The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board heard from Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Anna Eder during this week’s Chairman’s Report. The BIA’s Wildland Fire Management Program noted that since Aug. 1 there have been 24 fires on the reservation that have affected a total of 424.4 acres of land. Currently, the tribal agency utilizes three fire engines for coverage. The Fort Peck Reservation

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Aug. 9-22. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: August 9 Malachi Stops, 39, male, Trinity Hospital, criminal mischief less than $1,500, tribal court. Malachi Stops, 39, male, Trinity Hospital, aggravated disorderly conduct, tribal court.

A woman with Wolf Point connections was recently shot to death during a camping trip in Utah. Newlyweds Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner were discovered dead last week at a campsite in the La Sal Mountains. According to KUTV, law enforcement believe that someone killed the woman and then left the area. Schulte, 24, of Billings recently married Turner, 38, from Hot Springs, Ark. They resided

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Jittawee Bearcub, 35, Poplar, warrant.

The Elks National Foundation has announced the start of the 2022 Elks Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The MVS scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United States citizens. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. The judging criteria is based on academics, leadership, service and financial need. The application is completed online and must

A $2.2 million federal grant will help support students enrolled in a Montana State University program that aims to recruit and graduate American Indian and Alaska Native nurses. The four-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will allow the MSU College of Nursing to offer scholarships to 15 American Indian and Alaska Native nursing students