Pearl Hopkins, 81, of Poplar died Oct. 4, 2020, in Culbertson. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel.

Plentywood leads the District 1C volleyball standings with a perfect 7-0 record heading into this week. The Wildcats improved to 11-0 overall with a straight set victory over North Country on Saturday, Oct. 3. Right behind Plentywood in the league standings are Froid/Lake at 7-1, North Country at 6-1 and Fairview at 5-1. Froid/Lake plays at North Country on Friday, Oct. 9. Savage sits in

The Culbertson Cowgirls fell in their volleyball match against Scobey, 21-25, 13-25, 23-25, during action in Scobey on Friday, Oct. 2. Makena Hauge finished with seven kills and one block for the Cowgirls. Kylie Portra added seven kills. Koree Marchwick accounted for 15 assists. McKinsey Justice had 21 digs. Anissa Bengochea and Justice each served four aces. Whitney Maher scored

If you happened to read the Albuquerque Journal recently you would have learned about a family who used their (galloping) goats to gobble up weeds and earn some extra money while keeping the city’s weeds and grass trimmed. In the Orlando Sentinel, you would have discovered that a man was attacked and bitten by an alligator while hunting near one of the local lakes. Neither of these stories

With the number of active local cases declining slightly over the past week, the region remains on alert, with the Fort Peck Tribes shuttering operations and some schools transitioning to distance learning. As of Monday, Oct. 5, Roosevelt County has 113 current active cases of COVID-19, down from 131 last week. Recoveries numbered 372 and there has been eight confirmed deaths. There have been

There is one week set aside each year to salute newspapers for the important role they have played in our nation, a role that goes back to the beginning of these United States. This year, however, waiting until Oct. 4-10 and National Newspaper Week has been difficult, because the coronavirus pandemic and a variety of major news events across our land have tested newspapers, and our communities,

Community News Celebrates National Newspaper Week Oct. 4-10 As the country recognizes National Newspaper Week, Oct. 4-10, we are grateful to readers like you who still make real community journalism possible. It’s exciting that the Northern Plains Independent and Community News are celebrating their second years in existence. We realize that the only reason that these new newspapers with

Montana businesses are now eligible to apply for workforce recovery grant dollars to help companies refill jobs that were lost due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montana Department of Commerce has launched a temporary workforce recovery grant program as part of the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund. “Businesses across the state are managing through a variety of