The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $1,169,734 in the seven tribal colleges in rural Montana. Fort Peck Community College in Poplar was awarded $161,200 through USDA Rural Development’s Tribal College Initiative Grant program. FPCC received $161,200 to purchase equipment to assist maintenance and upkeep on the college. The college plans to purchase three maintenance

National Weather Service Glasgow Meteorologist Brandon Bigelbach told the Northern Plains Independent that area records were set for snowfall, coldest daily highs and recorded lows beginning Oct. 19. Wolf Point set a new oneday snowfall record with 0.3 inches on Oct. 19, beating trace amounts recorded as far back as 1905, and Oct. 22 with 5 inches. The previous record for Oct. 22 was set in 1984.

Former Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen was set to be sentenced on Oct. 27, but Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer has announced that the sentencing has been postponed. No new date has been scheduled for the sentencing. Strommen was originally set to be sentenced Aug. 28. This is the third time Strommen’s sentencing has been postponed. A Valley County jury found Strommen guilty

The president and CEO of Amtrak provided insight regarding the cuts made by the train service during a Congressional hearing of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday, Oct. 22. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D- Mont., was one of the organizers of the meeting after Amtrak cut the Empire Builder service from seven days to three days a week throughout Montana. “I’ve been

tive cases requires face masking in any indoor space, open to the public, is mandatory for people ages five years and older. For children 2-4 years of age, face coverings are strongly encouraged. A drape may be used for babies. County sheriffs and other law enforcement across the state have said that the mask mandate is not enforceable and violations should not be called into 911. Area Schools

Brookman crew, who became like family, until his death. He humbly, and often anonymously, supported many rodeo cowboys and the community he immersed himself in throughout the years. In the mid-1980s, he introduced an incentive program at the Wild Horse Stampede handing out $100 bills to rough stock contestants who had a penalty free ride. If the cowboy did not qualify, the money was given

The Wolf Point City Council held their regular monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 19. The meeting began at 7 p.m. During public comment, Wolf Point resident Bill Juve spoke up again to call attention to a lack of progress at blighted properties on the south side of town. City attorney Anna Rose Sullivan discussed the matter with Juve, explaining that the legal process for holding landowners accountable

The Roosevelt County commissioners selected Keith Nordlund of Froid as a new fair board member during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20. There were three applicants for the position after the resignation of former fair board member Miles Van Gorder. “First time I’ve seen three candidates for one position in 20 years,” commissioner Gary Macdonald joked. Macdonald made the