The Roosevelt County commissioners voted by a 2-0 margin to not extend the contract of Janet Christoffersen as the county’s interim county attorney. Commissioner Gary Macdonald abstained from voting after hearing comments by staff members from the county attorney’s office in support of Christoffersen. She was appointed as interim attorney during a meeting on Feb. 9 for a four-month period.

Due to a lack of candidates, no municipal primary elections will be needed in Roosevelt County this year. Four individuals have filed for council positions in Wolf Point. The candidates are incumbents Laurie Evans in Ward 1, Craig Rodenberg in Ward 3 and Carrie Manning in Ward 4. Ken Hentges has filed for a spot in Ward 2. Current Ward 2 council members Emily Bouta and Jeff Wozniak have not

(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: Evirso Ampude, 48, hold for U.S. agency. Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Ricky

Six Wolf Point residents convicted in the kidnapping and assault of a girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021 were sentenced this month to prison terms for their roles in the attack, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said on June 27. All six of the defendants pleaded guilty earlier to kidnapping an individual under 18. All defendants initially faced a mandatory minimum of 20 years to