Governor Steve Bullock announced a “phased re-opening” plan for Montana during a news conference April 22. Many retail businesses were allowed to open on Monday, April 27. Churches were allowed to hold services Sunday. Restaurants, bars and casinos can reopen on May 4 with reduced capacity and an 11:30 p.m. closure time. Schools have the option to return to in-classroom instruction

With Montana airports struggling to keep up with costs after the COVID-19 pandemic brought air travel to a standstill, U.S. Senator Jon Tester Tuesday, April 14, successfully secured nearly $74 million to help 71 airports across the state cover operational expenses, staffing and certain development projects during the crisis. “Montanans rely on our small regional airports to connect our state

The Roosevelt County Commissioners held their regular meeting via phone conference Tuesday, April 21. Commissioners Gary Macdonald, Gordon Oelkers and Duane Nygaard were in attendance. Minutes were approved for the month of March, the April 7 regular meeting, an April 7 special administrative meeting and an April 14 public hearing on road abandonment. During public comment, Bill Juve asked

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris vacated a permit April 15 for the Keystone XL oil pipeline expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska. The cancellation is another setback for the disputed project that got underway less than two weeks ago following years of delays. In his ruling, Morris said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to adequately consider the pipeline’s effect on endangered

( 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.) As of April 21, 16 prisoners who were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisioners included: Tala Beston, 25, Wolf