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The Broadus Hawk Track team competed in their first competition of the season last Wednesday with a meet in Lockwood. The new facility at Lockwood features a 10 lane all-weather track, which Broadus Head Track Coach Jerry Coulter says is one of the best tracks in the area. Broadus competitors placed very well at Lockwood, especially considering they had missed a year of competition, with track shut down in 2020 due to COVID-19. Zeason Schaffer, a Freshman, won three events in her first ever high school track meet, placing first in the High Jump...
The Broadus School Board Trustees met Monday evening for their monthly meeting. All members of the board were in attendance, with Raquel Mader and Waylon Billing attending the meeting via phone. The first item on the agenda was the hiring of staff for the 2021-22 school year. Motions were made and unanimously passed to hire the current tenured staff, as well as the staff that will be receiving tenure in the coming year (including Caroline Johnson, Rebecca Boman, and Jen Zellers), and classified staff. Coaches for the 2021-22 school year were...
By Megan Johnson, Student Council President A wise woman once said a clean community leads to healthy citizens. We want to clean up our community on Monday, April 26 by celebrating Community Appreciation Day. The landfill will be open all day for everyone personally cleaning around the community. If any businesses are seeking help from students, please contact Melissa Billing (406-436-2583), Dori Phillips (406-436-2658), or Megan Johnson (406-210-4968). Students participating will only be available from 12:30-3:10. I hope you join us in the...
By Jen Zellers As our community grows, so does the need for childcare. Although we have some wonderful childcare options in our community, there is still a need to help support our new and growing families. It was out of this need that Broadus Bumblebees was born. Our goal is to be able to meet the needs of children, families, and community in as many ways as possible. Creating more jobs with competitive wages, a safe learning environment for children to grow, and community involvement are just a few things the Board of Broadus Bumblebee...
Powder River Health vaccinated 53 folks for COVID-19 last Saturday, at the drive up COVID clinic at the fairgrounds. As of Saturday, 596 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been given in Broadus. Powder River Public Health Nurse Darlynn Williams wanted to thank Kerry Gardner, Vikki Klemm, Morgan Weller, Luke & Logan Mobley, Gina Vineyard, Raymond Ragsdale, Rebecca McEuen, Dick Jesse and Chad Harrington for all their help at the clinic. She commented: "We have a very short waiting list so I would...
By Mary Rumph, Powder River Extension Agent Ticks are out and about and ready to attach onto warm blooded species, so take precautions to protect yourself from this crawling insect that can be a disease vector. The most common ticks we have in Montana this time of year are the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, and the dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis. Ticks can be transported into the home from pets and humans. The two species look very similar. The two species of the black-legged ticks, (also known as deer ticks, Ixodes scapular...
Courtesy MT FWP The spring black bear hunting season starts April 15. Hunters need to be aware that black bears must be presented for in-person inspection and tagging within 10 days of harvest. The hide and skull must be presented in a condition that allows full inspection and tooth collection (i.e. unfrozen). For local tagging information, contact the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks office nearest to you. Three Black Bear Management Units have quotas and mandatory 48-hour reporting: Units 510, 520, and 700. When the quota is reached or a...
The Broadus Hawk Golf Team competed in two competitions last week, hosting a dual against Fairview on Wednesday, with the Varsity competing in Colstrip on Friday. The weather last Wednesday was quite lovely for a round of golf, especially following the cold of the previous day. The competitors, some clad in shorts and enjoying the sun, played an 18 hole match style game, with Broadus Varsity players going head to head with Fairview players. According to Broadus Head Golf Coach Chad Gatlin, Broad...
Kimberly Kay Hostetter, Etal, Cheryl Ann McClure, Etal AKA Cheryl Ann Wash to Chad Harrington, Etux, Warranty Deed, Lot 33B, Block 2, City of Broadus, Doyle Subdivision; Lot 34B, Block 2, City of Broadus, Doyle Subdivision. Suzanne S. Trusler, Etal, Suzanne Trusler, Etal, Suzanne Small Trusler, Etal to Suzanne S. Trusler, Corrected Deed, T3S, R45E, Sec. 12, SE4SE4; Lot 10, T3S, R46E, Sec. 07, SW4SW4; Lot 11, T3S, R46E, Sec. 07, SW4SW4; T3S, R46E, Sec. 10, SE4SE4; T3S, R46E, Sec. 11, SW4SW4; T3S, R46E, Sec. 12, W2SE4, SE4SW4; Lot 3, T3S, R46E,...
Helena, Mont. – Applications for the State Hail Insurance Program are now available through the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA). Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online by visiting the MDA website. State policies are available for purchase until August 15, 2021. Producers who previously purchased s...
March 29, 2021 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Lee Randall and John Olson present. Commissioner Giacometto was absent as she attended MACRS training in Great Falls. Meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda approved. A local resident phoned the commissioners to express concerns on the condition of her road. The commission informed the road supervisor. The board reviewed and continued discussion on the county’s capital improvement plan. Patty Phillippi, County Treasurer, stopped i...
By JV Coach Dustin Lanke The JV boys basketball team had a successful season. We were fortunate enough to play 15 games this season and finished with a record of 13-2. The two blemishes on our record came from a 4 point loss in a 1/2 game against Jordan and a 10 point loss to a more experienced class B Colstrip. In recent years, Melstone and St. Labre have been our biggest competition at the JV level. We finally broke through against Melstone on January 9th with a 59-36 win, snapping their 39 game winning streak in the process. St. Labre did...
April 15, 1921 Overdrafts felony under a new law Henceforth anyone issuing a check when there are not sufficient funds to meet it is guilty of a misdemeanor if the check is for $50 or less, and is guilty of a felony if the check is for more than $50. This is the result of a bill introduced into the legislature assembly and which has now become a law. The new law is designed to prevent much annoyance and loss resulting from the action of persons who write checks when there are no funds or insufficient funds in the bank to pay the check....
Case is first one since 2018; Health officials remind Montanans to take precautions to avoid hantavirus Courtesy MT DPHHS The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has confirmed that an adult male from Richland County has been diagnosed with hantavirus infection. The individual acquired the illness while working out of state where there was an occupational exposure to mice. The individual was hospitalized but is now in the process of recovering at home. DPHHS and local public health agencies remind Montanans and visitors to t...
By Austin Amestoy UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Montana Senate Passes State Budget Bill, Rejects Attempt to End Medicaid Expansion The state budget is on the move again in the Montana Legislature after the Senate passed in on a 33-17 vote Thursday, making few changes and defeating an attempt to end Medicaid expansion in the process. House Bill 2 is the only bill the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass, as it determines how much money state agencies and programs will receive for the next two...
Courtesy PR Extension Office The Montana State University (MSU) Extension Ranching Systems Team has scheduled a series of drought management programs across the state in late April. The series is in response to the April 6th Drought Monitor map for Montana which paints a grim picture, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. “The good news,” according to MSU Extension Range Specialist Jeff Mosely, “is that plenty of time remains for Montana’s rangeland to receive effective moisture in April, May, and June this year. With any luck...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen 4-12-2021 People have a way of making some things difficult. School finance certainly falls into one of those categories. Maybe government tries to confuse us so we don’t ask questions, or maybe the plan is to hire more people to interpret all the regulations. Well, this is my best attempt to briefly discuss your general fund budget and, to explain why we did not run a general fund levy this spring. Montana general fund budgets are composed of two sections: a Base and Over-Base. The Base budget is t...
In February, the Tongue River Crossroads 4-H club met at a member's house. Kimber Emmons taught us how to make pipe cleaner flowers. We filled vases with pipe cleaner flowers to give to businesses in the community to spread spring cheer. Kate Ruland took pictures. Noah Dudek, Reporter...
Kenton Stradinger, originally of Broadus, recently graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Stradinger is employed by the Rosebud County Sheriff's Department, and works in Forsyth. Kenton is the son of Tim Stradinger of Broadus, and Misty Scott. (Photo courtesy Rosebud County Sheriff's Department)...
