Although it’s far from a boom, Roosevelt County has experienced a lift from increased oil activity during the last several months. Taxes from oil production for the quarter that ended in September 2021 resulted in a payment of $681,000 for the county. “It’s the highest it’s been since 2019,” Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. “It’s came back.” He noted the county’s largest

The Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a pay raise for non-elected officials during their meeting on Thursday, June 30. The raise amounts to a 2.75 percent increase. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers also proposed increasing the salary of the IT, road department and GIS heads to 92 percent of the clerk and recorder’s salary. The move is to put those positions on a pay scale. The current

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments June 27 through July 3. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 28 Patricia Shyface, 48, female, Triangle Park, open container,, tribal court. Mattie Bigleggins, 33, female, 200 block of Second Avenue south, open container, tribal court. Jordan Martell,

( 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: Michael Adams, 53, Helena, hold for other agency. Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency.

Planned Parenthood of Montana on Thursday, June 30, told staff members the organization would stop providing medication abortion treatments for patients traveling from states where abortion is currently illegal, citing a rapidly changing legal landscape for providers and patients. While abortion remains legal in Montana, abortion providers in the state have been preparing for an increase

A Montana man and woman convicted of trafficking multiple drugs, including methamphetamine and more than 9,000 fentanyl pills, were each sentenced to prison terms last week, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Eric Charles Swan, 35, of Wolf Point was sentenced to eight years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Swan pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent

Trevor Levi Crain of Culbertson changed his plea to guilty for an illegal hunting incident in Eastern Montana during January 2020. During a hearing in district court on Tuesday, June 28, Crain made a guilty plea to the offense of unlawful possession or shipping or transportation of a game animal. The plea was part of a binding plea agreement. Maximum penalties are five years in jail, a