During a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte revised the vaccination plan and stated he wanted to move from directives to incentives. Gianforte said at the press conference that no changes will be made to mask mandate restrictions at present, despite signals that a repeal is in the works. He said he will be willing to repeal the mask mandate when

As the new year is about to start, Roosevelt County is without a county attorney and there’s no time frame as far as appointing a new individual to the position. After Austin Knudsen was elected as the state’s new attorney general in November, commissioners began advertising to fill Knudsen’s position as county attorney. Commissioners need to appoint someone to serve in the position

Area health officials are stressing that flu shots are more important this year than ever because the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to keep the community safe, health officials offer advice and information on these two infections are related. COVID-19 and the flu are each highly contagious respiratory infections, but have some key differences. They are caused by different viruses. COVID-19

The year 2020 was an interesting one in Roosevelt County as residents dealt with the surge of COVID and a variety of crimes throughout the county. The following is the top stories of the year based on visits to www.culbertsoncommunitynews. com. 1. Geno Charged With Deliberate Homicide, Knudsen To Seek Death Penalty. Clovis Christopher Geno, 54, of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested Feb. 19, for

( 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 Dec. 22-28 include: Jayden Burton, 19, Plentywood, hold for other agency.

Amanda Jo Marie Gourneau has been charged with criminal endangerment, a felony, after an alleged high speed chase in Roosevelt County on Dec. 11. Bond has been set at $25,000. According to court documents, the Montana Highway Patrol observed a vehicle traveling on U.S. Highway 2, near mile marker 647, at 2:33 p.m. on Dec. 11. The vehicle was missing a front license plate. During a background