Thirty-four bison were transferred from the Fort Peck Tribes buffalo program to various tribal groups Aug. 12-13. According to InterTribal Buffalo Council technical services department head Megan Davenport, buffalo were sent to Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribes in South Dakota; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas; Modoc Nation, Quapaw Nation, Cherokee Nation, Cheyenne

Wolf Point Pound Puppies is hosting a two-day spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs Aug. 29-30 at 420 Cascade St., beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday is cat day. Sunday is set aside for dogs. At press time, initial sign-ups for both clinic days are full, but cancellations and no-shows are common. Text Tina Betshismedicine at 406-650-2177 to inquire. If you do not hear back, text again. “Do not

Northern Plains Independent Staff U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., discussed Coronavirus, transportation and substance abuse issues during a swing through eastern Montana late last week. The Republican noted it was his 51st trip to eastern Montana during the last three years. He visits each of Montana’s 56 counties at least once each year. “I’m here mainly to listen,” Gianforte

With the weather warming up and fuels (grass and brush) in the county drying out, Roosevelt County will officially enter into Stage 1 fire restrictions. Roosevelt County commissioners approved the move at Aug. 11 regular meeting in Wolf Point. According to Roosevelt County fire warden Mike Olson, Stage 1 fire restrictions mean that campfires and other fires are prohibited except in approved

The Wolf Point School District held their regular board meeting Monday, Aug. 10, at the high school auditorium. The meeting was also accessible via Zoom and the Southside School’s Facebook page. Highlighting the meeting was the district’s three-pronged plan for returning to school this fall. Superintendent Loverty Erickson discussed the district’s reopening planning before the council and