Roosevelt County received more funds from oil revenue in the second quarter, April through May, than it did in the year’s first quarter. For the second quarter, the county received $731,922.24 compared to $657,800 in the first quarter. Roosevelt County had $4,109,220.71 in collections, and the state returned $1,878,324.52 to Roosevelt County entities. Richland County topped the state with

The Culbertson Bridge Fishing Access Site camping area is now open, along with other improvements. This past summer, improvements were made at the Culbertson FAS just south of Culbertson along the Missouri River. This site formerly consisted of a boat ramp (sometimes usable, sometimes not; please check water conditions before launching), walk-in access to the river, a vault toilet, a picnic area

The Town of Froid is hosting a Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Community Center. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cheeseburger soup and assortment of sandwiches and donuts will be on offer. Santa is expected to arrive at 11:30 a.m. The Friends of the Library is hosting kids bingo after Santa’s visit. For more information, visit 406-766-2202.

The CodeRed system is temporarily down in Roosevelt County. The information was reported during the commissioners’ meeting held on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Many jurisdictions across the nation were notified that CodeRed by OnSolve was subject to a cyberattack that resulted in customer information being stolen including passwords. Lindsey McNabb, director of the county’s Disaster and Emergency

The Froid Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, at the community center. The full council was in attendance, as were mayor Sheri Crain, clerk LeeAnn Johnson, Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy Russ Corbell and Penny Ryder. There were no additions to the meeting agenda. Johnson read the minutes from the Nov. 17 meeting, which included public works activities like

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 101 calls from Dec. 1-8. The calls included the following: Dec. 1 Deputies assisted with a child custody exchange per court orders in Poplar. Deputies responded to the Poplar city limits where an adult male reported that someone attempted to steal his son’s vehicle. Deputies assisted Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice