The Roosevelt County Commissioners hired five employees during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 26. The hirings included Melanie Armstrong to the health department as a community health worker/ RN. Armstrong has 18 years of experience in med-surg nursing, ER, oncology and other areas. She has been a traveling nurse during the past four years. According to a letter to the commissioners

Roosevelt County’s commissioner and sheriff candidates will take the spotlight during a candidates forum sponsored by the Northern Plains Independent and Wolf Point Elks Lodge #1764 on Thursday, May 5. The event will stat at 6 p.m. in the Wolf Point Elks Event Center’s upstairs ballroom. The Northern Plains Independent will also do a live feed from its Facebook page. There are

( 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: Ricky Bain, 63, Plentywood, sexual assault. Dewain Balch, 57, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes.

Department of Public Health and Human Services Adam Meier has announced the agency is conducting a Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults to help learn the priorities of Montanans related to services provided by the state. DPHHS, in partnership with the 10 Area Agencies on Aging, is conducting the survey of older adults to learn how best to accommodate their needs. “I encourage all