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Culbertson Pair Arraigned On Drug Charges, Fairview Man Charged With Firearm Possession

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that two Culbertson residents and a Fairview man were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Jamie Leigh Gracey, 43, and Dwight Benjamin Boyce, 34, both

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Culbertson Pair Arraigned On Drug Charges, Fairview Man Charged With Firearm Possession

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that two Culbertson residents and a Fairview man were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Jamie Leigh Gracey, 43, and Dwight Benjamin Boyce, 34, both

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

( 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 this past week included: Robert Armstrong, 34, Wolf Point, weekender sentence.

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Roosevelt County Jail Roster

( 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 this past week included: Robert Armstrong, 34, Wolf Point, weekender sentence.

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Posted on June 3, 2021

First Rookie In Years Joins BIA Fort Peck Fire Crew

Sonny Reum, 33, completed his pack test Wednesday morning, May 26, the first community member on the reservation in years to complete prerequisites for rookie school to become an AD (temporary-hire) firefighter for BIA Fort Peck. BIA is again hosting and training Fort Peck AD firefighters to develop strong teams of locals for fire programs and dispatches. BIA Fire encourages drugand alcohol-free

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First Rookie In Years Joins BIA Fort Peck Fire Crew

Sonny Reum, 33, completed his pack test Wednesday morning, May 26, the first community member on the reservation in years to complete prerequisites for rookie school to become an AD (temporary-hire) firefighter for BIA Fort Peck. BIA is again hosting and training Fort Peck AD firefighters to develop strong teams of locals for fire programs and dispatches. BIA Fire encourages drugand alcohol-free

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Nemont To Participate In Federal Emergency Broadband Program

Nemont announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benet, a new Federal Communications Commission program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benet program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service

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Nemont To Participate In Federal Emergency Broadband Program

Nemont announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benet, a new Federal Communications Commission program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benet program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Fort Peck Community College Adds Mental Health Support

The Fort Peck Community College is reaching out to help its students and staff in a fashion that no other Montana or tribal college has previously done. Talkspace, an online mental health care service, became available to all Fort Peck Community College students and staff members on Tuesday, June 1. “They are getting really quality mental health care,” Olivia Headdress, acting vice president

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Fort Peck Community College Adds Mental Health Support

The Fort Peck Community College is reaching out to help its students and staff in a fashion that no other Montana or tribal college has previously done. Talkspace, an online mental health care service, became available to all Fort Peck Community College students and staff members on Tuesday, June 1. “They are getting really quality mental health care,” Olivia Headdress, acting vice president

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Brockton Woman Killed In Single Car Crash

A Brockton woman died in a crash on BIA Route 1 between Wolf Point and Poplar May 28. The woman, a 34-year-old Brockton resident, was pronounced dead at the scene Friday night. She had not been identified at press time. The single-car accident occurred around 9 p.m. According to Montana Highway Patrol trooper Chris George, a 35-year-old Poplar man was driving a 2005 Ford Taurus eastbound on BIA

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Brockton Woman Killed In Single Car Crash

A Brockton woman died in a crash on BIA Route 1 between Wolf Point and Poplar May 28. The woman, a 34-year-old Brockton resident, was pronounced dead at the scene Friday night. She had not been identified at press time. The single-car accident occurred around 9 p.m. According to Montana Highway Patrol trooper Chris George, a 35-year-old Poplar man was driving a 2005 Ford Taurus eastbound on BIA

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Tobacco Prevention News

Each June, National Healthy Homes Month raises awareness on housing-related health hazards and the steps to take for safe, healthy homes. This year, we celebrate the local housing property managers who are providing healthy housing to Montanans with their smokefree policies. Thanks to the property managers in Roosevelt County, residents are protected by the harmful chemicals in secondhand

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Tobacco Prevention News

Each June, National Healthy Homes Month raises awareness on housing-related health hazards and the steps to take for safe, healthy homes. This year, we celebrate the local housing property managers who are providing healthy housing to Montanans with their smokefree policies. Thanks to the property managers in Roosevelt County, residents are protected by the harmful chemicals in secondhand

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Poplar Grad Looking Forward To Stanford

Recent Poplar High School graduate Alexus Culbertson is certainly on her way to making her dreams come true. Culbertson graduated as one of her school’s co-valedictorians on Sunday, May 23. “It was nerve-wracking,” she said of providing a speech in front of a large crowd. “But it was nice to be able to give a shout out to my teachers and family.” Even before high school graduation,

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Poplar Grad Looking Forward To Stanford

Recent Poplar High School graduate Alexus Culbertson is certainly on her way to making her dreams come true. Culbertson graduated as one of her school’s co-valedictorians on Sunday, May 23. “It was nerve-wracking,” she said of providing a speech in front of a large crowd. “But it was nice to be able to give a shout out to my teachers and family.” Even before high school graduation,

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride Planned For Saturday, June 5

The third annual Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride spanning the Fort Peck Reservation is set for Saturday, June 5. Participants plan to walk through the communities of Nashua, Frazer, Oswego, Wolf Point, Poplar, Brockton, Fort Kipp and Culbertson. Walkers are invited to gather at 8 a.m, in Nashua. The event is expected to wrap up in Culbertson around 6 p.m. Organizer Clover Anaquod told the Northern

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Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride Planned For Saturday, June 5

The third annual Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride spanning the Fort Peck Reservation is set for Saturday, June 5. Participants plan to walk through the communities of Nashua, Frazer, Oswego, Wolf Point, Poplar, Brockton, Fort Kipp and Culbertson. Walkers are invited to gather at 8 a.m, in Nashua. The event is expected to wrap up in Culbertson around 6 p.m. Organizer Clover Anaquod told the Northern

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Posted on June 3, 2021

Dames At Sea Opes FPST 2021 Season

The Fort Peck Summer Theatre is opening their summer season with Dames at Sea. The show will run from June 4–20. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Fort Peck Fine Arts Council executive director Jennifer Fewer told the Northern Plains Independent, “A star is born in this the tap-dancing musical extravaganza about Ruby, a young chorus girl who, with

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Dames At Sea Opes FPST 2021 Season

The Fort Peck Summer Theatre is opening their summer season with Dames at Sea. The show will run from June 4–20. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Fort Peck Fine Arts Council executive director Jennifer Fewer told the Northern Plains Independent, “A star is born in this the tap-dancing musical extravaganza about Ruby, a young chorus girl who, with

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Posted on June 3, 2021

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Culbertson Pair Arraigned On Drug Charges, Fairview Man Charged With Firearm Possession

Culbertson Pair Arraigned On Drug Charges, Fairview Man Charged With Firearm Possession

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

Roosevelt County Jail Roster

First Rookie In Years Joins BIA Fort Peck Fire Crew

First Rookie In Years Joins BIA Fort Peck Fire Crew

Nemont To Participate In Federal Emergency Broadband Program

Nemont To Participate In Federal Emergency Broadband Program

Fort Peck Community College Adds Mental Health Support

Fort Peck Community College Adds Mental Health Support

Brockton Woman Killed In Single Car Crash

Brockton Woman Killed In Single Car Crash

Tobacco Prevention News

Tobacco Prevention News

Poplar Grad Looking Forward To Stanford

Poplar Grad Looking Forward To Stanford

Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride Planned For Saturday, June 5

Suicide Awareness Walk/Ride Planned For Saturday, June 5

Dames At Sea Opes FPST 2021 Season

Dames At Sea Opes FPST 2021 Season

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