Jauron Laurenz Cox of Redford, Mich., was sentenced during one of the hearings in Roosevelt County District Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Cox was sentenced to serve two years in the Montana State Prison for criminal possession with the intent to distribute meth and received a fouryear deferred sentence for criminal possession of fentanyl. A joint recommendation by attorneys had the sentences to

A change of plea hearing and arraignments were among the business in Roosevelt County District Court in front of District Judge Benjamin Fosland on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Lori Jo Lynn Grey Bear changed her plea to guilty for the charge of possession of dangerous drugs. She admitted that on March 10 that she was in a vehicle and was in possession of meth. Fosland ordered a pre-sentencing investigation.

Two Michigan men and a Montanan made their initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine onto the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. Vincent Earl Thompson, 26, from Clayton, Mich., and Derrick Byrd, 38, from Detroit, Mich., along with Michael Dean Grey Bear, 24, from Poplar, were arrested in September

The American Academy of Orthodontists recommends that children complete their first checkup with an orthodontist by age seven. This age is good for a first consultation because many children at this point have a mix of baby and permanent teeth, which offers the examining orthodontist considerable insight. But the AAO also notes that parents need not wait until a child is seven if they have any

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.51/g on Monday, Oct. 5, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 13.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.40/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 14.2 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $6.307