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February 12, 2024 Region 7 – The new license year opens March 1, which means that you will soon be able to buy your 2024 hunting and fishing licenses and begin applying for permits and special licenses. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is April 1. Applications for most species – deer, elk, antelope, deer B, elk B, antelope B, moose, sheep, goat, bison, bear, turkey – can be made beginning March 1. Applications for limited drawings can be submitted online (https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply) or at FWP offices. All other licenses may b...
Francis Edwards died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 16, 2024. Francis was born on November 9, 1943 to Dale and Dorothy Edwards in Broadus. He graduated from Powder River County High School in 1962. He attended Montana State College for 4 years. In 1967 he married Diana McCurdy and they returned to the family ranch. Francis was very proud of his three sons who all graduated from Montana State. He was also proud of his family heritage, that his great grandfather and his three sons...
By Terri Bird There are several ladies in the community taking orders for bright, yellow daffodils, in an effort to support our local Cancer Fund. The cost is one bunch of flowers for $10 or three bunches for $25, orders must be placed by the end of February. The flowers are slated to arrive around March 18 or 19 and can be picked up at the courthouse square or delivered to the people of your choice. To place an order contact any of the following gals, Debbie Talcott, Kerry Gardner, Carla Bowers, Kitty Riggs, Tammy Sch-oenbeck and Terri Bird,...
For the first time in Broadus school history, both the boys and girls basketball teams won district tournament titles in the same season. Both boys and girls teams won their way straight through the tournament – the boys winning two games due to their first round bye, and the girls three games. On Friday the Broadus teams had a combined four buzzer beater shots, and with championship wins on Saturday, the weekend proved to be a great time for Broadus basketball fans and players alike. Girls E...
Grandma’s Going Down By PR Extension Office Maddy Reierson, a 6-year-old and member of Team Grandma’s Going Down, is as competitive as her mother Elizabeth (Riley) Reierson. When Maddy found out she was on a Steps for Charity team opposite her grandma Julie Riley’s team, she strapped on her step-tracking watch and immediately started walking around the house and said, “Grandma’s going down!” Aunt Kate Riley Copelan and Uncle Kyle Copelan round out the Grandma’s Going Down team and are certainly outpacing grandma and her team, tracking steps...
HELENA – The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind owners of real and personal property about several important deadlines approaching soon: March 1 Due Date • Business and industrial equipment owners need to report their personal property online with the department’s TransAction Portal (TAP) at https://tap.dor.mt.gov. Businesses have a statutory reporting requirement if their total statewide market value of equipment is over $1 million. Businesses whose statewide market value is $1 million or less are exempt from the busin...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University awarded 813 undergraduate degrees and164 graduate degrees during its 139th commencement ceremonies held Dec. 15 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. An additional 162 students from Gallatin College MSU received associate degrees or certificates. Local graduates include: Grace Hansen and Suzanne Trusler...
By Eric Myers On Tuesday, February 6th, eight Broadus Junior High students traveled to Savage to complete in the 2024 MathCounts competition. MathCounts provides engaging math programs to US middle school students of all ability levels, in order to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. Along with students from Culbertson, Savage, Plentywood, Lustre Christian, and Glasgow, Broadus students completed 2 individual tests and one team test. This year's participants fr...
By Dee Mobley Over the hump! A milestone reached! St V’s has been flirting with surpassing the $50,000 annual sales mark for the past two years. In 2023 it happened. And, in sync with that figure, we’ve recirculated almost $28,000 into the community via gifting 62 families, PR Public Health, and PR High School. The bulk of the gifts were gas cards for medical travel. Cash gifts were warranted in other circumstances such as household fires, hospice, Rx’s, and other needs brought to our attention. The board appreciates all who contact us re th...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will implement changes this year to the reservation process for state park sites. The changes will create more opportunities for recreationists to enjoy state parks and comply with legislation passed by the 2023 Legislature. Starting this year, visitors will have up to three months prior to their planned arrival date to make campsite and lodging reservations or purchase tour tickets. This is a change from the six-month booking window in the past. Visitors need to be aware that the maximum stay per site c...
Thursday, January 18, 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 board discussed the request by Raymond Ragsdale to authorize the DNRC truck to join the striker team in Custer County. The board approved the request. Ragsdale informed the board the DNRC will invoice as the unit is utilized and the county will receive the funding, to b...
February 22, 1924 Dan Gilmore to Ride for Movies It was reported in Broadus this week that Dan Gilmore had accepted a position as horse rider with a moving picture concern at Hollywood, California. Mr. Gilmore, it is said, plans to leave for that destination in a few days. He is regarded as one of the best riders on Powder River and working before the camera will be “pickings” for him. Max Holcomb, another Powder River cowboy, is also in California, riding in western pictures for a movie company there. River’s Ice Breaks Up; Freezes over Again...
