The Roosevelt County commissioners have found out that the state will not assist the county to purchase the Culbertson Readiness Center and organizational maintenance shop, which are located in the former National Guard Armory. In late March, commissioners approved a commitment to purchase the buildings in Culbertson for $1.085 million. At that time, commissioners said they were hopeful that

Roosevelt County Sheri_’s Report The Roosevelt County Sheri_’s O e responded to 119 cases from April 13-20. The calls included: April 13 Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police Department at the Waterhole Bar where employees reported a juvenile male showed a firearm and then took o_ walking north. A Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice’s narcotics o er assisted. Law enforcement

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Xavier Alvarado, 27, Plentywood, failure to register as sexual or violent o_ender. T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Chad Bachmann, 46, Red Lodge, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Dimitri Bruce, 32, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 13-19. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 13 Seventeen-year-old male, 100 block of Third Avenue South, carrying a concealed dangerous weapon, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, fleeing from or eluding law enforcement and unlawful

The Friends of the Roosevelt County Library are seeking new members to assist with fundraising and advocacy e_orts. An informational meeting is planned for Thursday, April 23, at 5 p.m. at the main branch in Wolf Point, located at 220 2nd Ave. For more information, call the library at 406-653-2411.

The Department of Commerce announced last week it awarded grants to seven projects to increase tourism in rural communities throughout the state. The program stems from 2023 legislation brought by Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, a Billings Republican. Each project is receiving $1.25 million to start and the projects will be eligible for up to $2.75 million over the duration of the grant, which is funded

Wolf Point’s junior high students fared well at the Academic Olympics competition in Glasgow on Wednesday, April 15. Eighth-grade student Kellen Moran placed first out of 75 students on the English test and sixth on the science test. Seventh-grade student Kylan Egnacheski earned seventh in the science test.

A Poplar man accused of sending obscene pictures and videos to a minor admitted to charges last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said. The defendant, Benjamin George Walkingeagle, Sr., 40, pleaded guilty to one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor. Walkingeagle faces 10 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge

Two changes of plea were among the hearings in Roosevelt County District Court in front of District Judge Benjamin Fosland on Wednesday, April 15. Xavier Jamal Christian Alvarado changed his plea to guilty for the offense of failure to register as a sexual or violent offender. He admitted that he was registered as a violent offender in Sheridan County and then resided in Roosevelt County