Roosevelt County commissioners said safety efforts are among the top projects to be worked on during 2024. Commissioners Gordon Oelkers and Roberts Toavs explained that the county is working on about a $1.5 million project that includes 9-1-1 improvements and a communications tower. “It will help cover everybody and everything in Roosevelt County,” Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. COVID-related

According to information from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for November, Roosevelt County ranks 44th in the state with an unemployment level of 3.6 percent. The county’s unemployment rate is 1.2 percent higher than a year ago. There are 4,233 employed workers in the county, which is 69 less than a year ago. Roosevelt County is just ahead of Phillips County at 3.8 percent

Parker Lee GreyHawk is facing three charges in district court including the felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Her initial appearance in district court is scheduled for Jan. 10. Misdemeanor charges include criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without liability insurance. According to court documents, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office made

The New Year is all about creating a new you. One of the best ways to be a “new you” is to become tobacco or nicotine-free. Quitting the use of commercial tobacco or nicotine products in any form is the best thing you can do for your health. If you’re considering quitting, now is a great time to take that step. If you’ve already stopped even for one day, congratulate yourself and take

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 50 calls from Dec. 22-29. December 22 Deputies assisted the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice and Wolf Point Police Department with a weapon offense call in Wolf Point. An adult male supposedly fired a weapon inside his vehicle. The male was reportedly very upset. The Valley County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the search.

Montana State University Extension and the Montana Stockgrowers Association awarded 2023 Steer of Merit certifications at the association’s Dec. 7 convention in Billings. MSU Extension beef cattle specialist Megan Van Emon presented the top five winners of the carcass and ultrasound Steer of Merit contests at a Best of Beef Luncheon. MSU Extension and Montana Stockgrowers Association distinguished

Cannabis sales in Roosevelt County have dipped in September and October after being $407,433 during the month of August, according to figures from the Montana Department of Revenue. Sales in September were $283,005 for adult use and $364,008 total. The total figures translates to $12,133 spent daily in the county. The total sales number increase slightly to $378,125 during October. That total

The Montana Historical Society will be hold lectures in January on writer Mary McLane of Butte, North America, prior to the European settlers and noted photographer F. Jay Haynes. On Thursday, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Library, MTHS historic architecture specialist Lindsay Tran will explore the life of writer and bohemian provocateur Mary MacLane in her talk “A Woman, Awakening: