Roosevelt County commissioners approved an agreement regarding the Picard gravel pit, located north of Bainville, during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The five-year agreement has the county paying $2.25 per crushed ton for all rock, gravel, sand, aggregate, clay and earthen materials. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said the county has worked with Franz Construction regarding obtaining gravel

Roosevelt County commissioners have announced that part of the county building will illuminated green as part of Operation Green Light, a initiative between Roosevelt County, the Montana Association of Counties, the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers. Commissioners said that Operation Green Light’s mission is to show support for

Roosevelt County voters are reminded that because of a lack of candidates, municipal elections are not needed on Nov. 7. Five individuals filed for council positions in Wolf Point. The candidates are incumbents Laurie Evans in Ward 1, Craig Rodenberg in Ward 3 and Carrie Manning in Ward 4. Ken Hentges filed for a spot in Ward 2. Current Ward 2 council member Jeff Wozniak filed as a write-in

Several individuals were sentenced during hearings held in district court on Tuesday, Oct. 24. James Trevor Brown changed his plea to guilty for fourth or subsequent DUI and had his criminal endangerment charged reduced to negligent endangerment. During the hearing, Brown admitted that on June 15, 2023, he was intoxicated and didn’t stop when law enforcement tried to pull him over. As

The 2023 edition of Montana State University’s annual Celebrate Agriculture Weekend will take place Nov. 3-4 on the MSU campus. Hosted by the MSU College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, the event recognizes students, alumni and agricultural partners around the state and region, along with MSU’s own agricultural legacy as a key part of its land-grant mission.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide a monthly report to Congress on terrorist watch list encounters at the nation’s southern border. Under the Biden administration, Daines said the country has seen historic numbers of individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list encountered at the southern border.