After deciding not to renew the contract of interim county attorney Janet Christoffersen a few weeks earlier, Roosevelt County Commissioners agreed to change the county attorney position to a part-time position during a meeting on Tuesday, July 17. Commissioner Robert Toavs made the motion to change the position to part-time and cited MCA 7-4-2706, which reads, “In a county with a population

When the Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting July 17, a second reading was given to the new dispensary ordinance. It was approved moving forward, with rules taking effect 30 days from signing. Under the new ordinance, a limit of three dispensaries will be enforced, with two of five dispensaries being grandfathered into compliance, effectively allowing them to do business despite the

Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a new memorandum of understanding between the county and Fort Peck Tribes regarding use of the county’s detention center. Under the new MOU, the county will provide 10 beds as available for use by the Fort Peck Tribes Adult Corrections Department to house adult prisoners at the county detention center. There should be no more than 10 total tribal inmates