Community members approved donation requests for several youth activities during the Wolf Point Community Organization’s monthly meeting on Monday, May 15. The donations included $10,000 for Wolf Point’s American Legion and Babe Ruth baseball programs. Usually WPCO gives $4,000 to the program, but additional funds are needed this year especially for field maintenance projects. Ray Ostby,

(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments May 15-21. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) May 15 Roger Bissonette III, 21, male, 500 block of Johnson Street, warrant, tribal court. May 16 Mattie BigLeggins, 34, female, 300 block of Second Avenue South, partner/family member assault, tribal court. May

(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 Anderson, 45, Plentywood, criminal possession

A North Dakota man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the Great Falls community after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving, was sentenced last week to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kelly Sterling Wait, 45, of Williston, N.D., pleaded

Montana’s unemployment rate remained at a historic, all-time low of 2.3 percent for the second consecutive month, Governor Greg Gianforte announced last week. Total employment and labor force in Montana reached alltime highs, growing by more than 1,400 jobs and some 1,200 workers respectively. “Montanans work hard to earn a living, own or rent a home, raise their family, and achieve the American

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., discussed threats from China and the nation’s debt during a conference call with Montana media members on Thursday, May 18. The senator has led the charge to combat Chinese aggression and protect America’s place as the world’s leading economic power. Tester continues to lead oversight efforts around the Chinese spy balloon and is committed to securing a