No news was good news when it came to this Montana Legislature session for Roosevelt County. Roosevelt County Commissioner Gary Macdonald said he doesn’t believe any of the bills passed will do harm for the county. “Any bill that was going to be a negative to us was voted down,” Macdonald said. Commissioners were concerned about some amendments made with House Bill 632 that wouldn’t

The Culbertson Town Council held their regular monthly meeting Monday, May 10. A clean up day is planned for May 15 at 10 a.m. Local residents hoping to help with clean-up efforts should meet at the town office for supplies. By noon, participants will end up at Ike’s Fishing Pond and Walking Trail, where activities will include fishing the recently stocked pond. Representatives from Fish, Wildlife

The communities of Froid and Bainville will each hold their 2021 high school graduations during the weekend. Froid will have its graduation at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15. The graduating class includes Kaya Parenteau, Jaxon Stangeland, Sydney Dethman, Colt Miller and Jason Eylander. Sydney Dethman is the valedictorian of the class. Jason Eylander is the salutatorian of the class. LeeAnn

The House Committee on Natural Resources recently completed a markup hearing on several bills that U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., says would be detrimental to America’s energy independence. He notes these bills would erase hundreds of good-paying American jobs, negatively affect conservation programs and would give the federal government more control over public lands. “The Democrats’

Dear Editor: Silence. The Roosevelt County commissioners’ meeting went from “I don’t know” to “silence.” I will get to that later, first the issue of allowing public participation at their meetings. I had asked for a copy of the April 27, 2021, meeting minutes but never received one. When Commissioner Oelkers asked for approval of those minutes, I stated that we had not received

Froid Senior Congregate Meals May 17: Chicken and bacon alfredo and dessert. May 19: Pan-fried cod and dessert. May 24: Spaghetti and dessert. Bainville Senior Congregate Meals May13: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. May 18: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. May 20: Baked fish, cheesy hashbrowns, vegetable and dessert. Culbertson Senior

( 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 this past week included: Mada Bergie, 27, Culbertson, resisting arrest.