( 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: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Christina Amy, 36, Casper, Wyo., sexual assault.

U.S. consumers will pay $69.68 for their favorite Independence Day cookout foods, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken breasts, homemade potato salad, strawberries and ice cream, based on a new American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey. The average cost of a summer cookout for 10 people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. The overall cost for the cookout

Roosevelt County commissioners discussed a pay increase for non-elected officials during their meeting on Monday, June 20. Commissioner Duane Nygaard proposed a pay increase of 2.75 percent. Commissioner Gary Macdonald seconded the motion. Nygaard said that he feels that commissioners need to work on a new wage scale so that there’s not as large of a pay difference between new employees

Community News, Independent Win 17 At Newspaper Contest Culbertson’s Community News and the Northern Plains Independent won 17 total awards at the 2022 Montana Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including five first-place awards. An awards ceremony was held at the Elks Club in Glendive June 18 during the MNA annual convention. Culbertson’s Community News competes