Some coaches were rehired and new teachers were hired to highlight the Wolf Point School board meeting on Monday, May 24. High school head coaches recommended and hired included Troy Blount for boys’ basketball, Nellie Garfield for cheerleading, Dan Horsmon for tennis, R.C. Page for track and Rodney Paulson for golf. Hired as teachers were Frank Benson for physical education, Amy Benson

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board started their meeting with a traditional song. Both Chairman Floyd Azure and councilwoman Patt Runs Through expressed in the previous meeting that it was a sorely missed portion of the bi-weekly board meeting. The board considered a motion to change the language about marriage in the code of criminal justice from “a man and a woman” to “persons.”

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department for May 10-16. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: May 17 Concetta Toavs, 26, female, 700 Second Avenue North, disorderly conduct, tribal court. May 18 James Murphy, 51, male, 500 block of Dawson Street, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia,

( 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 this past week included: Robert Armstrong, 34, Wolf Point, reckless driving.

Christian Alexander Perez was scheduled to appear in district court on Tuesday, May 25, regarding two drug related charges. Perez is facing the felony offenses of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, Perez was arrested on April 24, in Wolf Point with 18.44 grams of meth. On March 23 in

Mada Lyn Bergie of Culbertson is facing additional charges in district court. Bergie was charged in April for two counts of assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor partner or family member assault count. On May 12, she was charged with intimidation, a felony, and the misdemeanor charges of destruction of a communications device and criminal mischief. She was scheduled to appear Tuesday,

Montana gas prices have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.91/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 12.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.17/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana is priced at $2.69/g while the most expensive is