National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day was recognized on Thursday, Aug. 21, and use of the dangerous drug remains an extremely serious problem in Roosevelt County. “It’s bad. It’s epidemic proportions,” Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office’s chief deputy Patrick O’Connor said last week. He explained fentanyl has moved above prescription pill abuse and heroin as the second

Roosevelt County has now dropped to the 53rd position as far as the unemployment rates for counties in Montana. The county’s unemployment rate was recorded at 4.4 percent for July. The other counties in the state with higher unemployment rates were Lincoln at 4.5, Glacier at 4.7 and Big Horn at 5.8. Prairie County topped the rankings at 1.3 percent followed by Carter at 1.4, Powder

Roosevelt County commissioners approved the hiring of Jenny Fuller as the county’s public health director during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Commissioners noted that Fuller is a strong grant writer and has a solid financial background. Fuller is also well versed in crisis coalition. She will start her duties on Oct. 1. “I think she will take the health department in the right