Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture director Jan Bryan presents the “first dollar” to staff (from left) Don Kurokawa, Mikel Sansaver and Luke Pedersen. The marijuana dispensary is located at 219 Main St. Business hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. has a sister store in Missoula. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

Roosevelt County Fire Warden Mike Olson told the Northern Plains Independent that agencies and resources from across the state were deployed to fight a large fire originating east of Poplar April 30. The fire jumped the Missouri River near Brockton Friday. Fire containment efforts continued in Roosevelt and Richland counties continued over the weekend. Approximately 4,997 acres burned, said Olson.

After more than a decade spent studying addictive behaviors, psychologist Monica Skewes thought she had seen the complete spectrum of human addiction. But even with her extensive experience investigating smoking, drinking and other addictions, Skewes was surprised when she arrived in Montana in 2014 to find many people in one American Indian community living in recovery against all odds. People