Roosevelt County commissioners approved a bid on Tuesday, March 5, from Two Diggers, Inc., of Glasgow in the amount of $709,319 for a slab replacement project on County Road 2031. The other bids for the project were $840,240 by Bishop Inc., and $1,155,349 from Martin Construction. Both commissioners Robert Toavs and Gordon Oelkers approved the bid. Commissioner Gary Macdonald had an excused

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 4-10. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) March 4 Arthur Devereaux, 30, male, Sixth Avenue South and Idaho Street, starting, turning and stopping without regard to safety, tribal court. March 5 Marcus Russell, 37, male, 600 block of Fourth Avenue North, driving

The Montana Department of Revenue warns all Montanans to be aware of numerous scams and frauds related to their tax information and refunds. The most recent scam involves the advertising of a 1-800 number for the Department of Revenue that mimics the department’s call center number. When the taxpayer called that number, they were routed to a fraudster who attempted to get the taxpayer’s

The Departments of Justice and the Interior today released their joint response to the Not Invisible Act Commission’s recommendations on how to combat the missing or murdered Indigenous peoples and human trafficking crisis. The response recognizes that more must be done across the federal government to resolve this longstanding crisis and support healing from the generational traumas that

The Fort Peck Tribes Executive Board held its full board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 27. The following resolutions were passed by the board. Lewis Matthews was approved for a promotion to the position of Chief of Police for the Fort Peck Tribes. The vote was close, with a split of six in favor and five opposed and three abstaining. Chairman Justin Gray Hawk broke the tie and voted in favor of the

A former local Montana House member has announced her desire to represent the area in the State Senate. Bridget Smith of Wolf Point filed on March 1 for the Senate District 16 election. The Democrat will face Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder in the primary election. Smith served in the Montana House for eight years before being term-limited out. She then was defeated in a close Senate race

Jeri Toavs filed for the position of county clerk of district court and county superintendent of schools because she wants to continue in the roles she has held since 2014. Toavs was hired by retired clerk of district court Patricia A. Stennes to be her deputy clerk of court in 1999. When Stennes retired in June of 1014, Toavs was appointed clerk of district court/county superintendent of schools

tance through a competitive process at the Department of Energy.” “It’s economic development,” Oelkers said of the project. “This will be a major taxpayer in Roosevelt County if it happens.” He added that it would bring good paying jobs to the area. The county commissioner noted the project will be environmentally friendly. “It’s federally backed to move the U.S. to be more