Gordon Oelkers was elected presiding officer for the Roosevelt County commissioners at the last regular meeting of the calendar year in Wolf Point. He was nominated by commissioner Gary Macdonald. Oelkers took a moment to thank Macdonald and commissioner Duane Nygaard for helping him learn on the job. He pointed out that while he has been serving in the role for six years, commissioners NygaardandMacdonaldhaveserved

Local minimum wind chill reports as of Dec. 27 included -46 F in Poplar, -44 F at the Glasgow airport, -43 in Wolf Point and -31 F in Culbertson. Temperatures remained frigid throughout the region at press time. National Weather Service Glasgow meteorologist/ general forecaster Richard J. Maliawco, Jr. said subzero conditions are expected to continue at least through the end of the week.