Area fire departments were called to large stack of hay on fire at Doug Long’s Friday evening, Aug. 11. The hay was lost likely due to a wet bale that was unnoticed. The stack was located just west of the water treatment plant east of Wolf Point. A stack of that size can vary between $10,000 to $20,000 which can be a harsh blow to a winter season of feeding animals. Roughly 250 bales were lost

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office was successful in detaining two suspects in Culbertson on Saturday, Aug. 12. Roosevelt County received a call to assist another agency at 6:41 a.m. when Sheridan County reported that a vehicle took off without approval from the port of entry. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office stopped the vehicle pulling a trailer at about 7:15 a.m. at Val Am in Culbertson.

The Wolf Point Elks Lodge #1764 recently presented two grants to assist with the Wolf Point food pantry’s efforts in the community. The Elks presented a $4,000 Beacon Grant and a $2,000 Spotlight Grant to the food pantry last week. Beacon Grants are awarded to projects that are on-going, active and involve Elks Lodge members. Spotlight Grants are for ready-made, off-theshelf projects to

Jesse Mullen, who is interested in becoming the next Montana Secretary of the State, visited with the Roosevelt County Commissioners on Thursday, Aug, 3. The newspaper publisher noted that he will file as a Democrat for the 2024 Secretary of the State election. Mullen explained that because his background as a journalist, he is familiar working with election officials and county clerks.

The 2023 Livestock Showmanship and judging took place Thursday, Aug. 10, and Friday, Aug. 11, at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Thursday afternoon starting at 4:30 p.m. Goat showmanship and goat market judging was immediately followed by sheep showmanship and sheep market judging. Friday, starting at 8:30 a.m., swine showmanship and swine market judging were immediately followed by beef Showmanship

Roosevelt County 4-H added two new members to its wall of fame on Friday, Aug. 11. Honored prior to the livestock sale at the Roosevelt County Fair were Clay Petersen of Culbertson and the Tractor Supply Company of Sidney. Petersen has been involved with the Roosevelt County 4-H program for a short time, but he has been working behind the scenes by assisting with maintenance at the fair