Three sentences and a petition to revoke probation were among the hearings in front of District Judge David J. Cybulski in Wolf Point on Wednesday, April 14. Clifford Evan Briscoe of Poplar received a five-year suspended sentence and was fined $1,000 for the charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. John Jason Dennis, 46, received a one-year deferred sentence and was fined $5,000 for

A new complaint was filed in U.S. District Court last week requesting damages for alleged sexual abuse at the hands of former Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen. Strommen was convicted in July 2020 on the charge of sexual intercourse without consent, or rape. He has filed a notice of appeal to the Montana Supreme Court on the conviction and sentencing in the case. The new filing is the

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced that Khalil Lajuan Lyons and Jason Tyrell Lee were arraigned or appeared last week before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston in Great Falls on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. Lyons, 19, of Eastpoint, Mich., made a not guilty plea on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl

When the trial for Clovis Christopher Geno, 55, takes place in Wolf Point on May 3-7, prosecutors will include Montana assistant attorneys general David Buchler and Stephanie Robles. Geno of Memphis, Tenn., faces the charge of deliberate homicide in the death of Ramona Hilton Naramore, 62. Jury selection is scheduled for April 28-30. Jury selection will be conducted during a three-day period

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Dear Editor: Greed! At the Roosevelt County Commissioners’ meeting April 13, 2021, I heard more than once the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) money was given to the county and it could be used for anything related to the pandemic. The three county commissioners felt that the best use for $110,000 of that taxpayer money supposedly to benefit the county was to put

A commissioner from Fallon County was one of the guest speakers when national Republicans conducted the “Where Are The Jobs” Forum on Friday, April 16. The forum featured House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans. The primary topic was how President Biden’s executive orders and policies have impacted energy and U.S. natural resources. The actions have included the cancellation

Montana’s unemployment rate declined in March to 3.8 percent, the state’s third consecutive month of lower unemployment rates. Nationwide, the unemployment rate was 6.0 percent during March. “For the third consecutive month this year, Montana has seen the benefits of a safe reopening as our unemployment rate continues its downward trend,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said in a press release.