Roosevelt County has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit from former county attorney Frank Piocos. The suit seeks declaratory relief and claims the county didn’t have authority to remove him from office. The response for the county comes from the Great Falls’ law firm of Smith, Oblander, Meade and Mitcham and is paid through the Montana Association of Counties. The respondents’

The Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has officially planned the annual Christmas Stroll for Saturday, Dec. 2. The Stroll, which features static displays of lights, will take place on the same day as the Optimist Club’s bazaar and the NEMHS Foundation’s Festival of Trees. Plans for the Christmas Stroll, which starts at about 4:30 p.m., will include pictures with Santa, chili

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Nov. 6-12. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) November 6 Neveah Yellowrobe, 30, female, 200 block of Main Street, simple assault, tribal court. Elise Fourstar, 20, female, 100 block of Main Street, endangering welfare of a child, disorderly conduct, hindering

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Jaide Alexander, 29, Billings, hold for other agency. Devin AmericanHorse, 34, Billings, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Jeff Blankenship, 51, hold for other agency. James Trevor Brown, 30, Wolf Point, no proof of vehicle insurance. Theo Bulltail, 40, Billings, hold for other

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 72 calls November 7-13. November 7 The deputy coroner assisted the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice with a report of a death of an adult female patient at the hospital in Poplar. November 8 Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police Department with the transfer of an adult male to the tribal jail. Deputies reported to Culbertson

Weldon Drew is facing four charges including the felony offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, fentanyl. He is scheduled to appear in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 15. If convicted of the felony charge, Drew faces maximum penalties of five years in jail, a $5,000 fine or both. He is also facing the misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, criminal

Authorities located a resident of Faith Home after he reportedly left the facility during the middle of the night on Tuesday, Nov. 7/ Wednesday, Nov. 8. Faith Home staff members, the ambulance crew, Wolf Point Police Department and the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice all assisted with the search. The 60-year-old man was located a few blocks from the facility at about 7 a.m.

Members of Wolf Point High School’s band got a taste of a larger environment when the students traveled to Missoula near the end of October. Wolf Point’s band students attended the University of Montana’s football game on Oct. 28. A total of 19 students made the journey from Wolf Point to Missoula. Wolf Point’s music director Russell Johnson said the Grizzly marching band provided