The Montana Public Service Commission should approve a rate for Montana-Dakota Utilities that translates to a 9.1 percent increase for residential customers, or $96.09 more a year, according to a PSC staff recommendation released last week. The recommendation, not yet scheduled as an action item for the PSC as of Monday, came on the heels of another listening session where customers, including

Roosevelt County commissioners approved resolutions regarding salaries of elected officials during their meeting on Tuesday, July 25. Under one of the resolutions, the county attorney will have a salary of $119,215.60 and the deputy county attorney will have a salary of $101,333.26, which is 85 percent of the county attorney’s salary. Recently, commissioners agreed to make the county attorney

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 10.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.86/g on Monday, July 31, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 15.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 56.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has jumped 15.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.99

• A series of tidal waves strike the western coast of Korea on Aug. 15. At least 346 people are killed and an additional 1,000 are considered missing after 25,000 homes are submerged in waves and flooding. • Thousands of Canadians lose their savings when the Home Bank of Canada closes its doors on Aug. 17. • Ada Delutuk Blackjack is rescued on Aug. 19 after being marooned on Wrangel

After deciding not to renew the contract of interim county attorney Janet Christoffersen a few weeks earlier, Roosevelt County Commissioners agreed to change the county attorney position to a part-time position during a meeting on Tuesday, July 17. Commissioner Robert Toavs made the motion to change the position to part-time and cited MCA 7-4-2706, which reads, “In a county with a population

When the Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting July 17, a second reading was given to the new dispensary ordinance. It was approved moving forward, with rules taking effect 30 days from signing. Under the new ordinance, a limit of three dispensaries will be enforced, with two of five dispensaries being grandfathered into compliance, effectively allowing them to do business despite the

Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a new memorandum of understanding between the county and Fort Peck Tribes regarding use of the county’s detention center. Under the new MOU, the county will provide 10 beds as available for use by the Fort Peck Tribes Adult Corrections Department to house adult prisoners at the county detention center. There should be no more than 10 total tribal inmates