The Roosevelt County commissioners agreed to provide the Fort Peck Tribes with a letter of support for the Fort Peck Irrigation Project’s pumping plants upgrade. The tribes are requesting $3,200 in Congressional Directed Spending for the federal government’s 2026 fiscal year funding cycle. The money will be spent to upgrade the Wiota pumping plant and Frazer pumping plant with improved operational

The Culbertson Town Council held its regular meeting April 7. The full council was in attendance. Site sketch plans were approved for a fence extension, a new shed and a replacement fence. An ordinance to increase the nuisance fee for unkempt lots and other issues to $100 received a second reading and passed. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office report included 57 calls, zero arrests

On Monday, March 31, the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board convened a critical meeting with regional and tribal health and education leaders to address a sharp rise in community emergencies related to suicide ideation and violence – particularly among youth. Present at the meeting were representatives from Northeast Montana Health Services, Fort Peck Tribal Health Service Unit, the Health Promotion

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Vincent Bell, 32, Billings, hold for other agency. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings, hold for other agency. Christian Bramley,

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 96 calls from March 31 to April 7. The calls included the following: April 1 Deputies responded at 3:07 p.m. to the Val-Am store in Culbertson after a vehicle ran into the east end of the store. The driver provided his license and insurance, and the driver was sober. No one was injured. The Montana Highway Patrol assisted with the call.