Montana Free Press There’s plenty to occupy your mind during a pandemic. Am I going to get sick? How am I going to put food on the table? Can I pay my bills? How am I supposed to work and watch my kids at the same time? When am I going to see my friends or family again? These are all concerns that Amber Martinsen-Blake, community health worker supervisor for Sweet Grass County, has been hearing

The Wolf Point School District board of trustees held a special meeting Thursday, July 30. The meeting was accessible online. The meeting began at 6 p.m. Bus driver Virgil Rauch has retired. Paraprofessional Corinne Smith also retired. Jamie Reum resigned as credit recovery monitor and Arielle-Anne Umphreys resigned from her role as paraprofessional. Allison Norman was approved for hire

Missoulian Could senior cooperative housing, a model gaining popularity in states with aging populations, be the solution to alleviating social isolation and population loss in Montana’s rural small towns? In Montana’s rural counties, where demographic trends show large numbers of young people leaving for the state’s fast-growing urban areas, the need for elderly housing solutions is

The Wolf Point Community Organization recently gave a $6,700 donation to the Wolf Point 100 Club, which the 100 Club used to purchase an automated pill counter requested by the pharmacy in Wolf Point that was almost $6,700 on the nose. WPCO’s Larry Wetsit contacted 100 Club members about a pending donation, which enabled the club to fund a pill counter recently purchased for the pharmacy. Club

Roosevelt County Library director Janet Livingston told the Northern Plains Independent that the summer reading program is nearly over. At press time, two weeks remain for participants to avail themselves of the group literacy effort. The remaining two packets are available online at the library’s website. Beginning in September, the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program will be launching.