Area representatives, including county commissioners, testified in opposition of Senate Bill 254 during a state administration committee meeting in Helena on Monday, March 3. Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, is the primary sponsor of the bill that seeks to prohibit the use of public funds for lobbying; prohibiting political subdivisions, judicial officers and school districts from expending public

Southside Elementary School officials urge parents to remember to take part in the “child find” project and the importance of being enrolled in pre-kindergarten. The child find screenings are scheduled for April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point. Screenings will be conducted in developmental, speech/language, vision, hearing and dental. Call Southside

A jury trial has been scheduled for April 20 in Great Falls for the case involving Cheryl Nygaard vs. Centennial Colon and Roosevelt County. Cheryl Nygaard, representative for the estate of the late Clay Nygaard, filed a lawsuit regarding Clay Nygaard’s death in a vehicle crash that occurred on June 19, 2024. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Great Falls on Oct. 17, 2024.

Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun violence. A red-flag law, or an extreme risk protection order, is a temporary order that a judge can place on a person requiring them to temporarily surrender their firearms if the judge decides there

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 3-9. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) March 6 Durand Zoanni, 41, male, 200 block of Main Street, disorderly conduct, tribal court. The WPPD had the following activity: alarm/burglary, one; alarm/business, one; alarm/medical, one; alarm, one; alarm/school,

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Maria Archdale-Hernandez, 33, Wolf Point, warrant. Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Noah Bigback, 27, Billings, hold for other agency. Christian Bramley, 25, Billings, hold for other agency. Elijah Bullcalf, 21, Browning, hold for other agency.