The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted its second peak of water flows from Fort Peck late last week. During a conference call on Wednesday, June 19, John Remus, chief of the Missouri Basin Water Management Division, said the flow was at 14,500 cubic feet per second in Wolf Point. The plan was to hit the target of 20,000 cfs starting on Sunday, June 23, and have it last for three days before

A 30-year-old area man died in a fatality on U.S. Highway 2, mile marker 595, at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. The fatal victim in the crash was Clay Nygaard of Wolf Point. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the Ford F350 pickup the man was driving was traveling westbound. When a Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the vehicle exited

Joseph Dale William Miller was sentenced for three charges during a hearing in district court on June 12. Miller made guilty pleas on March 13 to the felony charges of assault of a peace officer and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, and the misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants, first offense. For the assault of a peace officer count, Judge David J. Cybulski

Wolf Point’s Wild Horse Stampede and Rodeo will receive $23,200 of Economic Impact and Destination Event Grant funding from the Montana Department of Commerce as part of more than $750,000 in grant funding that was given to support 44 destination events to enhance Montana tourism. The Commerce’s Economic Impact and Destination Event Grant Program received more than 60 applications across

Shaun Travis Marchwick of Culbertson admitted to four counts of violating his probation conditions during a hearing in district court June 12. The county attorney’s office filed a petition to revoke Marchwick’s 10-year suspended sentence on April 19. District judge David J. Cybulski sentenced Marchwick to the Montana State Prison for seven years, with three years suspended. The

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 71 calls from June 17-23. The incidents included the following: June 17 Deputies responded to Culbertson for a report of a possible violation of a no-contact order. Law enforcement talked with the two parties making the allegations. Deputies didn’t feel that there was a violation and advised the parties to contact their attorney. Deputies

Culbertson June 28: Cheddar broccoli soup, open-faced sandwiches and dessert. July 2: Chicken alfredo, vegetable and dessert. July 5: Spanish rice hotdish, vegetable and dessert. *** Bainville June 27: Lasagna, garlic bread, vegetable, dessert. July 2: Chicken enchiladas, white rice, vegetable and dessert. July 4: Closed. *** Froid June 26: Liver and onions and dessert.

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Fritz Anderson, 45, Billings, hold for other agency. Brian Bell, 41, Dodson, hold for other agency. Alphonse Bird, 19, Browning, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Travis Brown, 41, hold for other agency.