Roosevelt County has 63 active COVID cases as of Friday, Aug. 5. There have been 3,458 total cases in the county. There have been 75 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths. Adult (12 years and up) COVID vaccination clinics are scheduled for Aug. 18 from 3-5 p.m. in Wolf Point and Aug. 25 from 3-5 p.m. in Culbertson. Vaccination clinics for children, ages 5-11) are scheduled for Aug. 12 from 1-4

It’s back to school with all of the kids excited about catching up with old friends and making new ones. School projects, events and sports are just a few of the things that come to mind. As the new school year approaches, parents of middle schoolers and teens have a variety of things to consider ensuring their child is ready for school. Keeping kids from using tobacco and nicotine products

The two U.S. senators from Montana voted opposite ways on the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, Aug. 7. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., released the following statement after he voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. “The Inflation Reduction Act will pay down the debt by hundreds of billions of dollars, lower costs for families, cut prescription drug prices, and unleash American energy,

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 64, Plentywood, sexual assault.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced the formation of a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states that is investigating and will take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide Task Force has one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls.

Despite warnings from two Montana Public Service commission members, Montana Dakota Utilities reports that there’s no great fears of a blackout happening in Eastern Montana this summer. “The bottom line: The company has sufficient generation resources to meet its peak demand requirements,” MDU’s spokesman Mark Hanson said in an email. “While we do not anticipate any issues and a blackout

“I also plan on subbing as much as I can,” Machart told the Community News. “Leaving the students and not seeing them was the hardest part, so I look forward to subbing in all of the grades!” After attending trainings in Livingston and Sioux Falls, S.D., Machart said she remains fired up to reach students and educators here in Montana and around the county. For more information about