Northern Plains Independent To Expand Coverage To Include Scobey Wolf Point’s neighbors to the north will lose their hometown newspaper, the Daniels County Leader, on July 31. With this closure, the Northern Plains Independent plans to expand its coverage to include Scobey and the rest of Daniels County. Daniels County Leader owners Burl and Roz Bowler and their staff are retiring

The news that the Daniels County Leader would be ceasing publication at the end of July was heartbreaking. Leader publisher Burl Bowler told me a couple weeks ago, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Coming from a multi-generational newspaper family, I feel terrible for Burl and Roz who had to make the very difficult decision to close when a buyer was not found. Faced with the

The Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its grand opening on Saturday, July 4, at 10 a.m. at the memorial site in Fort Peck. This year’s guest speaker will be Jonathan Wiens, a 2001 graduate of Glasgow High School, a 2005 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and former Army Green Beret. Wiens is a combat veteran who served deployments

The 2026 Badlands Celebration in Brockton was well attended this weekend, despite stormy conditions that forced the cancellation of Saturday evening’s planned festivities. Sunday’s amended schedule started up around 11:30 a.m. and event organizers kept things moving right on into early evening. This year’s royalty included Head Man Terrence Messerly Sr., Head Woman Jasalyn Lambert, Senior

Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with a cookout will find that prices at the grocery store closely reflect inflation increases over the last year. An Independence Day cookout will cost $73.82 for 10 guests this year, according to the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. This is up $2.90 from last year, which is a 4 percent increase. The overall annual

When recreating on Montana’s lakes and reservoirs this summer, be on the lookout for cyanobacteria, more commonly known as “harmful algal blooms” or “HABs.” HABs can release toxins into the water that may cause skin irritation, make people sick, and can be fatal to pets or livestock if ingested. Report suspected HABs atHAB. mt.gov to help alert others and prevent illness. HAB characteristics:

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing updates to fees for FWP-managed lands and waters, including state parks, fishing access sites, wildlife management areas and fisheries conservation areas, and is asking the public to weigh in on the changes. The proposal would apply to both public and commercial use. FWP is proposing the updates because the current fee rules are outdated, recreation