Rocky Boy voters pick new tribal judge

Chippewa Cree juvenile court counselor Enos Johnson was elected the new tribal associate judge in a special election Tuesday, tribal officials said this morning.

Election board clerk Janice Myers said Johnson won with 96 votes, about 25 percent of the 378 total votes cast.

The counts of the other seven candidates were: Joanne Ahenakew, 69; Jody LaMere, 54; Valerie "Penny" Denny, 40; Geneva Stump, 34; Lily Corcoran, 32; Mike Parker Sr., 28; and Richard "Moldy" Morsette, 25.

"It was a sweat, like you never know how it's going to turn out," Johnson said this morning. "I thank all the people th...