The Wolf Point School board hired Corey Reum as the school district’s school resource officer during its meeting on Monday, Nov. 8. The officer will work at the junior high/high school during the school day and when sporting events take place. The position is desired because of the increased amount of vandalism at the school. The Fort Peck Tribes’ Health Promotion Disease Prevention program

The Montana Public Service Commission alerts natural gas customers that heating costs will be higher than last winter. Actions taken now can help Montanans manage higher bills. The delivery rates for natural gas service from companies regulated by the Montana PSC are not changing. However, the price of natural gas itself is driven by market conditions and the cost of natural gas is forecast

( 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: Milton Alexander Jr., 39, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Ariana Blackdog-Boyd, 27, Brockton, hold for

Herman Munoz Esparza was scheduled to change his plea to charges in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10, but he then decided that he wanted more time to consider the plea agreement. Esparza of Minot, N.D., is facing 11 charges including three felonies after a vehicle chase that went from Wolf Point to Valley County on Aug. 27. The felony charges are criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth)

Wyatt Wade Slater made not guilty pleas to four charges, including two felonies, in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The charges are in relation to a fatality crash that occurred near Bainville this summer. Slater has been charged with criminal endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident with a serious bodily injury or death. The maximum penalties for the criminal endangerment

Demille O’Neal Cudgel made not guilty pleas to six felony charges in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Cudgel is facing six felony charges including four counts of criminal child endangerment. The other charges are criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute (fentanyl) and use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture. According to court documents,