Changes regarding the Wolf Point powwow were announced during the Wolf Point Community Organization’s meeting held last week. The powwow will now take place during the first weekend in June instead of during Stampede weekend. Part of the reason was that a powwow in White Shields, N.D., was held during the same weekend in July. “We will be the first powwow to kick off the powwow season

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 161 calls during Sept. 15-22. The calls included the following: Sept. 15 Deputies responded to TJ’s Quik Stop in Poplar for a fight between two females. One female was laying in the intersection. She was transported to the hospital. The Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice and ambulance service assisted. Deputies took a report

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Harry Azure, 25, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Veronica Baker, 30, hold for other agency. Bryn Barber, 40, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Dale Barton, 34, Glendive, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Ryan Beston, 44, Frazer, hold for other

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Sept. 15-21. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Sept. 16 Alaa El Shatnawi, 32, malem 400 block of Second Avenue South, assault on peace officer/judicial officer, municipal court. Sept. 18 Matthew Gustafson, 39, male, Main Street, warrant, municipal court. Sept.

A pair of Poplar men who sexually abused their victim on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted to charges last week, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Chandler Duran Longtree, 19, and Payton Robert Richard Montclair, 19, each pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse. Each defendant faces life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and 5 years to a lifetime of supervised release. Chief U.S.