As the cases of COVID requiring hospitalizations continues to climb in Roosevelt County, the Food and Drug Administration has released information on booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster is half the dose of the initial shots used in its two-shot vaccination. The company’s analysis says data on the immune response and

For the third straight meeting, Roosevelt County commissioners addressed a pay raise request for county attorney office’s employee Erika Fyfe. The request was denied at the first two meetings. Commission chair Gordon Oelkers said this will be the final request that he will approve to put the issue on the agenda. Oelkers made a motion to increase Fyfe’s salary to 83 percent of the

Great Northern Development Corporation and Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation are partnering with the Montana Department of Ag and NoKidHungry to conduct a study of the regional food system. The study is an initiative of the Eastern Montana Food and Agriculture Development Center, a joint project of these two development corporations. Findings will help the Eastern Montana FADC focus

Roosevelt County commissioners opened bids for the county shop project and received request for qualifications applications for another project during a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Six different companies submitted bids for the county shop building project. Bids included $1,515,500 from Corland Construction of Sidney, $1,554,593 from Clausen and Sons of Havre, $1,637,556 from B&

Culbertson Oct. 15: Tuna casserole, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 18: Slush burgers, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 22: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Bainville Oct. 14: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 19: Chicken and rice hot dish, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 21: Baked fish, cheesy hashbrowns, vegetable and dessert. Froid Oct. 18:

Froid School Oct. 18: Riblets on buns, baked beans, chips and fruit. Oct. 19: Creamy chicken and rice soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, vegetable and fruit. Oct. 20: Chicken alfredo, garlic bread, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 21-22: No school. Bainville School Oct. 18: Breakfast: Breakfast skillet. Lunch: Quesadilla taco bar, peaches and cookies. Oct. 19: Breakfast: Zucchini bread

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Milton Alexander Jr., 39, Poplar, hold for