Bainville town clerk Nikki Rogers has resigned her position, effective May 31. As of June 1, she will be taking a new position as a technical assistance provider for Montana Rural Water Systems in Great Falls. She will work remotely from home, serving area customers around northeast Montana. Rogers told the Community News that she wrestled with the decision. “The decision was an extremely

Culbertson Senior Citizens president Sharon Matney told the Community News that changes following the end of state and federal pandemic funding have left some area residents in a tight spot. New guidelines restrict the group from delivering meals to area seniors. Club members able to attend the in-person congregate meal service will be unaffected, but some of the more isolated, injured or

The Roosevelt County commissioners approved the health department receiving a $35,000 Crisis Coalition Planning Grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation during its weekly meeting on Tuesday, May 23. “The purpose is to work with Fort Peck Tribes and other community partners to examine existing availability of services for mental health crisis and determine what services are missing so

(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: Terance Aimsback, 35, Heart Butte, hold for other agency. Shawn Andersen, 45, Plentywood, criminal possession

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is now available for Roosevelt and Valley county children, The program for your child include a free book mailed to them monthly until the age of five. Dolly’s Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. To check availability, register your child by visiting

Bainville Honor Roll for the Fourth Quarter includes: Seniors: Kaden Goebel, Maddox Hansen, Drae Nelson, Gwendolyn Norton and Sadie Ullmer. Juniors: Bronc Bilquist, Wyatt Giese,* Reese Harmon, Hallie Iverson,* Logan Josephson,* Kendra Romo and Carter Winn.* Sophomores: Tally Berwick,* Isaiah Bjorge, Miah Pippenger, Trevor Robertus,* Elsie Wilson* and Elvind Winn. Freshmen: Isabelle Anderson,

Jody Vasquez was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections, with five years suspended, for the offense of aggravated assault. He was also fined $1,000 and must register as a violent offender. The sentence came from district judge David Cybulski during a hearing in district court on Tuesday, May 23. When he changed his not guilty plea in March, Vasquez admitted to striking the