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  • Lelamae Chamberlain, age 101, of Wolf Point

    Lelamae Chamberlain, 101, passed away on August 13, 2022, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point. A memorial service for her was held in Wolf Point. It was not stated if she was cremated or buried, as no burial site is listed.

  • Donna Damon, 80, Wolf Point

    Donna Damon, 80, of Wolf Point died August 13, 2022. A cause of death was not listed. A funeral was held in Wolf Point at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church August 19, 2022. Her body was cremated.

  • Informational: Federal Court arraignments

    Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Oct. 13 was: Buddy Gene Walkingeagle, 38, of Poplar, on charges of felon in possession of firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Walkingeagle faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years…

  • Convicted drug trafficker gets seven years in prison.

    A Billings man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation after he trying to flee law enforcement on a dirt bike was sentenced in Great Falls today. Dominique Kendall Brown, 29, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised…

  • Roosevelt County Jail Inmates for December 19, 2022

    The information here comes from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Department. CURRENT INMATES CHARGES-1

  • Update: Special Election to be called for by TEB

    A vacancy on the council must be declared vacant at a full board meeting. Councilman Grant Stafne announced of his intentions to resign from the Tribal Executive Board on his Facebook page, stating he was taking the position as Deputy Superintendent for the local Bureau of Indian Affairs office. Today is his last day. The…

  • Tribal leader announces intent to resign position

    A Tribal Executive Board member announced he would be quitting his position as a tribal leader. Councilman Grant Stafne announced on his Facebook page of his intention to quit serving on the Tribal Council in favor of employment stability for his family. “Effective September 9, 2022, I will be resigning my position,” Stafne, 55, wrote.…

  • Billings felon sentenced for illegal possession of a gun

    A Billings felon who admitted to illegally possessing a gun following a police chase in Poplar was sentenced to prison this past week. Curtis Jeffrey Montclair, 38, of Poplar and Billings, pleaded guilty in May to prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison,…

  • Vern Eagleman, 59, of Poplar

    Vern Eagleman, 59, died at the Tribes Warrior Center in Poplar. No cause of death was listed. A wake was held Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the Poplar Cultural Center. The funeral was held Monday, August 22, 2022 at the Poplar Cultural Center. Burial was held at St. Ann’s Cemetery.

  • Esther Stuehm, age 77, of Poplar

    Esther Carolyn (Frederick) Stuehm, 77, passed away August 4, 2022 peacefully in Poplar, MT. Esther was born on September 15, 1944 in Wolf Point, MT to Hattie (Hinman) & Lewis Frederick.  She graduated from Poplar High School in 1964.  Esther continued her education with a year at Northwest Nazarene College and finished at a business…