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One candidate filed for the County Commissioner position as well as the District Clerk of Court position in Powder River County. Lee Randall and Vanna Byrd filed for the positions respectively, and each are the current office holders in those positions. Their names will be on the primary ballot this spring. In statewide elections with territory in Powder River County, incumbent Republican Jerry Schillinger is the only candidate to file for House District 34. In Senate District 17, Mike Newton and Bob Phalen, both Republicans, have filed for...
The stormy weather last week caused the rescheduling of the Miles City Track Meet to April 9th. The meet last week would've been the Broadus High School Track team's first test of the year. Instead, the team has another week to prepare, and will now be traveling to Glendive on March 28th, if the weather holds. The golf team had decent weather until the last few days, and will start their season with a JV Golf competition in Forsyth on March 28th, and a meet at Rolling Hills Golf Course on the...
On March 14th the Broadus Volunteers responded to a haystack fire north of Broadus. The fire was human caused, and was a total loss of 48 round round bales. The VFD prevented flying embers from spreading and causing further fire to the surroundings. On March 18th at 2:10 PM, Broadus VFD rescue truck, and two ambulances from Broadus responded to a wreck just south of Volborg on Hwy 59. Custer County Fire along with Miles City Fire and ambulances from Miles City also responded to the traffic...
On April 3rd through the 5th, the Powder River County Treasurer/ Assessor’s office will not be able to do any transactions, as a fill-in person will be in the office those days. Treasuer/Assessor Hattie Arithson told us that a training session scheduling conflict is responsible for the change....
By Kim Blain Friday, March 22nd, 29 Junior High students from Broadus Public Schools attended Junior High Music Festival organized by the music department of Colstrip Public Schools in Colstrip. Students performed solo and ensemble pieces, as well as the group band and choir songs. Our students did a fabulous job playing in front of area music teachers, and received an abundance of constructive encouragement. This festival gives our junior high music students the experience of what a high...
Courtesy MT FWP HELENA – Hunters have until April 1 to apply for deer and elk permits and nonresident combination licenses. Hunters can buy licenses and apply for permits on the FWP website; click on "Buy and Apply." Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offers several tools to help hunters navigate the application process. For help with understanding how bonus points are used, you can visit fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses/bonus-points A new online feature this year is the option for a...
Sheriff’s Department Bailee Stovall, Shepherd, MT, speeding in a restricted zone, (75/65), $55 Athena Fox Atkins, Jacksonville, FL, speeding in a restricted zone, (75/65), $55 Joshua Rasmussen, Broadus, MT, muffler not in good working order fined $85 Joshua Rasmussen, Broadus, MT, failure to have vehicle equipped with mud flaps, fined $60 Joshua Rasmussen, Broadus, MT, violating speed limit near school or senior center, dismissed by County Attorney Omid Momand, Fort Worth, TX, speeding in a restricted zone, (42/30), $65 David Rogers, B...
The Finish Line Is In Sight By PR Extension Office Milking goats and running after three little boys boosts steps for step counters like Kristina Ryan, a member of The Mean Machine. The last week of the Steps for Charity challenge brought winter weather and March Madness basketball games to make getting extra steps to get in the winner’s circle even more challenging. The easy part of the Steps for Charity challenge is knowing why we walk. The event supports charities like Erin’s Hope Project, World Central Kitchen and Powder River Trail...
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Tizer Barnhart (below) won first in the Bantam 75 at State AAU Wrestling earlier this month, while Jesse Barnhart (above in first place) was first in the 8U 87-97 at the Montana Open, last weekend. Jesse also won his event at the Montana Open back in 2022. The young lads were among a group of talented Broadus AAU wrestlers who competed tough all season in events around the area. (Photos courtesy Abbey Barnhart)...
Jack Mills Estate, To Mary Anna Mills, Deed Of Distribution T5S R54E 13 E2SW4 Edwin L. Lockwood To Shawn O. Lockwood, Quit Claim Deed T1S R49E 24 S2SW4 T1S R49E 25 ALL T1S R49E 26 ALL T1S R49E 35 ALL T2S R49E 01 ALL Jesse M. Barnhart Etux To Elliott P. Barnhart Etux Warranty Deed T4S R49E 13 S2SE4, NW4SW4, SE4SW4 EXCEPTING APPROX. 5.20 ACRES MORE OR LESS PREV CONVEYED TO THE ST OF MT FOR BENEFIT OF USE OF ITS STATE HIGHWAY Shawn O. Lockwood To Edwin L. Lockwood Quit Claim Deed T1S R49E 07 ALL T1S R49E 15 ALL T1S R49E 18 ALL Shannon, Randy...
By Senior Center Director Tammy Jackman Happy Spring! As I write this on Thursday afternoon it is snowing outside. Very happy to see it as we need it so badly. We took a trip on the 19th to Powderville, had lunch at the hall and then went on to Don and Ginger Johnstone’s to see all her baby animals. The ladies were able to hold baby goats and lambs and were then put to work feeding them. She had tiny baby goats, the size of my cat. I believe she told me they were Algerian dwarf goats. At any rate they were adorable. We saw a lot of new country...
Thursday, February 29, 2024 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 February 26, 2024, commissioner proceedings were read, approved, and ordered published. Clerk and Recorder Cynde Jo Gatlin met with the board to present Hydrometrics Professional Agreement for the landfill annual report, and the board signed the d...
March 28th 1924 Moving Picture Theater opens to a Packed House The Star Theater had its initial opening Saturday evening with an estimated 160 adults and children attending. The moving pictures were projected across the width of the Hall, thirty feet from the machine to the canvas curtain. The curtain measures 9 X 12 feet, with the size of the pictures, 7 x 10 feet. The machine itself is 110 volts with a 1,150 watt generator. The electric current is generated by a pulley fastened to the rear wheel of a Ford car. The pictures were projected onto...
By Pamela Ash Forsyth Independent Press The third task force meeting of the US 212 Corridor safety action plan was held on Thursday at the Rosebud County Fair grounds exhibition hall in Forsyth, under the direction of Steve Grabill of the task force. The plan is being driven by a multiagency task force representing Rosebud County, Big Horn County, Powder River County, Carter County, the Crow Nation, the Northern Cheyenne Nation, the Montana Department of Transportation, the Montana Highway Patro...
Despite medical issues, hospitalizations, and surgeries that began decades ago and caused her to anticipate she wouldn't see age 70, Helen Cossitt lived to her fullest until Monday, February 26, 2024, when she passed away at 92 in Helena, Montana. And until the most recent few years, her "fullest" life was very full. She never missed an opportunity to socialize with friends, family and others she encountered wherever she might be. Helen had recently decided to move from Billings and all her...
On the evening of March 16, 2024, Patricia Ann Gardner passed away peacefully in Billings, MT, surrounded and supported by her loved ones. Patricia Ann was born in Miles City, MT on December 26, 1951, to James C and Rose Marie "Mickey" (Shy) Phillips. On December 25, 1951, Mickey told Jim it was time to head to Miles City for the birth of their third child, but with below freezing temperatures of -32 degrees, their car wouldn't start. So, they had to patiently wait for Uncle Pistol and Tony...
