Mada Lyn Bergie changed her plea for two felony charges during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, July 14. She made guilty pleas to assault with a weapon and intimidation. Maximum penalties for the assault charge are 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Maximum penalties for the intimidation charge are 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Bergie admitted hitting her husband on

Roosevelt County citizens are reminded that the county has implemented CodeRED, a high-speed emergency mass notification provided by Ormond Beach, Fla., based OnSolve, LLC. The CodeRed system serves as the backbone of the Roosevelt County emergency planning and communications outreach to both citizens and staff. The system sends telephone calls, text messages, emails and posts to social media

Jail R oster ( 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 over the past week included: Milton Alexander Jr., 38,

Two individuals from Wolf Point were killed in a two-vehicle crash near Evanston, Wyo., on Sunday, July 18. Killed in the crash that occurred in southwestern Wyoming were William J. Baker, 71, of Wolf Point and Scobey Baker, a juvenile. Another individual from Wolf Point, a 19-year-old, was transported to Evanston Regional Hospital for treatment. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol reports,

Canada is set to open its border to fully-vaccinated U.S. travelers for nonessential travel starting Aug. 9. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who has been pushing the Canadian government to open the border as quickly and safely as possible because of the enormous impact on Montana’s economy, released the following statement: “Trade and travel across the U.S.-Canadian border is critical for

Christian Alexander Perez of Williston, N.D., was scheduled for two change of plea hearings in district court on Wednesday, July 14. When the hearings took place, however, Perez refused to admit guilt to the offenses. Perez is facing charges for criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession with the intent to distribute drugs. As part of the process of changing a plea to

For those looking to buy a home for the first time, Montana State University Extension has a MontGuide available discussing how Montana law allows individuals to have a special savings account to pay for homebuyer expenses and reduce state income taxes. According to Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, as long as the money is left in the first-time homebuyer savings account

Over the next two months, school districts across Montana will be submitting plans to the state Office of Public Instruction specifying how they intend to use federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. But Superintendent Elsie Arntzen has recently expressed concern that some districts may fail to meet federal standards governing ARPA funds, and informed the U.S. Department