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The weather for the month of March was quite mild in Powder River County, especially in comparison to 2019. This year in Broadus, the high temperature for the month of 71 was recorded on March 6th. On that very same date in 2019, the temperature dipped down to -14, which was far from the coldest temp felt in March of 2019. A record low for March: -36, was recorded on March 3rd of 2019. All told there were 8 days in March of 2019 with below zero low temps. This year, there were none. The low...
Hello everyone! As you all are probably suspecting, with everything that is going on, I have decided to conduct the 2020 Primary election as a mail ballot election. Since this is new to most of us, I thought it would be beneficial to give you a little information on what to expect and hopefully answer any questions you might have. With a mail ballot election, there will be no polling places open for voting. Every active, registered voter will receive a ballot in the mail whether they are...
Golfing is still open at Rolling Hills Golf Course. The Governor has advised we should adhere to the intent of the directive and eliminate all personal interaction between the golfing public and course employees. Golfers should follow the social distancing guidelines highlighted in the Governor’s directive. That being said, the RHGC board of directors still encourages the play of golf when the weather is nice. Please remember we do have a drop box for payments on hole #1. Please pay before you play if you don’t intend on becoming a member. Ple...
The Powder River County Health Department, in conjunction with the town of Broadus, have made a form available to report violations of the Governor’s COVID-19 Directives. The complaint form is available at the front door of the Broadus town office; a drop box is also provided to submit the forms. The form has been made to report businesses or individuals who are not following the governor’s directives, whether those on business closures, social distancing guidelines not being followed, or other COVID-19 related directives, of which the lis...
With the school closure due to the coronavirus pandemic now in its fourth week, we wanted to take a look at the modified learning process at Broadus Schools. While some schools across the state and nation have gone to an online only learning format, that solution wasn’t practical for Broadus. The lack of high-speed internet access in more rural areas of the county make for difficulties in reaching all students, especially when it comes to tasks which require more bandwidth, such as video conferencing. On top of the internet speed issues, some f...
Courtesy PR Extension Service There are signs of spring everywhere! "Powder River Extension has launched a second photo contest to encourage youth and adults in the community to get outside, enjoy the fresh air, benefit from exercise and share their experience through photos," encouraged Extension Agent Julie Riley. Please submit six photos by Sunday, April 12th of "Signs of Spring". They can be submitted via Facebook or Instagram at #prgreatnaturescavengerhunt or emailed directly to...
By Raymond Ragsdale, Broadus Vol. Fire Department On March 11th, Broadus Fire responded to a grass fire east of Highway 212 East along the Little Powder River. A controlled burn quickly became a pretty good grass fire when the wind came up. It ended up burning around 20 acres. Myself, Casey Slovek and Donna Wilson responded and were assisted by Matt McKinney with his back hoe putting in fire line, Charlie Russell, and his grandsons Clay LaPlant and Drew Arithson. We were fortunate that the wind was blowing out of the south and pushed the fire...
Governor Bullock’s directive on March 30, 2020 provides for all travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days to ensure they have not been exposed to COVID-19. Powder River County Board of Health advises all community members to avoid areas of population if at all possible. The likelihood of being exposed to COVID-19 is greatly increased through travel. This includes, Rapid City, Spearfish, and Belle Fouche, SD, Gillette and Sheridan, WY, Billings and Bozeman, MT, as well many others both in state and out, whom have a large number of confirmed c...
Courtesy PR Extension Service Thirty-one, four-member, teams tracked their steps in February and March as part of the Steps for Charity Challenge. Super Troopers, the winning team, who include John and Kristy Elgin and Sherry and Coaly Huckins, walked 3.5 million steps or an average of 14,238 steps each day. The Lance Lawrence Charity of Forsyth will receive $310 to support a young, 4-year old boy, Lance, in his battle with cancer. This third annual event, Steps for Charity, sponsored by Powder River Trails and MSU Extension Service-Powder R...
By Jonathon Smith, PhD candidate at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Epidemiology Courtesy PR Extension Service As an infectious disease epidemiologist, at this point I feel morally obligated to provide some information on what we are seeing from a transmission dynamic perspective and how they apply to the social distancing measures. Specifically, I want to make two aspects of these measures very clear and unambiguous. First, we are in the very infancy of this epidemic’s trajectory. That means even with these measures we wil...
Courtesy Senior Center Director Pat Ridenour WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service recently announced that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an Economic Impact Payment. Instead, payments will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts. “Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return do not need to take an action, and will receive their payment directly to...
Courtesy PR Extension Service Was your business negatively affected by COVID-19? Then you should apply for both the $10,000, EIDL Funds, on line NOW at www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options, and the Paycheck Protection Program loan program through your bank or Small Business Administration (SBA) lender. According to Julie Emmons, Community Services Director, Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEM DC), the SEMDC has been working with banks to make them aware of available programs so they can get the information...
Courtesy PR Extension Service Three individuals were named winners in the first outdoor challenge issued by Powder River Extension last week, according to Extension Agent Mary Rumph. "Darren and Kade VerWolf and Delaney Ruland submitted photos of every item on the list and some additional ones, too," said Rumph. Darren and Kade had photos of three different tracks, including raccoon, deer and goose. They also had two photos of something spiney, cactus and Russian Olive trees. Their photos w...
(The March 9th minutes are out of order. We printed the March 10th and 16th minutes last week.) March 9, 2020 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with all members present. Meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix, met with the board for his weekly meeting. They reviewed the 2021 gas tax maps and called the state to discuss the discrepancies found. The state will r...
By Pat Ridenour, Senior Center Director Powder River Food Bank located in the Senior Center has recently received 25 cases of food donated to them for public use from Broadus Insurance Service. This is the second donation from the local company in recent months. They are giving back to the community through the Food Bank to help those who are out of work or struggling to keep food on the table through these trying times of the COVID-19 world pandemic and throughout the year. The Food Bank has a good selection of canned fruits and vegetables, so...
Agriculture, and the protection of our food supply, has been declared critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security during the COVID-19 response. This declaration means that we have a responsibility to maintain continuity within our agricultural industry. The State of Montana and the Department of Livestock recognize the importance of business continuity for farmers and ranchers. We also understand that ranching activities such as branding, pregnancy checking, and shearing may require involvement of multiple individuals. The...
By Mary Rumph, Powder River Extension Agent As I am encouraging people in our community to go outside to breathe fresh air and enjoy the many benefits of exercise, I was quickly reminded that ticks are out and about, as I carefully brushed them off my pant legs. Ick! I do not like ticks! The most common tick we have here in Montana is the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni. This is common throughout most Montana counties. We also have the American dog tick, Dermacentor variablis, which can be found mostly in the eastern counties...
Karen A. Hovermale to Jeanie A. Hovermale, Quitclaim Deed, T2S, R52E, Sec. 24, TRACT 1, COS #135303; T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, TRACT 1, COS #135303; Lot 1, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NE4NE4; Lot 2, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NE4NE4; Lot 3, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NW4NE4; Lot 4, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, SW4NE4; Lot 5, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, SE4NE4; Lot 6, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, SE4NE4; Lot 7, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NE4SE4; Lot 8, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NE4SE4; Lot 9, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, NW4SE4; Lot 10, T2S, R52E, Sec. 25, SW4SE4; Lot 11, T2S, R52E, Sec.25, SE4SE4; Lot 12, T2S, R52E,...
April 12, 1990 Powderville CPO again threatened Once again, only fast action by a number of groups, many individuals and a congressman or two has saved the historical Powderville Contract Postal Station Office (CPO) from being arbitrarily closed without warning, by Billings officials of this postal district. In information from Ronnie Schaffer the office is 62-63 miles from Miles City and 34-35 miles from Broadus. He said his wife, Nina, took the work for what was to be a temporary period in order to keep the office open. That was in 1979 he...
