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

This is National Newspaper Week, a celebration of the role that papers and their online platforms play in our society. Candidly, it’s a tough sell. There are no parades, stores don’t have big sales and no one gets a holiday off from work or school. Besides, it’s hard to generate a lot of hoopla around a product introduced to America in 1690. But that longevity cuts both ways. Those 336