As of press time Tuesday, Aug. 11, Roosevelt County has only two current active cases of COVID-19. Valley County’s active count was nine, while McCone County had three. Phillips County jumped to 55 active cases. This now means, as of presstime Tuesday, Roosevelt County is no longer under Gov. Steve Bullock’s mandatory mask order since it has less than four cases. However, the case count changes

The U.S. Census Bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month sooner than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed last week in a statement. That includes critical door-knocking efforts and collecting responses online, over the phone and by mail. The latest updates to the bureau’s plans are part of efforts to “accelerate the completion of

Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System general manager Ashleigh Weeks reported to the Northern Plains Independent that “the Eagle Shield Water Treatment Plant and other facilities of ASRWSS continue to function normally during the coronavirus crisis. Water treatment plant operators, field staff and office staff continue taking sound protective measures to avoid infection and are performing

Chance Justin Redstone, aka CJ Redstone, 35, of Wolf Point, appeared last week before U.S. magistrate judges on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. The charges were handed down by a grand jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations

Wayne Kenneth Sandau Sr. pleaded guilty to criminal distribution of dangerous drugs (methamphetamine), a felony, in Roosevelt County District Court before Judge David Cybulski July 28. The case began with various complaints about an individual selling meth from a motor home in Poplar. After an investigation and executed search warrant, Sandau was arrested and charged. Trevor Oller pleaded

oster ( 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.) As of Aug. 4, 28 prisoners had been housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week. Prisoners included:

Maynard Joseph White Bear, 67, of Fort Kipp, appeared on charges of involuntary manslaughter last week before U.S. magistrate judges on indictments handed down by a grand jury. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. According to indicting documents, White Bear allegedly drove a vehicle under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 16,