Montana has been making strides in reducing the spread of COVID after additional restrictions were put in place on Nov, 20, Gov. Steve Bullock said in a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 10. “Case numbers have started to decline,” Bullock said. The governor added that wearing masks and limiting gathering sizes work in containing the virus. Bullock said hospital stays have also decreased.

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A man being charged for the murder of Cody Weeks-Combs had his arraignment hearing in Fort Peck Tribal Court on Monday, Dec. 7. D.J. Fischer is being held with no bond in the Fort Peck Tribal Detention Center for the charge of murder. “The FBI and the Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigations are investigating the death of an adult male in Wolf Point on Nov. 27, 2020,” FBI spokesperson

The Roosevelt County commissioners held their regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8. Commissioners Gary Macdonald, Duane Nygaard and Gordon Oelkers, presiding officer, were in attendance. Also present at the meeting were deputy county attorney Frank A. Piocos, county attorney office’s Donna Reum, Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law & Justice officer Thomas Jones III, Interstate Engineering’s John

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held Chairman Floyd Azure’s impeachment hearing Dec. 3. Members of the board were presented nine charges against Azure. Five involved his alleged ties to BP Construction. Other charges included Azure’s alleged refusal to attend meetings after Aug. 24, failure to ensure that tribal programs require background checks, publishing allegations against other

The Fort Peck Tribes are hosting a reservation- wide COVID-19 testing event Dec. 11-12. The testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days at two locations: the Wolf Point powwow grounds and the Poplar Tribal Transit Center. Remote sites will be announced. As incentives to participate, gift cards will be handed out to adults. Children will receive a Christmas gift bag. All attendees

The Wolf Point Lions Club and the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture are sponsoring the annual Christmas lighting contest. Prizes will be paid in Wolf Point Chamber Shopping Dollars. Prizes are $125 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third place. Judging will take place after dark on Saturday, Dec. 19. All houses in the city limits as well as all residences in the housing