Roosevelt County remains one of the counties with the highest percentage of unemployment in the state. According to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Roosevelt is tied with Granite County for 49th place with an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. Roosevelt County has 34 less individuals employed than at this time in 2025. Montana’s unemployment rate dipped sightly in June to 3.3 percent.

Richland County is in Stage 1 fire restrictions due to extremely dry conditions. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the county’s lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within that county, so campfire and smoking restrictions are also in place at Sidney Bridge Fishing Access Site, Diamond Willow FAS, Gartside Reservoir FAS, Elk Island FAS and Wildlife Management Area, Seven

Roosevelt County is seeing cannabis sales going over $700,000 for a month during recent reports from the Montana Department of Revenue. For the month of June, Roosevelt County had $708,657 in adult use sales and $759,592 in total sales. The total sales figures translates to $25,319 being spent daily on cannabis in the county. Those figures are consistent for sales during May in the county

The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office responded to 150 calls from July 13-20. The calls included the following: July 13 Deputies assisted the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice with a welfare check at Poplar’s tribal housing area. The incident regarded an adult male who was reportedly suicidal. Law enforcement searched the area around the Poplar bridge but couldn’t locate

Congressman Troy Downing’s bill, H.R. 726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on July 15. The legislation updates the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to provide the Crow Tribe with greater flexibility to develop water infrastructure and keep long-overdue projects on the reservation moving forward. The

What is a senior congregate meal? A senior congregate meal is a program that provides a hot, home cooked meal to adults 60 and older and their spouses in an accessible group setting. Menus are focused on meeting USDA dietary guidelines. Beyond providing nourishing food to eat and options to socialize, congregate meal sites may o_er other services to improve participants health and wellbeing.