The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held Chairman Floyd Azure’s impeachment hearing Dec. 3. Members of the board were presented nine charges against Azure. Five involved his alleged ties to BP Construction. Other charges included Azure’s alleged refusal to attend meetings after Aug. 24, failure to ensure that tribal programs require background checks, publishing allegations against other

The Fort Peck Tribes are hosting a reservation- wide COVID-19 testing event Dec. 11-12. The testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days at two locations: the Wolf Point powwow grounds and the Poplar Tribal Transit Center. Remote sites will be announced. As incentives to participate, gift cards will be handed out to adults. Children will receive a Christmas gift bag. All attendees

The Wolf Point Lions Club and the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture are sponsoring the annual Christmas lighting contest. Prizes will be paid in Wolf Point Chamber Shopping Dollars. Prizes are $125 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third place. Judging will take place after dark on Saturday, Dec. 19. All houses in the city limits as well as all residences in the housing

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Nov. 30 and Dec. 6. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: November 30 Timothy Pederson, 54, male, 300 Second Avenue South, criminal trespass to property, municipal court. December 1 Anthony Flynn, 30, male, 400 block of Cascade Street,

( 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 Dec. 1-7 include: Brandy Brown, 50, Williston, N.D., warrant. Jayden

Former Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen was sentenced to 40 years in prison by Judge John Larson Dec. 8 in the Valley County Courthouse in Glasgow. He was found guilty of rape by a Valley County jury earlier this year and has been incarcerated in the Roosevelt County Detention Center in Wolf Point since July 17. He will be credited with 173 days served. As part of his sentence, Strommen

The Dec. 11 deadline to apply for funding through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is rapidly approaching. The CFAP-2 provides agriculture producers with financial assistance that gives them the ability to absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. CFAP 2 has already proved over $11 billion in financial assistance to agricultural producers

By Bill Vander Weele Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has announced that the state has invested all of the federal funds provided from the CARES Act. During a press call on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Bullock said the state received $1.25 billion. He noted that $254 million of the funds went into business stabilization grants. “And yet it isn’t enough to offset every financial hardship in the state,”