motion during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 22. No one on the board voted against the motion, which was made by TEB member Jestin Dupree. The vote will give the juvenile detention

The trial for Brianna Jensen-Rowe has been moved from its original date of Sept. 29 to early 2026. The eight-day trial was moved to start on Feb. 2, 2026, during a scheduling conference last week. Jensen-Rowe, 19, is accused on killing her sister Jalinn on Aug. 3, 2024, in Wolf Point. Defense Attorney Gerald Harris said the defense will have about 10 witnesses to testify and he anticipates the