A special Fort Peck tribal election will take place Saturday, Nov. 19. The need for a special election was created when longtime tribal board member Grant Stafne resigned in a letter dated Aug. 29. Because Dana “Sam” Buckles and Kaci Wallette tied for 13th place with 449 votes each in last year’s election, a new election involving the two candidates is needed to determine Stafne’s replacement.

Jason Frederick and Robert Toavs were the headline winners in Roosevelt County for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Frederick was re-elected for sheriff/ coroner with 1,436 votes. Challenger Brent Nygard received 1,073 votes. In the race for county commissioner, district 3 residents went for Toavs with 383 votes. Ken Hentges received 316 votes. County officials running unopposed included

The 2022 year was a busy and successful one regarding road construction projects in northeastern Montana. Shane Mintz, district administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation in the Glendive district, noted the highlight was the work done on Highway 13 between Wolf Point and Scobey. “It was a lot of work,” Mintz noted. “It was the biggest thing for northeastern Montana.”

Wolf Point School District officials are working on different efforts with the assistance of a survey to improve students’ attitudes regarding learning. Sarah Ruff, the district’s curriculum director, explains that the PASS survey, which will be conducted twice a school year, helps measure attitudes of students in grades 2-12. “It helps to understand their feelings, their confidence

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Nov. 7-13. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) November 7 Leonard Follet Jr., 29, male, 200 block of U.S. Highway 2, partner/family member assault, tribal court. Devin Hall, 33, male, 400 block of Cascade Street, assault and unauthorized possession of prescription

A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative and Western Native Voice examines where inmates in Montana’s state prison system come from, and looks at incarceration rates at the local level – data that has not been routinely collected and compiled. The report shows that some neighborhoods and areas of Montana’s largest cities contribute disproportionately to the state’s incarceration rates,

Otis Sherman Johnson has been charged with four drug-related felony charges. Johnson is facing the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) with intent to distribute, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth) with intent to distribute, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) and criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth). According to court documents,