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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 February, 2023. Capital One $435.49 CPR Certified Trainer, LLC $700.00 Incontact Inc. $61.37 Montana Dept of Administration $599.48 Powder River Examiner $776.75 Powder River Petals $60.00 Range $517.42 Range Telephone Cooperative $2,865.36 Town of Broadus $2,052.41 Uline $7,207.64 Wex Bank $479.01 Wilhelm Land Surveying $1,500.00 Ability $540.75 Adam Johnson $...
By Caven Wade UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Bill that Would Add Penalties to Flying Drones Near Wildfires Gains Support A bill moving through the Montana Legislature with bi-partisan support would allow charges to be filed against people who interfere with fire suppression methods by operating drones in the area of an active fire. Sen. Willis Curdy, D-Missoula, is sponsoring Senate Bill 219 which would create the ability for counties to file charges against people who delay fire reducing efforts when...
Summer of 1937 How Streets of Broadus Were Named At the request of the editor of The Examiner, Frank L. Busch, who surveyed the townsite of Broadus, has written this article in regard to the origin and founding of the town of Broadus. By Frank L. Busch Powder River County was created by legislative enactment in February, 1919, to become effective April 1, that year. The county commissioners named in the bill were John H. Morris, Henry Peays and Charles Decker and it was also provided in the bill that they should hold their first meeting at...
The Lady Hawk JV Girls team finished the season with a 1-10 overall record, beating St. Labre in their meeting. The team consisted of 1 sophomore, 3 freshmen, and 3 8th graders, and Ciara McDowell played a few games when some girls were out sick or injured. Laney Williams scored 45 points in the season, averaging 4.1 points per game. Shaylee Bilbrey scored 105 point, averaging 9.5 points per game. Kensi Emmons scored 29, averaging 2.6 ppg. Kassie Hagedorn scored 34, averaging 3.1 ppg. Shyla Madsen played in 8 of the 11 games, scoring 26...
By Karen Capp The Broadus 7th grade boys basketball team, AKA the "Airballers" lost their first game to a tough Miles City team, on Saturday morning at the Cowtown Classic in Miles City. We worked very hard in the first half, giving them a run for their money. Brock Gali was 60% from the free-throw line, but in total we had 7 for 27 Free throws. Their 1-3-1 trap defense got us worked up and their 5 three-pointers in the second half took the wind out of our sails. The final score was 27 to 62....
Longtime local resident Levi Mitchell recently donned the badge as a Powder River County Sheriff's Deputy. We sat down with Mitchell to discuss the life and times of the county's newest deputy. Levi graduated from PRCDHS in 2000, as the oldest son of Floyd Mitchell and Barb Mitchell. Levi went on to work as a lookout and firefighter for the BLM at Fort Howes and Bridger. He later moved to Oregon, where he met and married his wife, Chrystal, in 2006. While in Oregon, Levi worked at a variety of...
The Broadus Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the afternoon of Sunday, March 19th. The blaze, which consumed and eventually resulted in the total loss of a home and garage, was located at the Fruit Ranch, on Pilgrim Creek Road, northeast of Broadus. Broadus VFD Fire Chief Raymond Ragsdale told us that the fire’s cause was unknown, and no injuries or loss of life came from the fire. Six fire engines responded to the fire, and were manned by Raymond Ragsdale, Wes Hinman, Donna Wilson, Raymond Rolfson, Chase Talcott, C...
By: Mercy Brost Last week, 22 members of the Powder River County District High School BPA chapter competed in Billings at the state convention to hopefully earn a place at nationals. Doing this is no easy feat, as well over 1,000 students from all over the state took part in the competition and events. To gain a ticket to nationals, you must place in the top five of an individual event or top three of a team event. Several of our students proudly walked the stage and gained awards in both...
By Garrett Goggin Twelve Hawk wrestlers traveled to Billings, Montana on Friday, March 17th. The weekend was filled with action packed wrestling, and we had seven wrestlers place. The Barnhart brothers both did well in their division with Jesse placing second, and Tizer had to fight his way back on the consolation side finishing 6th. Sophie Ostendorf walked through her competition as she has all year and found herself in a dog fight for first and second place. She fell short of her goal of compl...
By: Whitney Hartman, JH BPA Reporter On March 11, the members of Business Professionals of America went to Billings for the State Competition. That day, the members watched, played in, cheered for, or played band for the State Basketball game, went to the mall, and ate supper at the Cracker Barrel. The next morning, they went to MSUB to compete in many events with opening ceremonies that night. On Monday, the students went to many different workshops and later went to the awards ceremony for the open tests in which many of the students rec...
The county's physical therapy department, located at the north end of Powder River Manor's north wing, has a newly updated gym, and is currently accepting members from the public at large. The gym features newly updated workout equipment including a rack setup where members may perform a variety of exercises – everything from back squats to pull-ups to lat pulldowns. Cardio equipment at the gym includes a Nu-Step, treadmill, and a bike which uses upper and lower body movement. Membership dues a...
Following a long winter which saw the ice on Powder River remain stubbornly frozen in place for around a month longer than usual, the ice went out earlier this week. In the picture at left, Tom Riggs stands near an ice jam on his ranch south of Broadus, on Monday afternoon. The riverbank Tom stands beside is normally a ten foot drop down to water, but the jam pushed the flows up above bank level, causing lowland flooding upstream. That particular ice jam stretched multiple miles upstream, and...
Monday, March 13, 2023 Commissioner Chair Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Lori Fortner and John Olson were present. Commissioners reviewed and approved the consent agenda. The minutes of the March 6, 2023 commissioner proceedings were read, approved, and ordered published. Old business was discussed. An updated contract for a Fire Warden was reviewed and the board authorized the Clerk and Recorder to present it to Raymond Ragsdale. Lee Randall u...
By Kelda Page It is that time again for local community organizations that are making efforts to carry out existing projects or implementing new projects and activities, to submit a PRCEF grant application. Applications can be picked up at the Powder River County MSU Extension Office or go to our website at www.prscdc.com and download the application. The deadline to have applications submitted is May 1, 2023. Grants will be reviewed and scored by a committee of the School Community Development Council. If you have further questions concerning...
“One of our team members got 139,000 steps in a single week,” explained Mary Rumph, Team Biddle Calving Crew, “Evan’s job of night calver gives him an impressive number of steps each week. I don’t think he sleeps.” The Biddle Calving Crew has a healthy lead in the Steps for Charity team challenge, racking up steps and garnering support for their charity, the Biddle Community Heritage Center (BCHC). The BCHC is the social hub of the community where numerous wedding receptions, school plays, community dances and end of life celebration...
The "Broadus Lady Hawks" 7th grade girls team won second in their division at the Cowtown Classic Basketball Tournament over the weekend. In the first game, Broadus played Ekalaka, with Broadus winning by a final score of 25-4. In the second game, Broadus played Miles City, winning with a score of 22-17. The third game Broadus played Melstone, and the score was 35-7. In the championship, the girls faced Custer/Hysham, losing in a close game 33-30. The weekend of March 11-12 the girls went to...
