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  • Health Fair at new Wellness Center

  • Roosevelt County Jail Inmates – July 21, 2022

    The following list is from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. While the jail does hold some prisoners for the Tribes, this is for the county and stretches beyond the boarders of the reservation.   CURRENT INMATES CHARGES (3)

  • Bradly Bullchief, 33, of Poplar

    Bradly Bullchief, 33, died July 5, 2022. The cause of death is unknown. A wake will be held in Poplar at the Cultural Center Tuesday, July 7, 2022 at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Cultural Center in Poplar July 8, 2022, at 1 p.m. Burial will be at the Box Elder…

  • Poplar woman charged with manslaughter

    The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash was arraigned in Federal Court. Rachel Aileen Goodbird, 29, of Poplar, pled not guilty to a single count of involuntary manslaughter. She was released pending further proceedings, court documents state. Goodbird is accused of causing the motor vehicle accident that killed Brenda Bigleggins, 58, last…

  • Family of child killed by a distracted driver awarded $5 million

    POPLAR, Mont. and JACKSON, Wyo., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A Poplar, Mont. tribal court jury awarded $5 million to the family of a three-year-old boy killed by a distracted driver, The Spence Law Firm and co-counsel said today. Dwain Spotted Bird, Jr., of Poplar, Mont., died in June 2018 after he was struck and driven over by a three-quarter-ton pickup truck as he rode his bicycle outside…

  • Drug traffickers sentenced to prison for meth, fentanyl

    A Wolf Point man and Great Falls woman convicted of trafficking multiple drugs, including methamphetamine and more than 9,000 fentanyl pills, were each sentenced to prison terms this week. Eric Charles Swan, 35, of Wolf Point, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Swan pleaded…

  • Jayden White, infant

    Jayden White, infant son of Mackiera Schindler and Jaycee White passed away on June 28, 2022 in Wolf Point. A funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at the Oswego Community Hall. Interment will follow at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery.

  • Former Fort Peck Tribal Appellate Court Justice dies

    A Montana Judge and former Tribal Appellate Court Chief Justice passed away this past week. Judge Brenda Desmond passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, in Minnesota while undergoing treatment for brain cancer, the Missoula Current reported. Judge Desmond worked from 2006 to 2020 as an Associate and Chief Justice for the Fort Peck Tribal Appellate…

  • Virginia Hilkemann, 97, of Wolf Point

    Virginia Hilkemann, 97, of Wolf Point died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Faith Lutheran Home. On July 1, a viewing will be held at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa, Neb. at 2:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery, followed by a light lunch at the Evangelical Covenant Church.

  • Shirley Zimmerman, 89, of Wolf Point, MT

    Shirley Zimmerman, 89, of Wolf Point died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Cause of death and date of services are not listed on the obituary website but will be posted when they get available. Clayton Stevenson Memorial is in charge of arrangements.