The Roosevelt County Commissioners accepted two bids for gravel during their meeting held last week. One bid was 40,000 tons at $3.25 per ton plus $1.15 landowner royalty stockpiled north of Poplar for a total of $96,800. The other bid accepted was from Bishop Inc. for 20,000 tons to be crushed and stockpiled at the Picard Pit with a mobilization fee of $15,000 for a total of $125,000. The

Without any major changes from last year’s budget figures, the Roosevelt County Commissioners adopted the 2025-2026 budget during a hearing conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The budget features a slight increase in county wide property taxes. Those increases include $7.39 for a house valued at $100,000, $22.16 for a house valued at $300,000 and $44.30 for a house valued at $600,000. Increases

The Roosevelt County Commissioners were pleased to receive five bids for a bridge replacement project in the eastern part of the county last week. The bridge is located north of Bainville on County Road 1010 by Shotgun Creek. The project will consist of an aluminum box culvert. “It’s a load-restricted bridge,” Commissioner Gordon Oelkers explained. He added that the area is busy

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 86 calls during Sept. 1-8. The calls included the following: Sept. 1 Deputies assisted Wolf Point City Police regarding an adult male who came into the sheriff’s office and said his wallet was stolen the night before at the Waterhole. Wolf Point police arrested a female. Deputies assisted the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Sept. 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Sept. 1 Margie Warclub, 43, female, 200 block of Main Street, theft - pocket-picking, tribal court. Sept. 2 Matthew Miranda, 37, male, 600 block of Fourth Avenue North, partner/family member assault, tribal court.

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Phillip Azure Jr., 22, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Veronica Baker, 30, additional hold for other agency. Bryn Barber, 40, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Dale Barton, 34, Glendive, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Payton Brown, 20, Williston,