Ideas from audience members regarding spending future COVID funding included HVAC upgrades, an additional music teacher, adding another counselor, more elementary activities, more mental health treatment options, Southside restrooms, new playground equipment, high school locker room improvements, band at Northside, bringing the salad bar back for lunch, an anti-bullying app, art/wood shop/crafts,

Twelve Montana citizens have been selected to serve on the Lower Yellowstone Advisory Committee, a new committee convened by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and sponsored by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The committee will advise FWP and others on how to prioritize access, habitat and infrastructure projects along the Lower Yellowstone by setting broad criteria for evaluating proposals. Committee

rett Smidt, Shelley Arndt, Sheila Dunn, Sheri Harvey, Leona Colvin and Drew Reum. Commissioners approved a request from the county attorney’s office to receive assistance on a case from the Montana Attorney General’s office. Commissioners approved setting salaries for county officials and the county attorney.

Montana gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $3.21/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 14.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 96.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana is priced at $2.99/g today while the most expensive

The Northern Plains Independent office was broken into on Tuesday, July 20, at approximately 2:30 a.m. and numerous items of equipment were stolen. A staff member discovered the theft when arriving for work Tuesday morning. The Wolf Point Police Department responded and took the report. Among the items take were an Apple MacBook Pro laptop, two Dell laptops, two Canon 7D cameras and numerous

The Montana Highway Patrol reports that a fatality crash occurred just outside of Poplar on Saturday, July 24. According to the highway patrol, the crash was reported at 9:32 p.m. when a 28-yearold female was driving on BIA Route 150. A 58-yearold female from Poplar was riding in the same vehicle. The 58-year-old woman was killed in the crash. The driver was treated for injuries. The vehicle,