(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments June 19-25. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 20 Ferris Birdsbill, 34, male, 100 block of Third Avenue South, partner/family member assault, tribal court. June 21 Christina Longtree, 42, female, 300 block of Main Street, warrant, tribal court. Pernell

Gov. Greg Gianforte has submitted a request to President Joe Biden for a presidential major disaster declaration due to flooding in Montana during April. The governor’s request is for the counties of Blaine, Daniels, Hill, Park, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley, along with the Fort Peck Tribes. “For the month of March, Montana experienced colder and wetter conditions than usual,” Gianforte

Republican leadership in the Montana State House of Representatives said Saturday, June 24, legislators would not be intimidated by “vague and threatening letters” they received this week with an unknown white powder. Reps. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, and Neil Duram, R-Eureka, both received anonymous letters at their homes with local return addresses but post office markings from Kansas

Gaming challenges, housing and donation approvals were among the topics during the Wolf Point Community Organization’s monthly meeting on Monday, June 19. During the Tribal Executive Board report at the meeting, TEB member Marva Chapman reported that two marijuana dispensaries are opening in Poplar. She questioned why the state and not also the tribes receives tax funds from marijuana sales.