Dear Editor: I read with interest an article in your paper detailing actions taken by the Roosevelt County Attorney Frank Piocos in the matter of gravel purchases that appear to have a direct benefit to County Commissioner Duane Nygaard. The deception began in 2015, and has continued resulting in payments of over $100,000. The Montana Constitution and the MCA’s (Montana Code Annotated)

By Bill Vander Weele The Wolf Point Police Department had a busy year with 6,144 calls of service during the 2021 calendar year. Chief of Police Jeff Harada noted that averages to about 17 calls a day. Harada explained that figure doesn’t include the 10 or so “unidentified calls” throughout the call where officers stop to advise people to improve their behavior. The incidents include

The services that help make Montana State University a home away from home for American Indian and Alaska Native students will soon expand, MSU officials announced recently. The Department of Native American Studies and its American Indian Alaska Native Student Success Services will increase the services that help make MSU comfortable for Indigenous students, according to Walter Fleming head

14,602 active cases. There are 292 active hospitalizations. By Monday, Jan. 24, a total of 2,985 deaths have been reported statewide. A total of 209,507 people have recovered. A total of 10,811 have been hospitalized. Vaccine Doses As of Monday, Jan. 24, 1,370,088 total doses have been administered in Montana. There are 546,828 or 54 percent fully immunized Montanans. In Roosevelt County,

There will be an honor band and choir concert Monday, Jan. 31, at the Glasgow High School gym. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children at the door.

The Roosevelt County Commissioners approved funds for two infrastructure projects in Froid during their meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Froid water main curb valve replacement project will cost an estimate of $4,983.20. The scope of the project is that five total curb stops throughout Froid are needing to be dug out and replaced. The Froid wastewater manhole replacement project will