U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., released the following statement after voting against the continuing resolution on Thursday, Sept. 30. “Today I voted against the continuing resolution to fund our government,” Rosendale said. “For me this was a pretty easy decision. Despite knowing this was necessary, Democrats waited until the last minute and did not attempt to reign in the out-ofcontrol

Last week, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., released the following statement regarding reports that Afghanistan refugees will be settled in Montana. “Today, I learned that 75 refugees from Afghanistan will be arriving in Montana. I strongly oppose the resettlement of these Afghan nationals in Montana. Following the Biden Administration’s disastrously mismanaged withdrawal from Afghanistan,

The store and shop at Agland in Nashua closed up in September. Agland general manager Dave Williams told the Northern Plains Independent that the location was producing just a small fraction of the business produced at other locations. “It makes economic sense for us,” said Williams. Despite the closure of the manned portions of the business, the Nashua location will continue to have gas

At the Wolf Point City Council’s regular monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 20, a resolution was passed to cancel the planned municipal elections due to the fact that there were no contested positions. All candidates ran unopposed. Council appointments will need to be made before January for open positions. Six properties on Wolf Point’s south side have been taken over by the city from Roosevelt

After some debate, Roosevelt County commissioners continued having a split vote regarding a pay increase for a Roosevelt County attorney office’s employee on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers voted to increase attorney office employee Erika Fyfe’s salary to 83 percent of the clerk and recorder’s salary figure and then to increase the salary to 84 percent after six months. Commissioner