Eight people were involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of N.D. Highway 23 and 338th Street Northwest (County Road 9), about 1 1/2 miles north of Makoti on Saturday, Sept. 23, about 5:49 p.m. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a 2023 Toyota Rav4, driven by Patricia Markwardt, 80, of Elida, N.M., was traveling west on Highway 23. A 2010 Lincoln Navigator driven by Elmer

A former employee with the state health department admitted to stealing nearly $90,000 from federal assistance programs by submitting false information on applications. According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office press release, Heather Marie Bugni, 34, of Butte was a client services coordinator for six years and processed applications and approved benefits for multiple programs including Medicaid

The Elks National Foundation has announced the start of the 2024 Elks Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The MVS scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United States citizens. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. The judging criteria is based on academics, leadership, service and financial need. The application is completed online and must

The Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a change for the county’s law enforcement during a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. With the current jail administrator leaving the position, the change consists of Jason Baker now taking over the duties of running the jail while also remaining a patrol staff lieutenant. Under Sheriff John Summers explained a benefit of the change is that the jail

Vida School serves 45 students from kindergarten through sixth grade and is a point of pride for the local rural community. The growing student population has tripled in size since 2020, emphasizing the need for improvement in the school’s activity areas. This need was recently met when Vida School was awarded $100,000 from Ag-West Farm Credit’s Local Advisory Committee Guided Stewardship