The Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled a decision regarding a request to increase the nurse practitioner’s hours at the detention center during their meeting on Tuesday, April 19. In a written request, jail supervisor Debra Collins explained that the nurse practitioner currently is scheduled to works 24 hours every two weeks at the jail. “We have started Facetiming with her on weekends

After Wolf Point resident Bill Juve raised concerns last month regarding a property purchase, county commissioners replied to a list of questions during their meeting on Tuesday, April 19. Regarding if the purchase of the Colgan gravel pit in January 2017, was approved at a public commissioners’ meeting, commissioner Gordon Oelkers said that commissioner Duane Nygaard stamped approval on

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments April 18-24. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: April 18 Clint Jackson, 46, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, public intoxication and open container, tribal court. Clint Jackson, 46, male, 100 block of Third Avenue South, public intoxication

( 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: Robert Azure Sr., 60, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Dewain Balch, 57, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck

Roosevelt County inmate Richard Rutledge has filed a lawsuit against the Roosevelt County Detention Center and a detention officer. In the document, Rutledge claims that he has been denied prescriptions and medical assistance. He also claims that a detention officer has sexually assaulted and targeted him. The charging document was filed in October 2020. In the document, Rutledge requests

Roosevelt County had one active COVID cases as of Monday, April 25. There have been 74 COVID-related deaths in the county. Adult vaccination clinics are scheduled from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in Culbertson, on May 5 in Wolf Point, on May 19 in Wolf Point and on May 26 in Culbertson. Children’s vaccination clinics are scheduled for Friday, April 29, from 1-4 p.m. in Wolf Point and

Conditions were a mix of snow, precipitation and wind for the last blizzard event April 22-24 in Northeast Montana. Many locations further west were passed over for measurable snow but precipitation and high winds caused power outages throughout the area, affecting customers region wide. At press time April 26, Montana- Dakota Utilities show more than a dozen outages remaining north of Poplar near