U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., pressed top Indian Health Service and Interior Department officials last week on steps to address the public safety and public health crises facing Tribal communities. During the hearing, Tester grilled Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland on funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and emphasized the need to increase the number BIA law enforcement

Roosevelt County commissioners decided against a second request to abandon County Road 2058 during their meeting on Tuesday, May 9. The request was made by landowner Lynn Labatte for property near Culbertson. The motion to grant the request failed by a 2-1 vote. Commissioner Robert Toavs voted in favor of abandoning the road. Toavs said he has gone back and forth on the issue about a hundred