Flying trips continue to steadily increase from Wolf Point as the year progresses. The number of enplanements from L.M. Clayton Airport has significantly improved compared to 2020. The number of enplanements out of Wolf Point during October was 280, which is a 35.9 percent increase from October 2020. Other monthly enplanements included 305 in May, 323 in June, 332 in July, 309 in August and

Aaron Kurokawa was approved as the new president of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture during a board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Kurokawa has agreed to serve in the position for one year, according to chamber officials. The decision came after Jeff Presser announced he was stepping down as president but remaining as a board member. Kurokawa wasn’t at the meeting, but officials

( 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: Milton Alexander Jr., 39, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Avis Bigtrack, 30, Fort Kipp, hold for Fort

A Poplar woman who admitted to being a long-time dealer of oxycodone pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 40 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Kaycee Lynn Menz, 31, pleaded guilty in August to possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and to money laundering. Chief U.S. District Judge

After months of pressing their case with various elected officials in Montana, several people who have raised questions and allegations about the state’s 2020 election met last month with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s staff. Spokesperson Emilee Cantrell told Montana Free Press via email last week that members of Knudsen’s staff, whom she did not identify, met Nov. 10 at the

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Dec. 6-12. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: December 11 Gage Bostick, male, 21, 200 block of Fourth Avenue South, criminal mischief pecuniary loss of more than $1,500 on Nov. 29, municipal court. In addition to the citations above,

By Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press Last week, superintendents at all eight of Montana’s AA public school districts sent a letter to state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen expressing “no confidence in your performance as Montana’s chief public education officer.” Over the course of five pages, the superintendents alleged a host of “deficiencies” at the Office of Public Instruction that