( 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: Michael Adams, 53, Helena, hold for other agency. Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency.

Trevor Levi Crain of Culbertson changed his plea to guilty for an illegal hunting incident in Eastern Montana during January 2020. During a hearing in district court on Tuesday, June 28, Crain made a guilty plea to the offense of unlawful possession or shipping or transportation of a game animal. The plea was part of a binding plea agreement. Maximum penalties are five years in jail, a

The 41st Swank Variety Plot Tour on Monday, July 11, will take place at the Swank farm north of Poplar. Introductions and county presentations will begin at 5 p.m. at the Swank family farm, with the tour starting at 5:15 pm at the test plots Dr. Chengci Chen from the MSU Eastern Agriculture Research Center in Sidney will lead the introduction to wheat plots and field research trials at the EARC

Elk hunters interested in signing up for an opportunity to hunt cow elk on private lands enrolled in Elk Hunting Access agreements can do so now through Aug 1. The resulting EHA public hunter list will be randomized with hunters contacted sequentially starting at the top of the list. This email contact will include instructions for timely next steps the hunter needs to take to participate in the

Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, the Bureau of Land Management Montana/ Dakotas State Office conducted a lease sale offering 23 parcels totaling 3,405.8 acres in Montana and North Dakota last week. Nineteen parcels were sold for a total of $7,354,562. Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation of Denver, Colo., was the highest bidder, with a total bonus bid of $2,346,485,50

Roosevelt County currently has 10 active COVID cases. There have been 3,342 total cases in the county. County health officials encourage all residents aged 5 and up to be vaccinated and those over 16 should consider getting booster doses. Immunizations are by appointment only. For questions or to schedule an appointment, call 406-653-6223. Area Statistics Daniels County had one active

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.93/g on Monday, July 4, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 28.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.80/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has fallen 6.3 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.72 per gallon.

The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston, N.D. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. July 9-10: Sixth Infantry Encampment. Reenactors will perform demonstrations of military life on Saturday, July 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including a marching drill and cannon demonstration in the afternoon.