The Roosevelt County Commissioners didn’t make any final decisions regarding the county attorney position during their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Action on appointing a part-time county attorney was on the meeting’s agenda. Commissioner Gary Macdonald made the motion to table a discussion. “There’s too many loose ends,” Macdonald said. Commissioners received clarification

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Oct. 16-22. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) October 16 Michael BuckElk, 35, male, 100 block of U.S. Highway 2, criminal trespass to property, tribal court. Elvis Follet Jr., 44, male, 400 block of Cascade Street, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and protection

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 60 calls from Oct. 17-22. The calls included: October 17 Deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash near Froid at the intersection of Highways 16 and 344. Froid’s fire department and ambulance also responded. Patients were transported to the Culbertson hospital. Charges are pending. Deputies performed a welfare check on an adult male and

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Jaide Alexander, 29, Billings, hold for other agency. Sierra Alred, 29, Antelope, hold for other agency. Devin AmericanHorse, 34, Billings, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Mark Beachem, 57, Fresno, Calif., hold for other agency. Robert Bigback, 28, Billings hold for other agency.

A man pleaded guilty Oct. 17 to his role in stealing $150,000 by hacking into an elderly Montana woman’s computer, reported the Montana U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sukhdev Vaid, 24, of India faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release after admitting to wire fraud. Vaid accessed a 73-year-old woman’s account in February through a pop-up

Sales for cannabis appear to be steadily increasing both in Roosevelt County and the entire state of Montana. According to the Montana Department of Revenue, sales during August in Roosevelt County was $407,433. The amount includes $327,335 for adult use sales and $80,098 for medical. The total translates to $13,143 spent daily in the county on cannabis. In comparison, Roosevelt County’s

Most of Montana is likely to see its first major snowfall of the season this week and the first hard freezes of the season at lower elevations, according to Monday’s forecasts from National Weather Service offices across the state. Winter storm warnings and winter storm watches went into effect Tuesday from the Continental Divide eastward across the Rocky Mountain Front, central and southern