When Ashlee Wilkening was 34 years old, she made a career decision that many individuals commit to when they are just in their young 20s. After being a nurse for 17 years, Tiffany Sietsema made a similar decision to enter the educational field. Southside Elementary School staff members Wilkening, Sietsema, Jane Sorley and Shelby Martell are emergency authorization teachers in the state’s

Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said the city’s goal continues to be making streets as good as possible for area drivers. Dschaak said the main emphasis has been addressing potholes around town. “It’s ongoing,” the mayor said. He expects more paving of alleys will occur this week. “We might get a contractor to help with larger paving issues,” Dschaak said. One improvement

Brianna Jensen-Rowe made not guilty pleas to four charges, including deliberate homicide, during her initial appearance in district court on Tuesday, Aug. 27. In front of District Court Judge David J. Cybulski, Jensen-Rowe delivered not guilty pleas to the felony counts of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Misdemeanor charges include criminal possession of drug paraphernalia

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Adam Abdel-Aziz, 40, hold for other agency. Frank Baker, 42, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Brandon Buckles, 37, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Richard Burton, 55, Plentywood, theft. Juan Castillo, 53, hold for other agency. Robert Clark Jr., 41, Billings, hold for other agency. Samuel

A Wolf Point woman who admitted to selling methamphetamine on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced on Aug. 26 to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said on Thursday, Aug. 29. The defendant, Talayne Killeen Demarrias, 31, pleaded guilty in April to possession with intent to distribute meth. Chief

Maria Del Socorra Hernandez- Archdale is facing two drug-related charges in district court. Hernandez-Archdale has been charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. According to court documents, law enforcement observed a long strip of folded aluminum foil in plain view in front of the center console of a

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Aug. 26 through Sept. 1. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) August 27 Brandon Buckles, 37, male 200 block of U.S. Highway 2 East, warrant, tribal court. Devin Hall, 35, male, 500 block of Dawson Street, theft and burglary, tribal court. August 28 Marcus Battiest,

A Poplar man accused of carjacking a truck and stabbing the driver on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted to a robbery crime on Aug. 26, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said last week. The defendant, Brandon Lee Romero, 29, pleaded guilty to robbery. Romero faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. A plea agreement filed in the case

16 The monthly weather- ready briefing for August was conducted by the National Weather Service last week. Providing the information were Scott Rozanski of the Glasgow station and Nick Vertz of the Billings station. The report noted that temperatures were close to normal during August. A few areas in northeast Montana experienced a little above temperatures for the time period. Glasgow