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Wesley Robert Kercheval was found guilty on several charges stemming back to 2019 and 2020. According to court documents, in the fall of 2019 Kercheval sold psilocyn mushrooms to an undercover agent from the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, at the Montana Bar in Broadus. Kercheval pled guilty to one charge of possession of psilocyn, and another of distribution of psilocyn. Those charges carry fees of $3000 each, and involve dependency counseling and a suspended sentence. Kercheval also was found guilty on a meth possession charge,...
On Monday of this week, the Montana High School Association held their January meeting in Butte, where they voted on a variety of potential changes to high school sports. The changes most likely to affect sports in Broadus are the inclusion of a 35 second shot clock in basketball for the 2022-23 school year, and the inclusion of 8th grade participation in high school sports in all sports other than football. Broadus Athletic Director Mike Richards attended the meeting in Butte, and was among the group who led the push to include 8th grade...
The Williams/Day crew from rural Powder River County excelled at the Montana Circuit Finals rodeo in Great Falls, with Radley Day and Taylor Williams (at far left and right, above) winning the average in team roping for the third consecutive year. Joey Williams (second from right) won the breakaway year end average, and Ashley Day (second from left) placed third in the barrel racing average. The participants will go on to compete in the NFR Open, to be held this July in Colorado Springs,...
The Hawk Wrestlers traveled just up the road to the 63rd Annual Cowboy Invitational, last weekend in Miles City. With a team decimated by illness, Coach Frankie Schoonover brought four wrestlers to the meet: Freshman Isaiah McMullan, wrestling at 103 pounds, Senior Seth McDowell, who bumped up in weight class to 145 lbs for the Cowboy, Sophomore Riggin Schaffer, at 152 lbs, and Heavyweight Senior Josiah Middle Rider. "The Cowboy lived up to its name as a tough meet," Schoonover told us during a...
The Broadus AAU team had a great weekend at the Miles City Invitational AAU Wrestling Tournament over the weekend. The 31 member team scored 5th out of 19 teams at the tournament, with three wrestlers – Baylor Kuhbacher, Reuben Kinzer, and Mason Kolka placing first in their weight classes. Bantam Girls 42-47 Mesa Graff's place is 4th and has scored 7.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Mesa won by fall over Sadie Groves (Glendive) (Fall 0:29). Semifinal - TenLea Sundeen (Glasgow) won by fall over Mesa (Fall 0:22). Cons. Semi – Mesa received a bye (By...
In a January 12th poll of MT Class B-C Wrestling coaches, Dakota Holbrook of Broadus made the list of top athletes at the 182 lb. weight class. Here is the list: Dakota Holbrook of Broadus, Austin Vanek of Cut Bank, Camryn Mears of Malta, Connor Sawyer of Cascade, William Loveridge of Huntley Project, and Cael Giles of Fairfield....
Student Council reps pose with some of the nearly 300 cans of food donated by the classes during a food drive held just before Christmas. The cans will be donated to the Broadus Food Bank. Pictured are back row left to right Logan Capp, Reuben Kinzer, Alex Edwards, Zeason Schaffer, Kendal Stanley, and Novalee Blakeman. Front row: Maddie Zimmer, Lauryn Billing, Shaylee Bilbrey. (Photo courtesy Jacy Collins)...
The Lady Hawks played a great weekend of basketball, beating Wibaux on the road and Custer/Hysham at home on Saturday, while the Hawk boys Varsity squad continued their win streak, now sitting 10-0 on the season. Girls Broadus Coach Ashley Emmons knew they'd have to contain Wibaux's top scorers in order to capture a win last Friday in Wibaux County, along with ensuring their offense kept the Lady Longhorns on their toes. In a game where the lead see-sawed back and forth throughout the entire...
Amory Hubbard died peacefully in his sleep at home on January 11th. He was 90 years old. He was born in Boston on March 19, 1931 and was the youngest child of Edward and Laura Hubbard. He was a devout and active Catholic the whole of his life and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Amory was educated at Milton Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1953. He loved hockey and was later inducted into the Harvard Hall of Fame. He made his first trip to Wyoming as a teenager, working...
Submitted by Pat Ridenour Seven Quilt Club members met at the election room of the Courthouse on January 12, 2022 at 1:30 PM. Some of the items we discussed were keeping the dues at $10.00 for the coming year and the meeting time and place. Meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month was agreeable with all attending. We will be asking members to select a month to be responsible for the planning and letting members know the month in advance what, if any, supplies we will need for their month. We will be having a mystery quilt workshop...
Members of the Broadus FFA attended the Eastern FFA District Career & Leadership Development Events Competition, in Plevna on Monday. Here are the results from that competition: Prepared Public Speaking • Marcus Mader - 1st place Extemporaneous Public Speaking • Alex Edwards - 9th place Parliamentary Procedure - 2nd Place Team • Team members: Lea Aye, Becca Aye, Aiden Kenelly, Marcus Mader, Oliveah Schaffer, and April Wood Agricultural Sales - 4th Place Team • Marcus Mader - ranked 3rd individual in the district. • Team members: Lea Aye, Soph...
January 20, 1922 A Well That Freezes Over With Ice in Summer Time Bill Popp, in town Wednesday, has a 24-foot well on his place at the head of the Mizpah that freezes over with ice in the summer time, making it usable only about two months of the year. Popp is unable to account for this phenomenon. January 17, 1947 Altar Society Will Sponsor Card Party The Altar Society of St. David’s Church in Broadus met for their regular meeting on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Definite plans were made for a card party the ladies will s...
Monday, January 3, 2022 Chairman Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Donna Giacometto and John Olson were present. 9:00 a.m. - The board continued discussion of the update of the county cattle guard policy. Policy was not finalized. 9:15 a.m. - Road Supervisor Teel Mullanix stopped in to report an accident over the weekend on the Little Powder Bridge. No one was hurt and the bridge has been temporarily repaired. 9:30 a.m. - Clerk and Recorder Cynde G...
Carter D'Amico for Liscomb Mountain 4-H Club: The Liscomb Mountain 4-H Club met on December 13, 2021 for our December meeting. We met at the Community Center and made Christmas ornaments for the residents of the nursing home. Each member brought supplies to make an ornament and demonstrated how to make it. Mizpah Masters 4-H News The Mizpah Masters held their fourth meeting on Saturday, January 15 at the Catholic Church. Our president, Becca Aye, led the meeting. The minutes were read by Justin Aye and the treasurer’s report was read by Lea A...
There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President's List and the Dean's List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. The 1,542 students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President's List. An asterisk (*) follows their names below. The Dean's List includes the 3,721 students earning grade point averages of 3.5 or above for the semester. Broadus: Montana Collins*, Hannah (Rasmussen) Herzog, Ashland: Rylee Studiner*, Mary Trusler*....
