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Last weekend, the Lady Hawk golf team achieved something which hasn't been accomplished by a girls team from Broadus. Until now. Their second place trophy from state golf is the first time a Broadus girls team has achieved a second place trophy at state in any sport. Last year the girls golf team won third, and in 2014 and 2015 the girls volleyball team won third. Sharing the glory with second place state team titles were the 1973 and 1976 wrestling teams, the only boys teams which have...
As the 21 Seniors of the Broadus Class of 2023 marched into the gym in their graduation on Saturday, friends and family looked on proudly as the class took their seats and began the ceremony which would transition the students, one hour and forty minutes later, into full-fledged high school graduates. The ceremony began with a video produced by Lauryn Billing titled "Our Class, Through the Years," which featured pictured montages and video footage from the classes upbringing in the Broadus...
Friends and family are welcome to gather for the last and final Italian Dinner, to be hosted at the Boyes Community Club Hall roughly 25 miles Southeast of Broadus, MT, on June 4th. The club has been putting on the Italian Dinner for over 40 years in commemoration of the Italian immigrant families that originally settled in the area. To name a few of the local families: Barbero, Trucano, Capra, Chiesa, Landa, Borla, Giacametto, Gianino and the Carretto families. The Boyes Community Club would like to honor past community members by asking...
The VFW Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 10 AM on May 29th at Valley View Cemetery in Broadus. The Auxiliary will be serving refreshments in the garage/shed at the cemetery following the ceremony....
The Broadus Track team had an excellent Divisional tournament, as they qualified 12 members of the team for state events, winning multiple events in the process. The boys team placed 2nd, while the girls placed 5th, scoring 100 and 57 points, respectively. The top teams in the Southern C were Park City in the boys (a large team, which Coulter said will be stepping up to Class B next season), and Roberts in the girls. Roberts features Taylee and TJ Chirrick, sisters who transferred in from...
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FORSYTH, Mont.: The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction will continue efforts on the Southeast Montana Bridge Preservation project. This project is rehabilitating 11 bridges in southeastern Montana. These bridges impact Montana Highway 39 (MT 39), US Highways 212 (US 212) and 12 (US 12), and Interstate 94 (I 94). Construction will affect Colstrip and neighboring communities, including Forsyth, Lame Deer, Broadus, Ashland, and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Crews have begun work on the East Forsyth...
HELENA – By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, the hunting with hounds of all black bears will close in Black Bear Management Unit (BMU) 700 one-half hour after sunset today, Monday, May 22, following the harvest of the two bear quota. In addition, the commission ordered the closure of hunting without hounds to close in BMU 700 one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, May 23. The quota of four bears was filled. For more information, visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/by-spe-cies to check the current quota status, or call t...
May 25, 1923 $200 Mile Cost of Wire Fence A fence constructed of barbed wire and cedar posts stands a farmer $200 a mile. No less authorities than Gene Michaels, stockman of Moorhead, and W.J. Schoeder, manager of the local branch of the Yellowstone Lumber company, assisted us in the calculation. A spool of barbed wire weighs between 75 and 80 pounds and when strung out measures 80 rods or 1,320 feet. A rod is 5 ½ yards or 16 ½ feet. As there are 5,280 feet to the mile, it takes four spools of barbed wire to the miles for each wire strung. If t...
It was a fun filled afternoon on May 9th as the Powder River Conservation District (PRCD) staff introduced the fifth grade students to Wooly and Belle, Targhee and Suffolk cross ewes. These sheep were used to instruct the kids about the numerous uses of wool and sheep within the agricultural industry. The animals were sheared on site by Garrett Harrington and the wool given to the students to feel the differences between the two breeds and various cuts of wool. They learned how to pick and...
Little League T-Ball begins May 31st, for kids ages 6-10 (or those who have completed Kindergarten through fourth grade). Please contact Nicole Gardner for more information.The season will last four weeks, capped off with a tournament scheduled for June 26th....
Marriage License Issued Sandra A. Gatzke, Rozet, WY and D. Dustin Gilger, Boyes, MT...
Monday, April 24, 2023 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. Teel Mullanix, Road Supervisor, met with the board. Mullanix reported the Road Department has finished one side of graveling on the Cemetery Road. They discussed the process of moving forward with a contract with John Trusler to contract blade work for the county. Mullanix r...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Dylan Kelly, Litchfield, MN, theft, pled guilty, fined $285, 3 days jail & restitution $63.71. Jerin Leonel Suozo Andora, N. Charleston, SC, speeding in restricted zone (85/65) $85. Joseph Britt Jr., Garryowen, MT, driving w/o valid D/L, $235. Alexander Bugayev, Wingate, SC, daytime speeding (92/70) $120. Aron Goitom, Silver Spring, MD, speeding in restricted zone (50/40) dismissed w/o prejudice by officer. Aron Goitom, Silver Spring, MD, careless driving, dismissed w/o prejudice by officer. Daniel Breit, D...
