Bainville native Shawn Romo has been selected by Prairie Business Magazine has one of its 40 Under 40 recipients this year. Romo is a senior ag loan officer for Western Cooperative Credit Union in Williston, N.D. The annual awards salutes young professionals, under the age of 40, in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota. Individuals selected are business leaders, industry experts,

Although eastern Montana was hit hard with a snow storm, the Montana Highway Patrol is thankful that there were few reported crashes in the area. Sgt. Jeff Kent of the Montana Highway Patrol said, “So far, we’ve been fortunate.” A crash on Montana 16 near mile marker 2 north of Culbertson took place at around noon Saturday, Dec. 17. Kent said he is also aware of minor injury crashes

Culbertson Dec. 23: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Dec. 26: No meal. Dec. 30: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. *** Bainville Dec. 22: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Dec. 27: Tater tot casserole, vegetable and dessert. Dec. 29: Hamburgers, potato salad, vegetable and dessert. *** Froid Dec. 26:

( 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: Kenneth Alred, 51, Plentywood, hold for other agency. Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck

Several defendants made not guilty pleas during adjudication hearings in district court on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Matthew Lavelle Harris provided not guilty pleas to the charges of attempted escape, two felony criminal mischief charges and four charges for misdemeanor criminal mischief. An omnibus hearing was scheduled for Jan. 11, 2023. A trial was set for March 16, 2023. Thea Jo Michaelsen

The Bainville Town Council held its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 19. A second reading was given a pending town noise ordinance. The second reading featured amended language with additional exemptions to the ordinance, including maintenance buildings and certain access roads. The ordinance does not exempt residential housing owned by the school. During committee reports, it was indicated that