Concerts are being finalized for the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point on July 5-8. Kyle Shobe will perform at the Wild Horse Saloon after the ranch rodeo on Wednesday, July 5. According to his website, Kyle Shobe and the Walk ‘Em Boys have entertained crowds across the West with their unique brand of country music for the past 14 years. The Walk ‘Em Boys travel the region

Wolf Point school board officials were notified on Friday, May 26, that David Perkins has tentatively accepted the position as the school district’s new superintendent. After public interviews on Wednesday, May 17, Wolf Point trustees unanimously agreed to offer Perkins a salary of $130,000. Perkins has been the superintendent in Custer for 10 years. He also has a lot of educational experience

(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments May 22-28. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) May 22 Samuel Birdtail Sr., 35, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, protection of government officials and criminal trespass and resisting arrest, tribal court. Jonathan WalkingEagle, 21, male, 400 block of Fifth Avenue

(Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Terance Aimsback, 35, Heart Butte, hold for other agency. Shawn Andersen, 45, Plentywood, criminal possession

Three sentences were among the hearings that were conducted in district court in Wolf Point May 23. Joshua Edward Franke received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for the offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. He was also fined $1,037. Thea Jo Michaelsen received a five-year deferred imposition of sentence for possession of dangerous drugs and a one-year suspended

Jody Vasquez was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections, with five years suspended, for the offense of aggravated assault. He was also fined $1,000 and must register as a violent offender. The sentence came from district judge David Cybulski during a hearing in district court on Tuesday, May 23. When he changed his not guilty plea in March, Vasquez admitted to striking the

A Washington man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized 11 pounds of the drug from him in a traffic stop in Glendive was sentenced last week to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Charles Antonio Gray, 47, pleaded guilty in November 2022 to possession with intent to distribute meth.

A Poplar woman admitted on May 23 to a methamphetamine trafficking crime after a customer died shortly after taking the drug, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Danyell Rose Black Dog, 22, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Black Dog faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge

Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol are reminding drivers that state troopers are increasing their presence on Montana roads and highways this summer, cracking down on drunk and drugged drivers. After recent warm weather, traffic fatalities are already on the incline. While traffic deaths are down from this same time last year, more fatal crashes occur during the time