A look at last week’s Roosevelt County newspaper shows multiple legal notices regarding oil-related activity in the county. Although it’s early in the process, those notices might be a positive sign for the county’s economic future. Roosevelt County Commissioner Doug Marottek noted that many of the notices had to do with leasing and mineral rights. “It’s going to take a year or so,”

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 17-23. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) March 19 Arielleanne Umphreys, 25, female, Seventh Avenue North, disorderly conduct, municipal court. March 21 Brent Follet, 29, male, 200 block of Main Street, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Whitley Adams, 36, Williston, warrant. Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Christian Bramley, 25, Billings, hold for other agency. Aaron Bublich, 43, Plentywood,

Ryan Buck Beston of the Fort Peck Reservation is facing three charges in U.S. District Court including felony child abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and domestic assault by a habitual offender. According to the charges filed in the court on Feb. 20, Beston caused bodily injury to Jane Doe 1, a person who at the time of the offense was under 14 years of age and the defendant

On Wednesday, March 19, the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice officers responded to the area east of the Thundering Buffalo Wellness Center for a report of a juvenile male who had been stabbed. The Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigation and Patrol Divisions were able to identify the two suspects of the stabbing. In coordination with a deputy from Roosevelt County, the Fort