Frazer Superintendent of Schools Sarah Ruff informed the school board on Monday, Jan. 12, that she will leave the post effective on June 30, 2026. Ruff said she has enjoyed the Frazer school and community. In her letter to trustees, Ruff said the decision came “with deep respect for the district and community.” Ruff wrote, “It has been an honor to serve as superintendent of Frazer Schools,

School officials from Froid and Bainville provided information during a hearing held in Wolf Point regarding a possible land transfer. The matter involves petitioners Josh and Jaclyn Davidson requesting their land be transferred from the Bainville School District to the Froid School District. A similar case involving petitioners Rick and Carol Davidson and Culbertson schools was dismissed

Frazer School Board members heard opposition from Fort Peck tribal leaders regarding firearms on campus during a meeting held on Monday, Jan. 12. Superintendent of Schools Sarah Ruff said, “They expressed their feelings about student safety and guns in schools.” Because of the topic wasn’t an agenda items, the tribal leaders expressed their views during the public comment portion of

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 145 calls from Jan. 12-19. The calls included the following: Jan. 12 Deputies responded to tribal housing in Poplar for a report of a man being injured after slipping and falling. He was helped into the ambulance. Jan. 13 Deputies assisted Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice and Wolf Point City Police for a report of two individuals

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking seven grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison. The decision comes after a three-and-a-half-year battle between the Montana livestock industry, backed by Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Justice, and American Prairie, a conservation nonprofit

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Jan. 12-18. The WPPD had the following activity: alarm/business, four; animal/stray, two; assistance required/public, three; criminal mischief, one; disorderly conduct/fight, one; disorderly conduct, one; disturbance, one; disturbance/ remove unwanted person, two; domestic abuse,

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Isaiah Antelope, 30, Lame Deer, hold for other agency. Joseph Anthony, 54, Billings, , hold for other agency. Harry Azure, 26, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Dale Barton, 34, Glendive, hold for other agency. Peter Bird, 57, Poplar,

A Poplar man who sexually abused a minor on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced last week to 40 months in prison to be followed by six years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Chandler Duran Longtree, 19, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of sexual abuse. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The government alleged in court documents