The Roosevelt County Commissioners finalized and approved their budget during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The budget increased by 2.4 percent compared to last year. The increase is determined based on a percentage of the rate of inflation during the three previous years. Tax valuation for Roosevelt County is $31,998,000, which is just a slight increase during the last 10 years.

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Adam Abdel-Aziz, 40, hold for other agency. Gordon Ahenakew Jr., 37, Browning, hold for other agency. Harry Azure, 24, Wolf Point, warrant. Frank Baker, 43, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Javian Bearhill, 19, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Shanley Leonard Bighorn, 39, Billings, hold for

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 91 calls from Sept. 2-8. The calls included the following: Sept. 2 Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle crash on a gravel road south of Culbertson. Deputies assisted the Montana Highway Patrol and the Culbertson Fire Department. There were no injuries. Deputies received a report of a disturbance regarding an adult male in Brockton.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Sept. 2-8. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Sept. 3 Elise Fourstar, 20, female, Sherman Park, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal court. Tay-lee Weston, 25, female, Sherman Park, disorderly conduct, tribal court. Katelyn Clark, 25, female,

The Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has exciting activities planned in the near future with the goal of benefiting chamber members. The Chamber After Hours celebration is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, at Cattlemen’s Cut. Sponsoring the event will be Opportunity Bank and Nutrien Ag Solutions. The chamber board approved providing up to $600 to co-sponsor a beginners and

The Wolf Point School Board adopted budgets for both the high school and elementary school districts during a meeting in August. The high school’s overall budget is $4,234,994.26. Parts of the budget include $2,339,858.53 for the general budget, $644,327.55 for bus depreciation reserve, $400,000 for retirement and $315,731.20 for building reserve. The elementary district’s overall budget

A 41-year-old Culbertson man died in a rollover motorcycle crash about 23 miles southwest of Williston, N.D., late Saturday, Sept. 7. Jesse Lyon was traveling westbound on Highway 1804 near mile marker 341 at approximately 11:39 p.m. when his 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle ran off the road and entered the north ditch, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol said. Lyon and his passenger,

Celebrate Constitution Week with the Milk River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Sept. 16-23 is Constitution Week this year. Constitution Day is Tuesday, Sept. 17. President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially enacted Constitution Day on Aug. 2, 1956. A congressional resolution was petitioned by The Daughters of the American Revolution. The purpose of Constitution Week is to: •