Following Governor Steve Bullock’s public health directive Wednesday, July 15, requiring mask usage in public spaces in counties with four or more active cases of COVID-19, 38 Montana county sheriffs issued a joint guest opinion editorial on the matter late last week. The governor’s directive requires that masks be used in most indoor settings and where social distancing cannot be maintained.

McCone County reported a confirmed, but recovered case, of COVID-19. The case was reported by the State of Montana on its Monday, July 20, daily report. The person, a male in his 60s, was tested at a community testing event July 1 and, according to the McCone County Health Department, isolated at home awaiting the test results. Because the test results took 16 days to get back, the man is only being

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department July 13-19. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: July 16 Dennis Martell Jr., 35, male, Town Pump, simple assault and protection of government officials, employees and law enforcement officers, tribal court. Vivian White, 22, female,

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 July 20, 21 prisoners had been housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week. Prisoners included:

Jesse Baker III, 20, of Wolf Point, was taken to Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson with injuries following a high speed chase involving officers from the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and the Montana Highway Patrol. According to RCSO Chief Deputy Patrick O’Connor, a Fort Peck Tribal officer called for mutual aid at 3:23 p.m. on

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its annual 'Dirty Dozen' list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact Payments. This year, the Dirty Dozen focuses on scams that target taxpayers. The criminals behind these bogus schemes view everyone as potentially easy prey. The IRS urges