The felony charge of possession of dangerous drugs against Jason Daniel Daugherty was dismissed by District Judge David Cybulski at the end of a hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Defense attorney Jeremy Yellin’s argument was that the felony charge was based on only residue and, therefore, the charge should have been only a misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Yellin said that in

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 113 calls from Aug. 12-19. The calls included the following: Aug. 12 Deputies traveled to the Gold Dust/Black Gold Casino near the state line. A female in the parking lot talked to deputies and appeared very nervous. Using a flashlight, deputies saw tinfoil in her vehicle. The result of the incident was the arrest of Maria Archdale-Hernandez,

An 1-year-old male was a fatality victim in Richland County on Wednesday, Aug. 14. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the juvenile male exited the vehicle with all occupants except for the driver at close to 6:30 p.m. The 28-year-old male driver put the vehicle in reverse to exit the driveway, unaware that the boy was behind the vehicle. The juvenile was pronounced deceased on scene.

The McCone County Sheriff’s Office went to Facebook Monday, Aug. 19, seeing the public’s help in determining the owner of a John Deere payloader over the weekend. Anyone who is missing one is asked to contact the McCone County Sheriff’s Office at 406-485-3405. No information was available as of presstime regarding how or where the officers recovered the payloader.

The Wolf Point Elks Lodge #1764 displayed its gratitude to area veterans by donating $1,000 for needed items to assist three Faith Home residents last week. The Elks’ Freedom Grants are used to serve veterans and/or military members along with their families. Projects must serve a population in need. Freedom Grant projects must focus on one of these five areas: employment, homelessness and housing,

Republican Kevin Taylor is seeking the House District 31 seat, which includes Wolf Point and Poplar. Democrat Frank Smith is the incumbent and is seeking re-election. Taylor, who lives just outside of Glasgow, said the reason that he’s running for the position is that just complaining doesn’t get anything done. It’s important to get involved. “Someone told me to do something about

Days before the start of fall sports practices and the school year, the Wolf Point School Board approved the hiring of individuals during its monthly meeting held on Monday, Aug. 12. Teachers hired were Alyson Payer for fourth grade and Jaki Harada for high school English. Harada will start her duties on Sept. 30. Paraprofessionals hired were RaShane Walking Eagle and Kalen Stump. Also hired

The Roosevelt County communities of Poplar, Culbertson and Bainville each voted to have a local government review during the primary election in June. The next step was to elect at least three commission members for the study. The deadline for filing for the commission was Monday, Aug. 12. In the three communities, the lone candidate who filed was Darrell Rasmussen of Bainville. Although

Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on highalert and take measures to protect their identity following reports that billions of records, including social security numbers and other sensitive information, may have been compromised. According to reports, a hacking group USDoD allegedly stole personal records of 2.9 billion people and claims to be selling it online