The holidays are here, but in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, response efforts in Roosevelt County and on the Fort Peck Reservation continue. The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine to the area is anticipated this week, just days before Christmas. Roosevelt County Health Department (RCHD), Indian Health Services (IHS), Roosevelt Medical Center (RMC), and Northeast Montana Health Services

Lee Harrison Damm of Culbertson was sentenced to serve five years with the Montana Department of Corrections in district courton Wednesday, Dec. 18. Damm made a guilty plea to the charge of sexual intercourse without consent as part of a plea agreement on Thursday, Dec. 12. As part of the plea agreement, Damm provided an account of what happened regarding the charge. He said he asked a girl,

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 14-20. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: December 14 Dillon Wetsit, 22, male, 400 block of Cascade Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. Wayan Bear, 23, male, U.S. Highway 2 and Second Avenue, no insurance, tribal court.

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Dec. 15-21 include: Roger Brien, 52, Poplar, warrant. Jayden Burton,

Two sentencing hearings took place and pleas were completed during cases in district court on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Andre Jean Reum received five-year deferred sentences and was fined $1,000 for each criminal possession of dangerous drugs counts. Reum will be given credit for 146 days served. District Judge David Cybulski noted that Reum has no felony criminal history. The drugs involved in

A Wolf Point man on Wednesday, Dec. 16, admitted assaulting a woman with a hatchet at a residence on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Austin Lee Pipe Sr., 30, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. Pipe faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian

Riley John Chatterton of Sidney made guilty pleas to two felony charges as part of plea agreement in district court on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Chatterton gave guilty pleas for burglary and theft for taking items for a Culbertson location on June 18. Maximum penalties for the offense of burglary is 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine or both. Maximum penalties for the offense of theft are three

The Wolf Point speech and drama team competed in the Choteau virtual meet involving 40 other Class B and C schools from across Montana on Saturday, Dec. 19. The meet featured 249 competitors and 205 different entries. Wolf Point’s Daniel Sears earned sixth place out of 21 participants in spontaneous oral interpretation. Angelica Sutton placed second out of 19 students in Lincoln Douglas

When the Montana Legislature convenes on Jan. 4, 2021, the state’s K-12 school officials are hopeful that funding will remain at least to the level that legislators agreed to in 2019. “We haven’t heard much of anything yet,” Culbertson superintendent of schools Larry Crowder said about the possible amount of funding. Froid superintendent of schools Janessa Parenteau said she hasn’t

RCHD Facebook page or covid19.mt.gov. Area health officials are stressing that flu shots are more important this year than ever because the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to keep the community safe, health officials offer advice and information on these two infections are related. COVID-19 and the flu are each highly contagious respiratory infections, but have some key differences. They are