Former Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen was sentenced to 40 years in prison by Judge John Larson Dec. 8 in the Valley County Courthouse in Glasgow. He was found guilty of rape by a Valley County jury earlier this year and has been incarcerated in the Roosevelt County Detention Center in Wolf Point since July 17. He will be credited with 173 days served. As part of his sentence, Strommen

The Dec. 11 deadline to apply for funding through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is rapidly approaching. The CFAP-2 provides agriculture producers with financial assistance that gives them the ability to absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. CFAP 2 has already proved over $11 billion in financial assistance to agricultural producers

By Bill Vander Weele Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has announced that the state has invested all of the federal funds provided from the CARES Act. During a press call on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Bullock said the state received $1.25 billion. He noted that $254 million of the funds went into business stabilization grants. “And yet it isn’t enough to offset every financial hardship in the state,”

Fourstar Arrested On Assault Charges Bradly Jordan Fourstar, 29, of Sidney, was arrested on suspicion of partner/family member assault, causing reasonable apprehension of bodily injury to partner or family member. According to the Sidney Police report, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of Third Street Northwest for a possible domestic disturbance. No bond was

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With Thanksgiving concluding, we now begin the full holiday season while remaining in the midst of a pandemic. Holiday gatherings and traditions will look very different this year as the country’s situation continues to change. To encourage and increase COVID-19 testing, the Roosevelt County COVID-19 Task Force is providing the following information about types of testing, key testing points

A bipartisan bill that promotes outdoor veteran recovery programs and expands outdoor recreational opportunities for veterans on public lands was signed into law Dec. 6. The “Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act” will help create treatment and therapy opportunities for veterans on public lands and outdoor spaces. “The outdoors is critical to our Montana way of life and can help

A bipartisan bill requiring commonsense cybersecurity standards for internet connected devices bought by the U.S. government has been signed into law by President Trump. The “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act” requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to issue recommendations addressing, at a minimum, secure development, identity management, patching and

Montana Governor-elect Greg Gianforte has announced his communication team on Thursday, Dec. 3. Travis Hall was selected as senior advisor and director of strategic communications. Hall was an advisor in Gianforte’s gubernatorial campaign and worked in his congressional office. Hall was raised in Ashland, Va., and graduated from Georgetown University. He previously held a senior communications