U.S. Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Jon Tester, D-Mont, along with U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale are calling for President Biden to support Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s request for a major disaster declaration after a severe windstorm left thousands of northeastern Montanans without power. The request impacts residents in Roosevelt, Richland, McCone, Garfield and Dawson counties. The letter

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Whisper Anderson, 42, Omaha, Neb., hold

The sentencing hearing for Clovis Geno has been scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. in Wolf Point. A jury found Geno guilty of deliberate homicide of Ramona Naramore during a trial in Wolf Point held in May. Naramore was found dead in Culbertson in January 2020 and an autopsy revealed she was killed by strangulation. The trial lasted three days. Jury members deliberated for about

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is again leading the charge in defense of Montanans’ right to keep and bear arms against federal overreach. Seventeen other state attorneys general signed onto Knudsen’s amicus brief filed late Monday, Aug. 2, in the Gun Owners of America v. Merrick Garland case, against the of rulemaking from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that

Bainville Aug. 12: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Aug. 17: Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert. Aug. 19: Pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, chips, and dessert. Culbertson Aug. 13: Beef tacos with all the fixings and dessert. Aug. 16: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetable, and dessert. Aug. 20: Breakfast casserole, buttermilk

Vincent Benjamin Putman is scheduled to make his initial appearance in district court on Wednesday, Aug. 11, on three charges. Putman is facing the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Bond was set at $10,000. According to court documents, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s