A briefing conducted by the National Weather Service of Glasgow on Friday, March 19, indicated that the area shouldn’t be expecting a great deal of precipitation in the near future. Patrick Gilchrist, warning coordinator meteorologist, reported that the forecast for the next 8-14 days calls for below normal temperatures and a below normal chance of precipitation. Outlook until the end of

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department for March 15-21. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: March 15 Bryan Boyd, 35, male, 300 block of Blaine Street, driving without a license, aggravated DUI, DUI refusal, no insurance and no vehicle registration, tribal court. Fifteen-year-old

( 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 include: Michael Azure, 29, Wolf Point, disorderly conduct.

Christian Alexander Perez has been arrested for the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, meth, a felony, and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in district court on April 14. Bond was set at $35,000. If convicted on the felony charge, Perez faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $5,000

Charles Connor Clark, 27, of Wolf Point has made a plea of guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury as charged in superseding information. Clark was accused of injuring an infant on the Fort Peck Reservation. Clark faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris scheduled sentencing for June 16.

Montana’s unemployment rate declined in January to 4.0 percent. Montana’s rate remains lower than the national rate of 6.3 percent in January. After accounting for Montana’s annual benchmarking revisions, January’s unemployment rate fell 0.2 percent over the month. Roosevelt County ranks 42nd in the state with an unemployment rate of 5.7 percent. Mc-Cone County ranks first with a 2.3