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Courtesy Darlynn Williams, PR Public Health Nurse Coronavirus COVID-19 is not a manmade weapon. There is no credible information to support this claim. Researchers are trying to find the exact source of the virus but all indications point to bats as the source. Only the elderly get infected. False, anyone of any age can be infected. The information available indicates that those under age 60, generally have a milder course of illness. The concern is that younger folks won’t self-isolate when ill and will be the source of infection for others wh...
Update, 4/3/20 The Powder River Stockman's Club is now closed. Boot & Tack is no longer going to be open on Saturdays (starting April 2020) for the time being. Regular store hours still apply Mon – Fri for carry out orders only. As the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus expands across the country, local businesses and government entities continue to respond to the menace. As of Thursday evening, Montana had 90 cases of coronavirus, with 24 of those from Gallatin County, where community spread has be...
A local history column, written by Historian Shane Dunning. Shane may be reached at [email protected]. In 1909, newspapers such as the The Sheridan Post called it “the question of the range.” It was a euphemism for the political, economic, and cultural conflicts that resulted from the decades-old Federal land policy usually referred to as “open range.” In Powder River country, that question of the range often turned violent in ways the local legal systems seemed unable (or unwilling) to address. In 1900, sheepmen John Daut and R.R. Se...
By Jacy Collins Academic Olympics is sponsored by the Southeastern Montana Association of School Superintendents with the help of surrounding schools and their staff. Miles Community College provides the facilities and use of their scantron machine, which is greatly appreciated. On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 the Broadus Junior High, consisting of 7th and 8th graders competed in Miles City, Montana against 11 other area schools. In the 8th grade division there were 53 participants, with 6 from Broadus, who took the written test. The students from...
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 MSU Extension Office-Powder River County or go to our website at www.prscdc.com and download the application. The deadline to have applications submitted is June 1, 2020. Grants will be reviewed and scored by a committee of the School Community Development Council. If you have further questions...
No Step for a Stepper – You got this Powder River County! Our country, our community has come together to fight this pandemic. Social Distancing is what we can do and have done to help fight and slow the transmission of this disease. Keep Stepping! Team Joe with members Spencer and Joe Fortner, James Cottle, and Robin Reames are walking for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. St. Jude's has helped improve the survival rate of childhood cancer. They are a world leader in developing new, improved t...
With basketball season in the rearview mirror, spring sports cancelled, and fall sports still a glimmer on the horizon, we went back and looked at the basketball season stats for individual players. We went through Hudl, the online stat service used by Broadus Schools, to come up with the stats, and see where some of the Hawks stand on the all-time Broadus record books for their careers. Boys The Broadus Hawk boys team finished the season 11-13 overall, winning one game at the Divisional Tournament before losing out. Overall as a team, the...
By Jessica Malone We’re living in trying times. Although there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Powder River County as of Monday, even our remote location is feeling the economic impact of this outbreak. With many businesses closed, cattle prices tanking and employees suddenly out of work, we encourage you now more than ever to support your community. Be safe, stay healthy and take advantage of the resources available to help us get through this crisis. Unemployment: The Governor announced emergency rules to waive the one week waiting per...
Annual 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. If you’d like to save a stamp and avoid as much human contact as possible, feel free to drop payments in the payment box on our front door, located across the street to the west of the courthouse. You may also renew online, at powderriverexaminer. com. Tracy Alderman, Highland ParkWayne Alderman, Spearfish, SD Paul Almen, Sonnette Kirk & Judy Askin, Broadus Lester Aye, Broadus Benge Ranch, V...
By PR Extension Office Last week Powder River Extension received its first call of the spring regarding a nuisance weed – bur buttercup! One of the earliest weeds to appear in the spring, as early as the mustards, is a small yellow flowering annual known as bur buttercup, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. It seems harmless, a small, gray-green tap rooted plant with three to four deeply lobed, fine-haired leaves resembling antlers. However, by mid spring it forms solid, 3 to 4 inch-tall mats. By early summer, it scatters its...
By PR Extension Service MSU partners to launch website to share resources and solutions for farmers and ranchers under stress… A team of Montanans known as the Montana Farm/Ranch Stress Prevention Advisory Council is working to create a new website that will host resources to help farmers, ranchers and other community members better understand the causes of stress – as well as how to manage it. The website is expected to launch this summer. “Ultimately, we hope these resources will lessen the risk of mental illness and suicide among Montana’s f...
The Powder River County Clerk and Recorder's office would like to inform the citizens of Powder River County of the services that are being offered in our office during this time of courthouse closure. While the courthouse is in closure status, our office will continue to assist you by telephone, email, and by the US Postal Service. We will also be placing a lock box at the south door entrance of the courthouse. This will allow people to drop off any paperwork they may have for our office. We will check the box twice a day but do ask that you...
Thursday, March 29, 1990 Powderville by Mrs. John Davidson Ron Giacometto of Belle Creek and Larry Earl McGill were Sunday afternoon and evening visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McDowell and children. A good showing of patrons gathered at the Powderville Post Office on Wednesday to protest the closing of the post office. A representative from Billings and the Postmaster from Miles City were present to present their side of the story. The patrons and the route men are all upset at the closing. Postmaster Nina Schaffer has submitted...
