The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 69 calls from Jan. 6-13. The calls included: Jan. 6 Deputies responded to U.S. Highway 2 near Poplar to remove debris including tree branches from the road. Jan. 7 Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police Department and Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice regarding a stolen vehicle in the Wolf Point city limits. Deputies helped

A Poplar man who admitted to robbery after carjacking a truck and stabbing the driver on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Brandon Lee Romero, 30, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to robbery. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided

Very cold temperatures moved in across northeast Montana Jan. 11, with wind chills dropping below zero for most of the region. The coldest readings in the state were in the far northeast corner, said National Weather Service meteorologists in Glasgow. The coldest temperatures recorded during the initial cold snap were Jan. 12-13 in Sheridan County. Wind chills of -29 were recorded Jan. 12 in Plentywood,

The Farmers Union Lumber Co. is excited about being in the process of changing to an Orgill hardware store. Pete Paulson, district manager for Orgill, explained that there are several Orgill stores in eastern Montana including ones in Plentywood and Sidney. He said Orgill is different than other companies, such as Ace Hardware, because Orgill doesn’t brand its stores by having its name on

Since re-establishing itself in September, the Wolf Point Booster Club has been making strides throughout the school year. After receiving a request, the booster club conducted the hospitality room at last weekend’s AAU wrestling tournament held in Wolf Point. The wrestling club made a donation to the booster club for the effort. The Boosters and Brews Membership Drive was well attended

The Wolf Point High School speech and drama team won both the drama sweeps and speech sweeps in Culbertson on Saturday, Jan. 11. William Schwarzrock and Thomas Moudree came away with the title for dramatic theater. Alena Bradshaw placed second in humorous oral interpretation. Chase Adams took fourth place in humorous solo. In the mime event, Nora Hansen earned third and Maya Deserly placed

Roosevelt County Commissioners set meeting times and office hours for 2025 during a meeting held on Monday, Jan. 6. At the start of the meeting, presiding officer Gordon Oelkers welcomed Doug Marottek as the new commissioner for district 2. He encouraged Marottek to ask him or Commissioner Robert Toavs if he has any questions or needs information. Commissioners approved a resolution to

During a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 9, Roosevelt County commissioners accepted a delivery notice for a filing of a road petition. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers noted that commissioners were simply accepting the delivery and not approving or denying any request. The petition deals with the request of making County Road 2048 a designated county road. The property is located on Highway