Riley John Chatterton, 21, of Sidney was sentenced in district court on Wednesday, March 10, after admitting taking items from a Culbertson residence on June 18, 2020. Chatterton made guilty pleas to burglary and theft, both felonies, in district court on Dec. 16, 2020. The plea agreement called for a five-year suspended sentence, a fine of $1,000 and reimbursement of $1,622.84, but District

Gabriel Scott Hughes of Glasgow changed his plea to guilty for the charge of theft and was sentenced in district court on Wednesday, March 10. Maximum penalties for the offense is 10 years in prison, a $50,000 fine or both. During the hearing, Hughes admitted that on Aug. 18, 2020, he took a Chevy Impala without consent. He said he drove the vehicle to Glasgow and left it in a field.

Area residents can consider seeking school board positions as many trustee spots are up for election this spring. Deadline for filing is 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. Election day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4. Three positions are up for election in Culbertson. There are two three-year terms up for re-election that are currently held by Paul Finnicum and Mark Colvin. There is also a one-year

Organizers with the County Cupboard food bank in Culbertson said the recent food drive held by Culbertson Cub Scouts Pack 4293 was a success. “We appreciate your hard work and spirit of philanthropy,” said a March 14 social media post from the food bank. Scouts that participated included Harper and Paisley Struna, Paxton Miller, CJ and Clayton Brookman, Remi and Gauge Smith, Gerald Happ,

Fredrick Jamison, 33, Williston, N.D., received a suspended sentence for the offense of being in possession of dangerous drugs, meth, with the intent to distribute. The plea agreement called for Jamison to have a deferred sentence of five years, but District Judge David Cybulski noted that Jamison wasn’t eligible for a deferred sentence because of a prior felony. The confusion resulted

Trial dates for Clovis Christopher Geno, 55, of Memphis, Tenn., has been scheduled for May 3-7 in Wolf Point. Geno was charged on Feb. 20, 2020, with deliberate homicide in the death of Ramona Hilton Naramore, 62. Naramore was found on Jan. 26, 2020, at the residence she shared with Geno in Culbertson. An autopsy determined that Naramore died of asphyxiation. Jury selection will take place

People of Eastern Montana struggling with substance use disorders will now have access to comprehensive treatment services, starting March 15m thanks to a partnership between Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center and Frontier Recovery, the addiction medicine service of Frontier Psychiatry. EMCMHC is the largest provider of mental health services in Eastern Montana, offering care in 17 counties