Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Frank Baker, 44, Wolf Point, driving with a suspended or revoked license. Joshua Best, 40, Billings, hold for other agency. Jonathan Black Jr., 39, Williston, N.D., warrant. Allery Blackdog, 35, Brockton, serving sentence. Charissa Boast,

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department July 20-26. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) July 20 Jay Martell Jr., 22, male, 500 block of Edgar Street, criminal trespass to property, tribal court. July 21 Matia Rattling Thunder, 34, female, 500 block of Edgar Street, criminal trespass to property, tribal

Charles Wayne Nixon of Frazer was found guilty of sexual abuse of children during a multiple day jury trial in Valley County last week. According to the Glasgow Courier, Nixon was found guilty of possessing 162 images and four videos of child sexual abuse materials. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 21. According to court documents, ICAC Data Systems informed the Valley County Sheriff’s

Roosevelt County remains one of the counties with the highest percentage of unemployment in the state. According to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Roosevelt is tied with Granite County for 49th place with an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. Roosevelt County has 34 less individuals employed than at this time in 2025. Montana’s unemployment rate dipped sightly in June to 3.3 percent.

In last week’s article regarding Poplar’s Grace Wood being in the Taste of Home’s favorite chef contest, the last paragraph should read, “But she does use her cooking ability in the classroom. She honors birthday students with birthday cakes throughout the school year. “That’s become a thing,” she said. This newspaper regrets the error. People are reminded to keep voting for

Richland County is in Stage 1 fire restrictions due to extremely dry conditions. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks follows the county’s lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within that county, so campfire and smoking restrictions are also in place at Sidney Bridge Fishing Access Site, Diamond Willow FAS, Gartside Reservoir FAS, Elk Island FAS and Wildlife Management Area, Seven

Montanans rightly take pride in our Constitution’s robust right to know. But as we’ve said before, a constitutional guarantee is only as meaningful as the process available to enforce it. Our state’s enforcement mechanism is lax, despite recent efforts to change public records laws. The result is a system in which the responsibility to gain information falls on the shoulders of records requestors

Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown helped to stop more than $5 million in unsupported payouts by Mountain Health Co-Op, a second health insurer impacted by an Obamacare fraud scheme previously exposed by the auditor’s office. The treatment and billing scheme targeted vulnerable native communities in the Treasure State. The scheme abused an Obamacare

Lustre received 4/10” of rain on Tuesday, July 14, which was welcome for the crops. Lightening storms have been rather bright at night! The EMB Harvest Festival is different this year, on Aug. 30-31. The speakers are Dan and Melody Nickel (Sharon Skillman’s sister), who have been in the states a couple months and will be returning to Ireland shortly after they come here. We extend condolences