The Wolf Point School policy committee met on Monday, May 23, to review a few current school district policies. After the committee agreed on changes, the school board needs to make the final approval. As far as educational aid grants for professional staff, one suggestion was that teachers need to list the type of school, course name and number of credits. A proposed language change is that

The Roosevelt County commissioners report that they are working on improvements after findings were made in the county’s audit report ending in June, 30, 2021. Two of the findings by Olness & Associates, of Billings, regarded the community of Brockton. One was that capital assets, accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense should be recorded in accordance with accounting principles

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Christinna Amy, 36, Casper, Wyo., sexual assault.

Christian Alexander Perez changed his plea to a charge in district court on Tuesday, May 24. Perez made a guilty plea to the offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Maximum penalties are five years in prison, a $5,000 fine or both. During the hearing, Perez admitted to be in possession of meth in Roosevelt County on Jan. 30, 2022. Last September, Perez was sentenced for possession

A conservative minister who seemed to be a darling of far-right politicians in the state has admitted that he fabricated a story about a transgender Native American lobbyist allegedly berating a state senator so badly that he sought the protection of the Montana Senate’s sergeant- at-arms. In a libel case that has raged on for more than a year and involved threats of mounting an attorney’s head

An additional charge has been filed against Trevor Levi Crain of Culbertson in district court. On May 24, the felony charge of criminal mischief was filed against Crain, who is an inmate in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. The charges read that on May 6, Crain injured, damaged or destroyed property of another in excess of $1,500 when he removed padding from the floor and bench area creating

In a call with Montana’s media members, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, announced a new piece of legislation that will assist toxic- exposed veterans. Tester, who co-sponsored the act with U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., describes the Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 as a historic generational piece of legislation. “It’s