The Wolf Point School Board approved one recommendation from a committee to hire a new head basketball coach but rejected another during a meeting on Monday, June 8. After the positions were opened by trustees during an April meeting, a five-person community committee was formed. The committee conducted interviews and provided its recommendation of Bif Loucks for head girls’ basketball coach

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 160 calls from June 1-8. The calls included the following: June 1 At about 2:30 a.m., deputies and the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice were patrolling Wolf Point and pursued a black pickup that took off on Sixth Avenue North and then traveled on County Road 2061. The pickup was driven south onto a wheat field where it got

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Alex Adams, 27, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Chad Bachmann, 46, Red Lodge, hold for other agency. Frank Baker, 44, Wolf Point, driving with a suspended or revoked license. Raymond Best, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Jonathan

A 62-year-old Poplar man died in a one-vehicle crash during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 6. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 12:27 a.m. on U.S. Highway 2, mile marker 593 near Wolf Point. The two passengers in the vehicle, a 55-year-old male and a 44-year-old female, suffered serious injuries and were transported for medical treatment. MHP reports

Stuart Murray Double is facing six charges including one felony in District Court for Roosevelt County. The felony charge is criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Misdemeanor charges include criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance, driving without a valid drivers license and speeding. According to court

Poplar is the place to be this weekend as parades, rodeos and a horseshoe tournament are all part of Wild West Days from Thursday, June 11, through Sunday, June 14. Parades are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s theme is “Dazed and Confused.” Rodeo action is set to being on 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Poplar Saddle Club. After a NRA rodeo on

The Wolf Point School Board approved the hiring of five individuals during a brief meeting held on Thursday, May 28. Hired were Cathryn Rose Razon at Northside teacher, Eric Peterson as Southside physical education teacher, Rolinda Yazzie as Northside summer school paraprofessional, Prescilla Mendez as Southside summer school substitute teacher and Tiffany Sietsema as Southside summer school