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Powder River County turned 100 on St. Patrick's Day, marking a century of independence from Custer County. On March 17th of 1919, Powder River County was broken off from Custer County to become its own county, with the county commissioners originally meeting at Olive. Contention ensued as to the location of the permanent county seat, and during this same time period, from 1919 to 1920, Broadus took off as a town in its own right. Broadus soon had a bank, hotel, lumber company, and a number of p...
Courtesy of NOAA Spring is upon us, so now is the time to prepare for the impacts of flooding. Flooding can result from ice jams, snowmelt, high flows from mountain run-off or from heavy spring rains. The initial concern is for the possibility of local ice jam flooding in the coming weeks. Due to recent very cold temperatures, rivers and streams across the area have significant ice coverage. As runoff increases into these streams, ice will break up and could potentially jam in bends in rivers, near bridges and other convergence areas. Any ice...
The 2019 PRCDHS Prom Royalty were crowned Saturday. The prom theme was “Paint the Town Red”. The royalty is pictured at left: Back row L to R: Brooke Burley & Dalton Wahl (Queen and King), Tawna Quiroz & Ronnie Richards (Princess and Prince) Front: Denver Kuhbacher & Aria Gatlin, crown bearers. (Photo courtesy of Lana Kay Smith)...
The Annual Kindergarten Roundup will be held at Broadus Elementary on Wednesday, April 17th from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The Roundup is meant to prepare the next year’s crop of Kindergarteners with the necessary information to begin their school careers. Children must be five years of age or older before September 10, 2019, to be eligible for Kindergarten. Appointments are required for the roundup, which may be made by calling 436-2637. For those students not yet of age for Kindergarten, but who plan to attend Pre-School, the Tri-County C...
UM News Service MISSOULA – The University of Montana Big Sky Poll recently conducted its first-ever online poll. When asked to share views on the performance of their elected officials, the responses of 293 registered Montana voters were mixed. Montanans were asked to rate the job performances of President Donald Trump, Sen. Jon Tester, Sen. Steve Daines, Rep. Greg Gianforte, the U.S. Congress, Gov. Steve Bullock, and the Montana Legislature. Participants were asked to rate them as excellent, good, fair or poor. Twenty-nine percent of r...
By Bruce Auchly FWP Region 4 Information Officer Not all creatures have given up on spring ever happening. Some are counting on it. And soon. Great horned owls and Canada geese are sitting on eggs now, or soon will be. Two totally different Montana bird species with different diets and nesting habits have placed all their eggs in one spring basket. Great horned owls are sitting on eggs now, that will soon hatch if they haven't already, because they must. Think back to those January nights that,...
By Lisa Lynch The Junior High students went to Plevna to attend Junior High music festival on March 18. The band and choir performed, while several solos and ensemble performances also took place. The students received a first or second place ribbon for their performances. The judges took time after their performance to work with them. PRCDHS Grad Janessa Blain was one of the judges for the day. The music program would like to thank Ann Emmons for chaperoning and Ernie for driving the...
Four Broadus Junior High Students competed last week at the State Mathcounts competition at Montana Tech in Butte. The Broadus team consisted of 8th graders Marcus Mader, Rheanna Schroeder, Alex Edwards, and Lucinda Cain, along with their coaches - Broadus math teachers Eric Myers and Jeri Dell, made the journey to Butte. The Top 102 math students in the state competed in the competition, which consisted of a target round, a sprint, and a team test, with the top four competitors moving on to...
#prstepsforcharity There are several AWESOME charities and TEAM MEMBERS to recognize this week! BCHC Calving Trekkers are Tedi Jo Williams and Mary, Owen and Jackie Rumph. The BCHC Calving Trekkers chose the Biddle Community Heritage Center (BCHC) as their charity. “The BCHC is in need of minor repairs. We would like to support the efforts to improve the hall for the school and the community,” is why the Trekkers chose their charity. The Stacey Steppers are Stacy Hagedorn, Shasta Madsen, Amanda Hodge and Krista Gotfredson. Stepping with the...
Doris L. Dunning, age 92 of Broadus/Ashland, MT, passed away on March 14, 2019 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. A memorial service will be held at a later date in May of 2019. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www. stevensonandsons.com.... Full story
March 21, 2019 On display at the Henry A. Malley Memorial Library thru April are Paintings done by 6 area adults who took part in Connie Barnhart’s Winter Ed Art Class. Art Work from PRCDHS students and Pixel Mosaics from Allen George are also on display. C.J. Box’s new novel “Wolf Pack” is available for checkout. Other new fiction: “Daughter of Moloka’I” by Alan Brennert; “Run Away” by Harlan Coben; “Never Tell” by Lisa Gardner; “The River” by Peter Heller; “Cemetery Road” by Greg Iles; “The Reign of the Kingfisher” by T.J. Martinson;...
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 14, 2019–The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering additional funding through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to target specific resource concerns in Montana in 2019: Sage Grouse Initiative Cropland Seeding and Organic Initiative. While NRCS accepts EQIP applications on a continuous basis, NRCS has set a deadline of April 12, 2019, to apply for 2019 initiatives funding. Below is an overview of the two initiatives: Sage Grouse Initiative Cropland Seeding: Loss and f...
Broadus 5th Grader Kayleigh Opstedahl competed in the Montana State Spelling Bee last Saturday at Rocky Mountain College in Billings. Kayleigh won the local competition in Broadus, which put her into the Treasure State Spelling Bee, competing against 59 other students from across Montana. Kayleigh made it through the first round, spelling "caboose" correctly, going out in the second round on "pundit". The State Winner, 6th grader Clara Harmon from the Helena Area Christian Home Educators, won...
UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism People filled the Montana Capitol Saturday to testify during an all-day hearing on two competing bills that would extend Medicaid expansion, some of them arguing to keep the program as is, some arguing for more requirements for enrollees and others arguing against the program completely. Republican Rep. Ed Buttrey of Great Falls and Democratic Rep. Mary Caferro of Helena are carrying competing Medicaid expansion bills, which were heard back-to-back Saturday. With nearly...
February 25, 2019 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall and Rod Schaffer present. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved. Maintenance Supervisor, Marty Drane, met with board. He gave an update on the snow removal process and discussed setting the date for interviews for the cleaning position. Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix, met with board. He gave an update on the snow removal process, and w...
The University of Wyoming lists 13 students from Montana on the 2018 fall semester President’s Honor Roll, including one local student, Riley Veis of Biddle. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades....
Thursday, March 16, 1989 Broadus FFA Chapter hosts district convention The Broadus FFA Chapter hosted the last part of the Eastern District FFA Convention at the local high school on March 6 and 7. Participating teams were from, along with Broadus, Baker, Ekalaka, Miles City and Plevna. The competition began on Monday at 1 p.m. with a hands-on Ag Mechanics Test, with Neilon Millar of Broadus emerging as the high scoring individual. The Miles City team took first place in the event and the Broadus team, behind members Millar, Andy Cathey and...
BOZEMAN — Applications are now being accepted for a free summer journalism camp for high school students on Montana State University’s campus. The camp will run from July 7-12 and includes lodging and meals on campus. The deadline for applications is April 8. Students from any Montana community are invited to apply. Twelve participants will be selected. The weeklong, residential experience will immerse students in the theory and practice of journalism. Participants will explore relevant issues facing American journalists today and develop ski...
The Broadus Boys JV Basketball Team had a great season, with 12 wins. JV Coach Ryan DeVore commented that the team’s only losses came against Melstone, and St. Labre. In the home win against St. Labre, the game ended in a barn burner, with Dillon Gee hitting the go ahead jump shot with less than a minute to play. Here are the game final scores and points per player from the games. Broadus - 49 vs. Plevna - 30 Johnny Richards - 9, Paysen Kuhbacher - 7, Guille Castellanos - 8, Wyatt Gee - 8, Dillon Gee - 3, Aaron Rogers - 8, Luke McAlpine - 4, G...
