( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 25-31. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) December 27 Samuel Birdtail Sr., 35, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, criminal contempt, resisting arrest and criminal contempt, tribal court. Oceanna Lilley, 29, female, 300 block of Blaine Street, theft, tribal

Parker Lee GreyHawk is facing three charges in district court including the felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Her initial appearance in district court is scheduled for Jan. 10. Misdemeanor charges include criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without liability insurance. According to court documents, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic

The Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department started its year with a successful rescue on Monday, Jan. 1. The fire department received a report of a male trapped up to his waist in a bin full of peas around noon on Monday. Firemen used a cofferdam to rescue the individual. The tool was donated to the fire department from Ag Partners/CHS. “Normally, in situations like this we are looking at

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 0.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95/gallons Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to GasBuddy's survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 18.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 1.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.5 cents in the last week and stands at

I’ve been struggling the past few weeks to land on a word that captures, without embellishment, the magnitude of change that 2023 brought to public education in Montana. And my mind keeps coming back to one: seismic. It started last spring with a legislative session that education sources repeatedly characterized as unprecedented. I lost count of how many distinct bills I covered impacting

The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office has opened a 30day public scoping period to receive public input on 26 oil and gas parcels totaling 5,053 acres that may be included in a July 2024 lease sale in Montana and North Dakota. The comment period ends Jan. 29. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available on the BLM’s ePlanning

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year. Producers can enroll and make election changes for the 2024 crop year starting Dec. 18, 2023. The deadline to complete enrollment and any election change is March 15, 2024. On Nov. 16, 2023,