A couple of lawmakers aren’t so sure — at least yet — that a “sea change” isn’t taking place when it comes to how the Department of Public Health and Human Services is awarding contracts. Last week, a Democrat from Bozeman asked DPHHS if a recent award to an out-ofstate company for providing support to child care facilities represented a new trend, but director Charlie Brereton

Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced the Montana Department of Justice will be providing an additional $3.5 million of funding for Montana Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) to help communities across the state improve their response and care for child survivors of crime and abuse. The funding will come from a recent settlement Knudsen reached with Johnson & Johnson to resolve

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Benjamin J. Fosland and Janet Christoffersen are on the ballot for 15th Judicial District Judge. Longtime judge David Cybulski is retiring from the position. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 5. Ballots will be mailed to absentee voters on Oct. 11. The candidates answered the following questions from this newspaper.

Dean Mahlum and Douglas Marottek are seeking the district 2 Roosevelt County commissioner position. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 5. Ballots will be mailed to absentee voters on Oct. 11. The candidates answered the following questions from this newspaper. 1. What experience do you have that you feel would benefit you if you are elected to this position? Mahlum: I have spent

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Adam Abdel-Aziz, 40, hold for other agency. Gordon Ahenakew Jr., 38, Browning, hold for other agency. Harry Azure, 24, Wolf Point, warrant. Frank Baker, 43, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Shanley Leonard Bighorn, 40, Billings, hold for other agency. Robert Boyden, 47, Billings, hold for other

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Sept. 16-22. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Sept. 16 Jayceon Clark, 18, male, 200 block of Helena Street, partner/ family member assault, tribal court. Sept. 18 Symone Schauer, 32, female, 200 block of Main Street, assault, tribal court. Tyrone Darnell,