Enrollment figures are up compared to 2020 but below 2019 numbers in Wolf Point for this early part of the school year. Other schools in the county have also experienced decreases from recent years. Wolf Point Superintendent of Schools Loverty Erickson said the school district’s total enrollment has been about 804 students. That figure compares to the spring 2021 count of 743 students and

If the City of Wolf Point is approved, a grant could translate into more housing in the community. A public meeting took place last week regarding the city applying to the Montana Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant. “We’re putting the application together for the city through our housing program,” Tori Matejovsky, executive director of the Great Northern

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Milton Alexander Jr., 39, Poplar, hold for

Melanie Menz, 32, of Poplar is facing three charges after allegedly taking items from a residence in Culbertson on Aug. 5. Menz is facing the felony charge of burglary and the misdemeanor charges of criminal trespass to property and theft. After deputies received a call regarding a suspicious person, dispatch then advised an officer that the female suspect was seen walking westbound on U.S.

Jason Kust, 49, of Wolf Point is now facing the additional felony charge of forgery. Kust entered a not guilty plea to the charge of possession with intent to distribute dangerous drugs during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, Aug. 11. If convicted of the drug charge, maximum penalties are 20 years in prison, a $50,000 fine or both Kust is charged with having 2 ounces of meth in

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police department Sept. 6-12. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: September 7 James Alexander, 45, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, open container, tribal court. Paul Redstar, 55, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. September

A 27-year-old Wolf Point man was killed from injuries suffered when his ATV was hit by an oncoming train at about 1 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. The Montana Highway Patrol reports that the man was southbound on a Honda four-wheeler near the intersection of Sixth Street and C Street in Oswego. The train, heading west, hit the four-wheeler when the man attempted to drive across the railroad tracks. The