The City of Wolf Point has received notification that it has been awarded $2 million through the American Rescue Plan Act Water and Sewer Minimum Allocation Grants. The grant is for the Wolf Point Wastewater System Improvement project. “I’m immensely excited,” Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said. “We will be doing a $4 million project fully funded with grant money.” Dschaak said

The Wolf Point School Board approved the purchase of a new water heater for the high school/junior high school during an emergency meeting held on Thursday, Oct. 14. Trustees approved the purchase of $14,925.35 from Ferguson-Billings. The water heater isn’t part of the boiler system that was installed a couple of years ago. The water heater is 12 years old. Facilities director Shane

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police department Oct. 11-17. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: September 22 Sixteen-year-old male, 200 block of Sixth Avenue South, criminal mischief, state juvenile court. Sixteen-year-old male, 200 block of Sixth Avenue South, criminal mischief, tribal court.

( 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

Casee Jo Lepper and Weldon Drew each received bail reductions during district court hearings on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Lepper is facing the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Lepper said she had tried to get a public defender two or three times without success. District judge David J. Cybulski said the

Marlina Nannett Martinez, 23, of Wolf Point made a not guilty plea during a federal court hearing in Great Falls on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Martinez is facing charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious crime,

A Wolf Point man accused of attacking a man in the head with a bat on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted to an assault charge on Friday, Oct. 15, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Harry B. Azure, 21, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Azure faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District