Roosevelt County voters narrowed the field of candidates to two candidates in a pair of elections during the primary held on Tuesday, June 4. Advancing to the general election in the county attorney race were current deputy county attorney Thomas Bleicher with 560 votes and former county attorney Ralph “Jim” Patch with 465 votes. Current county attorney Theresa Diekhans received 359 votes.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Report activity statistics for the past week were: Wolf Point city limits, 12; Wolf Point rural, four; Wolf Point FPHA areas, four; Poplar city limits, 10; Poplar rural, one; Poplar FPHA airport addition, one; Poplar FPHA all other, three; Culbertson town, 11; Culbertson rural, nine; Bainville town, two; Bainville rural, seven; Froid town, three; Williams County,

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.

A 50-year-old man from Reserve was a fatality victim in a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Glacier County east of Browning June 9 at about 4:40 p.m. near mile marker 226 of U.S. Highway 2. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the man was driving a motorcycle and had a 51-year-old passenger, also from Reserve. The motorcycle and a Pontiac Grand Prix were eastbound when the motorcyclist slowed

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department June 3-9. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 3 Robert Lowdog Sr., 47, male, 300 block of Front Street alley, public intoxication, tribal court. June 4 Rumiko Lee Mireau, 26, female, 400 block of Blaine Street, assault, tribal court. Miriko Mireau, 23,

The Wolf Point American Legion Post is reaching out to potential new members to make the organization stronger in the community. Eric Nelson, one of Wolf Point Post’s leaders, said there are currently 28 on the post’s roster. Many of those members, however, aren’t very active. Nelson said an individual needs to be a member of the military, either past or present, to be eligible to join