An adult male died in a camper fire in Poplar on Friday, Dec. 26. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office reports that authorities were called to the fire on the 400 block of G. Street East at 8:48 p.m. The Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice was the primary law enforcement at the scene. Responding to the fire were the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department and Poplar ambulance service.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 22-28. Dec. 23 Russell Barr, 60, male, 200 block of Granville Street, criminal contempt and elder exploitation, tribal court. The WPPD had the following activity: abandoned auto, one; animal, one; disorderly conduct/fight, one; disorderly conduct/profane language, one;

The representation for Abrianne Lillian Deserly, Calvin Florin Lester Jr. and Dillon Demery Wetsit has filed a motion to dismiss the charge of one count of second degree murder. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 26, 2025, near Wolf Point, the defendants unlawfully and with malice aforethought, that is recklessly with extreme disregard for human life, killed John Doe, and aided and abetted

Partly because of the passing of Senate Bill 117, there have been concerns about raising taxes for some eastern Montana residents. Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers, however, stresses that the bill will not result in higher taxes for Roosevelt County residents. Oelkers said that because of the bill, the county will have about 2 percent less in tax revenue during the next six years.

The Lustre EMB Church held its Christmas program Dec. 21. It was called “Be Astonished!” Pastor Wayne Hathaway began by reminding us of the women in Matthew’s account recorded in “the book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” which established His right to be King. He said “Notice the word ‘BY’ when it tells us of the children born by Tamar, by

RiverStone Health, the public health department of state’s largest county, Yellowstone, has confirmed a second death of influenza in the state this season, as Montana statistics show that influenza cases are happening more rapidly than last year at this time. The state’s most current published data goes through Dec. 19 and shows 1,238 cases so far. RiverStone reported that an unvaccinated

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently concluded its general season sampling effort for chronic wasting disease, marking one of the most productive monitoring periods to date. This achievement was made possible through the direct participation of hunters across the state. FWP wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the thousands of hunters who brought their harvests to check stations or