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"That was the best divisional tournament I've coached," proclaimed Broadus Head Wrestling Coach Frankie Schoonover, when he stopped by for an interview on Monday afternoon, describing the Hawks' tournament in Wolf Point last weekend. "The team wrestled beyond their forecasted capabilities; they truly rose to the occasion," he said. With 10 wrestlers from the boys and 5 girls wrestling in Wolf Point, Schoonover took the largest team he's sent to divisionals, and came away from the weekend with 8...
Weather during the month of January in Powder River County was marked by tumultuous extreme temperature fluctuations, holding both record daily low temperatures and record highs. The month began with temps generally around average for the first part of January, but a month cold shift sent temperatures plummeting. Record daily lows were recorded on January 13th and 14th, with -33 and -38 respectively at the courthouse in Broadus. The previous records for those days were -29 on the 13th, and -36 on the 14th; both were recorded in 1979. The -38...
The Broadus basketball teams had a tumultuous week, with three games played over a five day span. The teams led off playing at home against Ekalaka on Tuesday, followed by hosting Wibaux on Friday and hitting Hwy 59 to Jordan on Saturday. Over the course of the five day span both girls and boys varsity teams went 2-1, with each team falling in overtime losses at Jordan. With only one two games left in the regular season, both boys and girls teams currently sit second in the conference as they...
By Broadus FFA Reporter Kiara Kelly On January 24, 2024 our Broadus FFA teams competed in the Winter Districts for FFA that were held in Baker Montana. The teams we took were Sales, Extemporaneous Speaking, Creed, Conduct, Parliamentary Procedure, Employment Skills, and FAM. In employment skills, Shelby Anderson, Kiara Kelly, and Ava Landa have qualified for state. Archer Edwards tied for 2nd for Farm Agribusiness Management, which helped the team in qualifying for state. Our creed speakers p...
By PR Extension Office More than seventy-five landowners attending the recent Extension Ag Winter Series in late January learned that the double-digit sub-zero temperatures we suffered in January likely had no effect on the grasshopper eggs laid in pods in the soil, according to MSU Extension Powder River Agent Mary Rumph. “I’ve been hearing optimism that the frigid cold spell was at least beneficial for destroying grasshopper eggs, however, according to Gary Adams, State Plant Health Director for the USDA Montana APHIS, the eggs were likel...
By PR Extension Office Ready, Set, WALK! Ninety-two people on 23 teams STEPPED up to take the Steps for Charity Challenge, a local, annual event that takes place in February and March. Already we’ve seen participants walking to the post office, walking during coffee breaks, walking the high school hallways, walking to the calving barn and walking to the bank or running errands. Ninety-two people enjoying the fresh air and sunshine or cold and snow depending upon the weather! Those 92 people will track ALL their steps, which will determine the w...
HELENA - Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own and to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports and payments are due March 1. Owners can report and pay online through the department's TransAction Portal at https://MT Revenue.gov/livestock. Livestock owners must report what they owned as of February 1, 2024. If you reported last year but no longer own livestock, you still need to submit a reporting form to let us know your livestock count is...
Sheriff's Department Harry Stone, Broadus, MT, stalking (1st. offense), Fined $385, 5 days in jail. Harry Stone, Broadus, MT, criminal trespass to property, deferred prosecution agreement. Harry Stone, Broadus, MT, disorderly conduct (1st. offense), fined $185. Harry Stone, Broadus, MT, disorderly conduct, dismissed by prosecution. Leonard Murphy, Sarasota,FL, speeding in a restricted zone, (50/40), $55. Hassen Mohamed,Cairo, Egypt, stop sign violation, $54. Tobias Cernick, Billings, MT, speeding in a restricted zone, (95/65), $105. Cynthia...
Courtesy NRCS Bozeman BOZEMAN, Mont., February 5, 2024 – At the beginning of January more than half of NRCS snow monitoring stations in Montana and surrounding river basins reported their lowest snowpack on record. "Well above normal precipitation was needed to begin a recovery from lack of snow, yet precipitation was mostly below normal across Montana last month," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist. The exception was the northern Flathea...
by Henry A. Malley Memorial Library Librarian Barb Mitchell We had some fun in January with a new book challenge- Read a book with a red cover. This month the challenge is to read a book with a one-word title. This reading challenge is open to all ages, so come on in, find a book with a one-word title, snuggle down on these cold evenings, and put your name and the name of the book on a slip of paper and you could have a chance to win a gift card from a local business. If you have had a baby in the last few months or year, and are a Powder...
HELENA – The Montana Department of Revenue is holding approximately $128 million dollars that has yet to be claimed by citizens. Montanans can search for abandoned money or other types of property. The fastest and easiest way to search is online at MissingMoney.com, a national database listing abandoned money in Montana and other states. “We want to get this money back to the rightful owners”, said Montana Department of Revenue Director Brendan Beatty. “I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to search MissingMoney .com.” Nearly 33 millio...
Signa Isabelle (Woods) Rice, age 86, of Broadus passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the Powder River Manor. Signa was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on September 10, 1937, the daughter of Oscar Carl and Elvy Maria (Maak) Woods. Twelve years later a brother Bert arrived to the family. Signa grew up working beside her mother and father on the ranch between Whiteland ranger station and Home Creek Butte. She became an avid horsewoman and was very good at working cattle on horseback. Her mother...
Broadus Junior High and High School students with a 3.5 of above GPA for the 2nd quarter of the 2023-24 school year are listed as follows: 7th Grade Karlee Emmons Reece Emmons Mesa Fleming Lily Hagen Addison Harper Maggie Oylear Delaney Ruland 8th Grade Lucas Capp Brock Gali Emelyn Harper Whitney Hartman Bonita Kinzer Maddie Kramme Christian Oylear Addison Randall Rachel Rosencranz Danica Schroeder Jordyn Schroeder Tenley Yonkee Freshman Justin Aye Kassie Hagedorn Eli Jurica Ava Landa Sophomore Gracie Gali Liv Landa Maggie Mader Sean Oylear J...
February 7, 1924 J. Jolly Arrested, Still Confiscated John Jolly was taken completely by surprise about noon Friday when federal prohibition officers, assisted by civil officers, swooped down upon him and put him out of “business.” The “business” was the operation of a liquor distillery, contrary to law. The officers engaged in the raid were George Costello and Frank Welllover holding federal commissions; Sheriff Hi Farnum of Miles City, and Undersheriff Claude Anderson of Broadus who acted in the absence of Sheriff Warren. Jolly submitt...
