The Wolf Point School District has announced three scheduled public hearings to discuss possibly moving grades to different schools. A proposal being considered is moving third-grade students from Southside Elementary School to Northside Elementary School and having sixth-grade students attend classes at the junior high school. Meetings are planned for Monday, March 31, at Southside; Tuesday,

A look at last week’s Roosevelt County newspaper shows multiple legal notices regarding oil-related activity in the county. Although it’s early in the process, those notices might be a positive sign for the county’s economic future. Roosevelt County Commissioner Doug Marottek noted that many of the notices had to do with leasing and mineral rights. “It’s going to take a year or so,”

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 17-23. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) March 19 Arielleanne Umphreys, 25, female, Seventh Avenue North, disorderly conduct, municipal court. March 21 Brent Follet, 29, male, 200 block of Main Street, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Whitley Adams, 36, Williston, warrant. Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Christian Bramley, 25, Billings, hold for other agency. Aaron Bublich, 43, Plentywood,

Ryan Buck Beston of the Fort Peck Reservation is facing three charges in U.S. District Court including felony child abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and domestic assault by a habitual offender. According to the charges filed in the court on Feb. 20, Beston caused bodily injury to Jane Doe 1, a person who at the time of the offense was under 14 years of age and the defendant

On Wednesday, March 19, the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice officers responded to the area east of the Thundering Buffalo Wellness Center for a report of a juvenile male who had been stabbed. The Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigation and Patrol Divisions were able to identify the two suspects of the stabbing. In coordination with a deputy from Roosevelt County, the Fort

The Montana Senate on Thursday, March 20, advanced a proposal that seeks to reallocate tens of millions of dollars of recreational marijuana taxes the state collects annually. Senate Bill 307, proposed by Sen. Majority Leader Tom McGillvray, R-Billings, would rejigger where roughly $63 million in marijuana taxes are directed, stripping allocations for wildlife habitat, state parks and youth suicide

Dave Mathison approached the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board on Monday, March 24, with his plan of organizing a Stopping Violence March in Poplar. He feels that Poplar has gotten away from the theory that it takes a village to raise a child. He added that the reservation used to be family oriented. “People don’t feel that they belong anymore,” Mathison said. His plans include distributing

The Wolf Point Education Association and the Wolf Point School Board reached tentative agreements on several language policies on their contract during negotiations held on Thursday, March 20. The parties agreed to continue bi-monthly pay periods on the fifth and 20th of each month. New teachers will be required to participate in two New Teacher Orientation Days. Wording was approved