The Fort Peck Tribes Elderly Program will distribute turkeys to tribal elders (60 years or older) on Friday, Nov. 20. The program will conduct this event at each town’s tribal elderly site via drive through. The main goal is to keep the elders safe, so please stay in your vehicle and wear a mask. Starting times will be at 11 a.m. at the sites in Brockton, Poplar Senior Site, Wolf Point

The Wolf Point Schools Johnson O’Malley and Indian Education Committee held a special meeting Nov. 6. Remote access was made possible by via Zoom. Chair Michael Turcotte, vice chair Rain Escarcega-Turcotte and secretary Natasha Kemp were in attendance, as were Fort Peck Tribal Court judges Imogene Lilley and Stacie FourStar. Kris FourStar and superintendent Loverty Erickson were also in attendance.

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board suspended chairman Floyd Azure Nov. 5. Azure was escorted from council chambers by tribal police. He will face a removal hearing Dec. 3. According to a press release, TEB alleges Azure violated the code of ethics with claims involving a construction company and by failing to work with board members dating back to Aug. 4. The press release states that Azure

Wolf Point School officials discussed on Monday, Nov. 9, possible methods to provide the best education possible while dealing with the COVID pandemic. The school district’s return to classes on Nov. 2, after conducting distance learning due to an increase of cases earlier in the school year. Southside Elementary School is scheduled to return to classes on Wednesday, Nov. 10, after delaying

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Nov. 2-8. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: November 4 Sixteen-year-old male, 100 block of Front Street, disorderly conduct, minor in possession, curfew violation, youth in need of supervision, tribal court. Tyrell Eder,

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate r 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 Nov. 3-9 include: Alicia Carver, 29, Oregon City, Ore., hold for other agency.

A federal court jury convicted a North Dakota man of methamphetamine trafficking crimes Nov. 6 after investigators seized nearly two pounds of meth that were hidden in a pinata and a jar of peanut butter, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. After a three-day trial that began Nov. 4, a jury found Christopher Michael Stebbins, 53, of Williston, N.D., guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to