A Wolf Point man suspected of going to the post office and picking up a package he thought contained fentanyl pills admitted to charges last week, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Andre Jean Reum, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Reum faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Aug. 29 through Sept. 4. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) August 29 Wanmadi Sharp, 34, male, 300 block of Knapp Street, warrant, tribal court. August 30 Sixteen-year-old male, 200 block of Second Avenue South, driving without a license, curfew violation and

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Javian Azure, 20, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Daniel Baca, 32, Williston, N.D., warrant.

At approximately 11:43 p.m. on Sept. 1, the Valley County Dispatch Center received a report of an explosion and subsequent fire in the area of the Fort Peck Marina. Valley County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and area volunteer fire departments were able to get the fire under control quickly. o one was injured in the blast but a camper and boat did sustain damage. According to area media, deputies

Attorneys for a group of Montanans who want to change the gender marker on their birth certificate believe the state of Montana is intentionally ignoring a judge’s order and is pushing ahead making its own rules which violate a Yellowstone County District Court injunction. Meanwhile, attorneys for the state have replied that the judge’s order created a legal vacuum that the Department of Health

The U.S. Postal Service this month reopened the Fort Peck Post Office, which has been closed due to technical issues since March. During that time, local postal customers were asked to temporarily patronize the Nashua office. Over the following weeks, dozens of Fort Peck residents reached out to Sen. Jon Tester to share concerns about the status of their post office and a lack of information

Roosevelt County reported 27 active COVID cases as of Friday, Sept. 2. There have been 3,564 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406-653-6223 for a COVID vaccine