After a short meeting that included discussion and accusations, Roosevelt County commissioners voted by a 2-1 margin to offer the county attorney position to Theresa Diekhans of Fergus County on Wednesday, Jan. 3. She accepted the position later in the week and anticipates a start date in Roosevelt County of Feb. 20. An election will take place in 2024 to elect a county attorney. Commissioner

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Jan. 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) January 1 Frank Johnston, 21, male, 100 block of Helena Street, burglary, criminal trespassing, bribery, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and protection of government officials, employees and law enforcement officers,

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 61 cases from Jan. 2-7. Jan. 2 Deputies received a complaint from a Wolf Point woman regarding a protection order violation. She said she was being harassed on social media. The deputies took the complaint. Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police after receiving information of a suicide threat at the river. Law enforcement didn’t locate

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Caeland Ackerman, 22, Billings, hold for other agency. Jaide Alexander, 29, Billings, hold for other agency. Devin AmericanHorse, 34, Billings, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Wyatt Bergie Sr., 31, Sidney, warrant. Robert Biggs, 49, Portland, Ore., hold for other agency.

Cerra Anne Pipe has made not guilty pleas to charges in U.S. District Court. The charges include possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. According to charging documents, Pipe knowingly and unlawfully possessed with the intent to distribute fentanyl in Wolf Point from approximately January 2020 to approximately January 2023. On Aug. 31, 2022, Pipe knowingly

A Forsyth businesswoman who admitted defrauding customers through her company, Rosebud County Insurance Inc., by spending their payments for insurance for her own personal expenses was sentenced last week to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $155,436 restitution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kileen Moria Hagadone,

Roosevelt County and County Attorney Janet Christoffersen are disagreeing in court about the enforceability of a resolution and other issues. Resolution 2024-2, which was approved on July 25, 2023, set the county attorney’s salary at $119,215.60 and deputy county attorney’s salary at 85 percent of the county attorney’s pay. The resolution also made the county attorney a parttime position

According to the Valley County Sheriff’s Office, four people have been arrested over an incident that took place in Roosevelt and Valley counties Saturday evening and Sunday morning, Jan. 6-7. Jesse Hank Baker, age 23, was charged with speeding, reckless driving, fleeing from or eluding peace officer, criminal endangerment and theft. Clayton Montclair, 25, was charged with theft and fleeing