Roosevelt County commissioners approved during their weekly meeting to conduct a public hearing regarding abandoning Road 2058. The meeting to hear input has been scheduled for March 7 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the county building in Culbertson. Commissioners will make their decision on a later date. Landowner Lynn Labatte is requesting that the road is ruled abandoned. During a meeting

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Feb. 6-12. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) February 7 Sam Birdtail Sr., 34, male, 100 block of East Front Street, protection of government officials and employees, tribal court. February 8 Natasha Kemp, 42, female, 300 block of Custer Street, partner/family

( 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: Wilbert Ackerman, 32, Frazer, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. James Allen, 28, Lame Deer, hold for other

A Poplar man who admitted to hitting a police officer in the head with a hammer as law enforcement was responding to an assault at his home was sentenced today to 38 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Nolan James Hendrickson, 34, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to assault with a dangerous weapon. Chief U.S. District

Glasgow Police Department officer Joshua Nolan has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation from the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation. Nolan has been on leave since January. GPD Chief Robert Weber told area press he could not discuss the reasons for the investigation or any details about Nolan’s future with the department. Nolan appeared in

Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center has announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration recently awarded EMCMHC a $4 million, four-year planning and implementation grant that will allow the agency to implement the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model for care delivery in eastern Montana. The CCBHC model of care focuses on comprehensive and

A bill proposed in the Montana Legislature would allow candidates in nonpartisan elections to appear on the ballot with their political party affiliation. Senate Bill 200, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, was heard in the Senate State Administration Committee last week. Opponents testifying against the bill included representatives of the Montana State Bar Association, Montana Trial

A few months before you turn 65, you should learn about Medicare coverage choices and consider important enrollment times and your coverage options. You should start at least three months before you turn 65. Visit Medicare.gov or call the State Health Insurance Program hotline: 1-800-551-3191 to be assigned a counselor near you. Your initial enrollment period (IEP) is three months before you