U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, DMont., commented about the proposed Eastern Montana Fertilizer Project during a conference call with rural state media members on Thursday, June 20. The fertilizer project is planned to be constructed near Culbertson by Cyan H2 LLC, The project is estimated to cost about $1.6 billion. The hope is that the lone public assistance will come from a loan from the U.S. Department

The Northern Plains Independent and Community News received a series of awards, including 10 firstplace plaques, during this year’s Montana Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The selections were announced on Saturday, June 22, during the organization’s annual convention, held this year in Kalispell. The Northern Plains Independent, based in Wolf Point, competed in

Joseph Dale William Miller was sentenced for three charges during a hearing in district court on June 12. Miller made guilty pleas on March 13 to the felony charges of assault of a peace officer and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, and the misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants, first offense. For the assault of a peace officer count, Judge David J. Cybulski

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.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department June 17-23. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 18 James Eagle Sr., 56, male, 100 block of Main Street, public intoxication, tribal court. In addition to the citations above, the WPPD had the following activity: animal/ found, two; animal/killed, one; assistance

A 30-year-old area man died in a fatality on U.S. Highway 2, mile marker 595, at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. The fatal victim in the crash was Clay Nygaard of Wolf Point. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the Ford F350 pickup the man was driving was traveling westbound. When a Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the vehicle exited

Shaun Travis Marchwick of Culbertson admitted to four counts of violating his probation conditions during a hearing in district court June 12. The county attorney’s office filed a petition to revoke Marchwick’s 10-year suspended sentence on April 19. District judge David J. Cybulski sentenced Marchwick to the Montana State Prison for seven years, with three years suspended. The