According to a resolution passed Monday, March 23, by the Fort Peck Tribes Executive Board, all enrolled tribal members must be off the streets reservation-wide between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The resolution was passed in response to the COVID-19 virus and the attempt to help curb the spread of the virus. It enacts a reservation- wide curfew that prohibits enrolled “tribal members

The Wolf Point City Council held a special meeting Monday, March 23. Approximately 150 people viewed the meeting, which was livestreamed on Facebook. Mayor Chris Dschaak sat in the council chambers with only assistant clerk Jhona Peterson to take notes and Wolf Point Police Chief Jeff Harada present. Councilpersons Dean Mahlum, Laurie Evans, Craig Rodenberg, Tina Bets His Medicine and John Plestina

Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Damon Sadler graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena over the weekend. RCSO Undersheriff John Summers told the Northern Plains Independent that Sadler’s class was expedited as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. “The academy was condensed and his class was pushed through a few weeks early due to the coronavirus

Judge David Cybulski issued a notice March 24 closing the Roosevelt County Courtroom in response to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the notice, the courtroom will be locked and closed to the public indefinitely. Lawyers and other hearing participants will be able to participate by telephone, utilizing the Montana Judicial Video Network. Lori Cole, Judicial Assistant for Chief Justice Mike

By Patty Presser, RN Roosevelt County Health Department Rumors can easily circulate within communities during a crisis. Do your part to stop the spread of disinformation by doing three easy things: •Don’t believe the rumors. •Don’t pass along the rumors. •Go to trusted sources of information to get the facts. Always go to trusted sources of information: •coronavirus.gov

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 16-22. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: March 16 Fourteen-year-old female, Sixth Avenue North and Eureka Street, hours of curfew, tribal court. Thirteen-year-old female, Sixth Avenue North and Eureka Street, hours of curfew,

Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath has asked judges around the state to release nonviolent and other jail inmates to reduce crowding and protect against the spread of coronavirus. In a March 20 letter, Mc-Grath asked judges to review jail rosters and release as many prisoners as they can without bond. Said McGrath, “Because of the high risk of transmittal of COVID-19, not