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Broadus High School students found themselves on a mid-winter break last week complete with "work from home" duties, as heating issues at the school compounded to force the closure of the school throughout most of the week. Meanwhile for school maintenance personnel, their week was anything but work from home, as they toiled long hours and stayed overnight at the school to fix on equipment and monitor the heaters. Sometime in the -33 temps between Friday January 12th and the 13th a burst water l...
By Broadus VFD Fire Chief Raymond Ragsdale Residents in Powder River County will have the opportunity to participate in a program on fuel mitigation on their private property. The program can assist landowners in keeping potential wildfires out of tree canopies and assist in suppression activities. Randy Keeran, Fire Mitigation and Education Specialist from BLM in Miles City will be here to explain the variety of methods used and the programs available to private landowners, on Tuesday, January 30th at the Courthouse Election Room at 6:00 pm....
Broadus wrestlers traveled to Moorcroft, Wyoming last Friday and Saturday to compete in the Dylan Humes Memorial. The Hawks showed up ready to wrestle, as five of the nine team members wrestling varsity matches placed at the event. Kail Irish wrestled at 132, and lost two matches by decision. Raiden Aurand won one championship round match at 138. Collin Weatherall at 157 won one match by pin. Riggin Schaffer, also at 157, placed 4th and had 19 team points. Riggin won four matches in the champion...
Each year the Montana Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the US Department of Agriculture, prints a Montana Agricultural Statistics bulletin, which presents the data on a wide variety of agricultural information from across the state, some of which is broken down by county. We recently received the 2023 bulletin and wanted to relate the pertinent data for Powder River County. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of cattle in Powder River County dropped around 12%, from 83,000 to 73,000. That drop in percentage is in line with the stat...
Broadus basketball teams went on an impromptu road series over the weekend, after continued heating issues at the Broadus High School led to the previously scheduled home game against Plevna to be switched to playing in Plevna. Broadus then played at Terry on Saturday. Practice was still held during the week, but many players were bundled up in more clothing than usual. Boys The Hawks made short work of the Plevna Cougars, jumping up 17-7 in the first quarter and holding Plevna to single digit...
Results for locals from the Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo in Great Falls. Bull Riding: third round: first place, Jake Lockwood, 82 points on Duane Kesler’s Flight Risk, second highest score of the event. Barrel Racing: second round, Ashley Day 3rd place. 13.21 second, winning $1,314 Team Roping: first round, Radley Day/Jared Bilby, 3rd place, 5.9 seconds, winning $1,314. 2nd in the average 20.7, $2,957....
HELENA – It took a while to get here, but winter finally hit Montana. That means winter enthusiasts will be heading out to recreate. Whether ice fishing, ice skating, hunting, snowmobiling or just taking a walk, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff reminds recreationists that safety should be the number one concern during a day out on (or near) the ice. Here are some safety tips: • Anglers and other recreationists should be familiar with the water body they plan to fish or recreate on. Pay close attention to the changing conditions of the ice...
Annual subscription cost is $38 in county, $39 out of county, and $40 out of state. Please mail checks to: Powder River Examiner, PO Box 328, Broadus, MT 59317. We will also mail an invoice as a reminder. Feel free to drop payments in the payment box on our front door, located across the street to the west of the courthouse square. Another option for renewal is online, at www.powderriverexaminer. com. Don’t forget about our online edition, free for all print subscribers. Click “Free Trial” on the blue bar at the top of the page, fill out the i...
Previously, we learned that Lanette had to leave college after her final examinations, for she lacked the sufficient funds to pay for her tuition. One day, she hopes to return, but for now she will continue to work for the Pack Horse Library in the southeast mountains of Kentucky. Last month she spent her Christmas with the Coltons, Mrs. Dukater, and Mr. Fordwick. What do you suppose she is up to this month? Chapter Eleven January 30, 1935 Dear Maisie, Your letter arrived this morning! I am lucky to be in Miracle today, so that I could read...
Bonnie Marie (Jenkins) Hoover was born February 28, 1934 to Joseph Ulysess Jenkins & Leona Mabel (Cloud) Jenkins in a sod hut in Lincoln County, Colorado. Her grandpa gave her the nickname of Cottontop. She went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2024 at the age of 89. She and several of her siblings went to Fountain School in Colorado Springs, so they boarded with other families and went home on the weekends. The Jenkins family had a bull, that when as kids they would pull his testicles he...
MHP Juan Santos, Marrero, LA., speeding in a restricted zone, (73/65), $55. Samantha East, Spokane Val., WA., speeding in a restricted zone, (85/65), $85. John Aloisio, Casper, WY., daytime speeding, 80/70, $20. Jonathan Figer, Bozeman, MT., speeding in a restricted zone, (84/65), $85. Ryan Lamanque, Utica, NY., speeding in a restricted zone, (80/65), $65. Jesse Leibel, Gillette, WY., daytime speeding, (80/70), $20. Benjamin Yeager, Brooklyn, NY., (speeding in a restricted zone, (80/65), $65. Alin Ungureanu, Bellevue, WA., speeding in a...
January 25, 1924 Philip Ruidi, teacher at the Murray School, failed to return there following the Christmas vacation, but proceeded on to his home at Cheney, WA. The school directors, it is said, were not notified of his resignation and will reopen the school when the service of another teacher is secured. Milton (Shorty) Turley says he is in the market for at least three carloads of broke saddle horses, weighing between 900 and 1,150 pounds and not over 9 years in age. Two or three local boys were bruised about the face Wednesday afternoon...
The following is a list of expenses from the county departments, as submitted by the Clerk & Recorder’s office and approved to be paid by the PR County Commissioners for the month of December, 2023. Allbridge $829.79 Nice $169.11 Powder River Examiner $921.00 Range $517.42 Range Telephone Cooperative $3,138.52 Stockman's Club $1,000.00 Tebra Technologies Inc $409.37 Town of Broadus $2,230.48 Wilhelm Land Surveying $600.00 Abbey Barnhart $180.00 Alderman's Quikstop $2,537.90 American Express $749.26 Amsden, LLC $550.00 Aqreva LLC $1,140.00 A...
Regular Meeting Friday, December 29, 2023 Commissioner Chair Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Lori Fortner and John Olson present. Commissioners reviewed and approved consent agenda. The board met with Christy Olson, transportation director. Olson reported there are issues with the Wex Bank gas cards, Clerk and Recorder Cynde Jo Gatlin will investigate the card issues. During the day the following claims were reviewed and approved for payment of v...
Sylvia Landa June 15, 1947 - January 22, 2024 Boyes, MT A Celebration of Life will be held privately this spring when the Crocus' bloom. Sylvia Landa, 76, passed away January 22, 2024 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Memorials can be made in honor of Sylvia to the Boyes Community Club in Boyes, MT....
