Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers recently returned from his first National Association of Counties Convention, held this year in Philadelphia. As a first-time attendee, Commissioner Oelkers said the experience was both informative and energizing — offering valuable insights into how counties across the nation are tackling shared challenges and shaping policy together. “The convention

A report released earlier this year shows that American Indian Montanans have a 15-year younger lifespan for males and 18-year younger lifespan for females compared non-American Indians. The report by the Office of American Indian Health, Montana Department of Health and Human Services, reads that the median age at death was 60 among American Indian men and 63 for American Indian women in the

Sixty-six new officers who will serve in 35 agencies across the state graduated on Friday, July 18, from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. The graduates included Maestro Martinez and Joshua Miller of the Roosevelt County