The Tribal Executive Board held their full meeting Dec. 23. They approved purchasing Git-N-Go in Wolf Point for $450,000. Money for the purchase is coming from a modified budget from the Tribal Reserves. The Branch of Corrections was approved to hire Donald Boyd-Weinberger and Loretta Adams, moving them from temporary appointment to permanent appointment. The Tribal operations officer/ secretary

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 23-29. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Dec. 23 Nashon Reddog, 22, male, 400 block of Idaho Street, partner/family member assault, tribal court. Dec. 25 Kyra Brown, 26, female, 200 block of Garfield Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. Dec. 26

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Elias Adame, 38, Billings, hold for other agency. Tanner Baker, 31, Helena, hold for other agency. Mada Bergie, 31, Sidney, warrant. Shanley Leonard Bighorn, 40, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Mikey Bucholz, 38, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Marshall Buckelk, 22, Fort Kipp, warrant.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 60 calls from Dec. 23-30. Dec. 23 Deputies assisted a citizen at Trinity Hospital who requested a ride to her apartment. The woman was transported to the Homestead Annex. Dec. 24 Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police Department with transporting an adult to the Fort Peck Tribal Jail in Poplar following a medical check at the Wolf Point

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.76/g Monday, Dec. 30, according to Gas-Buddy's survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 12.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 18.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 0.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.473

In recent opinion pieces, Evan Barrett, a longtime Democratic consultant, and Mike Jopek, a former Democratic legislator, have repeatedly provided their “simple solution” to our high property taxes in Montana: just lower the residential property tax rate to 0.76 percent. If it truly was that simple, both Democrat and Republican legislators would have already done it. The reason it hasn’t