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Reports of two cow elk at the active county airport filtered into our office on Monday morning. County Maintenance Supervisor Marty Drane told us that the elk likely found their way into the fenced enclosure through a gate which didn’t latch properly and may have blown open in the wind. Reports indicate the mission to move the elk out of the airport turned into a bit of a rodeo, as elk apparently don’t herd like cattle. Just as the maintenance personnel were slowly pushing the elk along the fence towards an open gate, someone stopped on the...
The Broadus Volunteer Fire Department is planning a series of events over the summer to commemorate their 100 year anniversary, according to Fire Chief Raymond Ragsdale. The original minute book, which the Broadus VFD still has in their possession, shows 15 members in the original department. The department was first organized on July 21st, 1922, and certified under the name “Broadus Fire Department”. The minutes from that date show that J.F. Blenkner was elected as foreman, and H.R. Straiton was secretary-treasurer. Other members of the dep...
By Linda Ostendorf The Boyes Community Club held their 40th Annual Italian Dinner combined with a hog roast on Saturday June 4th at the Boyes Community Hall. The Lord graciously provided us with beautiful weather for a fun filled day. This weather sure beats the usual 30 below weather in February that we've been battling with in recent years. Many attendees were present, spanning from locations such as Rapid City, Belle Fourche, Spearfish and other surrounding towns in SD, as well as Hulett,...
Though the saying is off by a month from the usual April showers/May flowers, the cool conditions of April and late frost in May (where the mercury dipped to 27 on May 22nd in Broadus) set back plant growth as well as the validity of the saying in its orginal form. In the ensuing weeks the growth has come on quickly. By the last week of May and into early June, flowers were in full bloom, lawns in need of regular cutting, and fields well on their way to producing a bumper crop, aided by regular...
Follow the link below to unofficial election results in Powder River County for the June 7, 2022 primary election: https://www.powderriverexaminer.com/home/customer_files/election_results/2022_primary_tally_sheet1.jpg...
The Broadus Minors T-Ball/Baseball season began at the start of June, with games in the works every Tuesday evening in June. Team members, as well as the sponsors who purchased snazzy new shirts for the teams include: The Green Team, sponsored by Broadus Insurance and coached by Todd Gardner, includes Aria Gatlin, William Rodda, Kaylan Reaves, Griffin Gardner, Myla Gatlin, Garrison Walker, Gunner Pluhar, Randen Bilbrey and Mariah Gardner. The Blue Team, sponsored by Powder River Petals and coached by Jeff Ryan, includes team members Courtney...
By Jessica Malone Thank you to everyone that participated in and attended our Local Candidate Forum. We hope you appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the candidates and leadership roles in Powder River County. If you missed the event in person, you can find the video feed on our Facebook page or website. Thank you to all of you who are willing to serve our community in these positions. What incredible moisture we’ve been blessed with this spring! Hopefully you’ll be able to take time out from a stellar haying season to help us cel...
The opening of the county swimming pool has been delayed due to a leak in a water return pipe, which was sending water underneath the pool liner. The leak was discovered last Friday, the day prior to the originally scheduled opening. Swimming pool director Libby Nisley indicated the fix was expected to take approximately one more week from the date of publication. Dates for swimming lessons will be re-determined once the pool is up and going, and will take place on Monday nights for five weeks....
June 9, 1922 Wool Sells at 41c Within the last few days eleven different wool clips have sold at 41 cents a pound. So far as known no flockmaster in Powder River County has yet sold his wool clip of this year. June 6, 1947 Broadus Ball Team Beat Coalwood Sunday The Broadus baseball team won their fourth straight game of the season last Sunday on the local diamond when they eased by the Coalwood nine by a score of 9 to 8. Going into the last of the 9th inning with the score tied at 8 runs, Broadus got a run when Keil scored on a double by...
Broadus Junior High and High School students earning grade point averages between 3.5 and 4.0 for the 4th quarter of the 2021-22 school year are listed below. 7th Justin Aye, Kassie Hagedorn, Eli Jurica 8th Addison Draine, Kensi Emmons, Gracie Gali, Maggie Mader, Darren VerWolf Freshman Rebecca Aye, Talyn Conley, Archer Edwards, Zach Jones, Jackson Knapp Sophomore Gracie Barbero, Eli Heacock, Emma Isaacs, Mia Mader, Ciara McDowell, Zeason Schaffer, Cooper Zimmer Junior Lauryn Billing, Mercy Brost, Alex Edwards, Tytan Hanson, Oliveah Schaffer,...
Thomas D. Andrews to Pitch Fork F Ranch, LLC, Quitclaim Deed, T7S, R51E, Sec. 12, SW4, SE4SE4; T7S, R51E, Sec. 13, S2, NW4, E2NE4; T7S, R51E, Sec. 24, S2NE4, N2SE4, NW4NW4, SE4NW4, NE4S W4, SE4SE4; T7S, R51E, Sec. 25, NE4NE4; T7S, R52E, Sec. 07, S2SE4, SE4SW4; Lot 4, T7S, R52E, Sec. 07, SW4SW4; T7S, R52E, Sec. 08, SW4SW4; T7S, R52E, Sec. 18, E2, E2NW4, E2SW4; Lot 1, T7S, R52E, Sec. 18, NW4NW4; Lot 2, T7S, R52E, Sec. 18, SW4NW4; Lot 3, T7S, R52E, Sec. 18, NW4SW4; Lot 4, T7S, R52E, Sec. 18, SW4SW4; T7S, R52E, Sec. 19, S2NE4, E2SW4, W2SE4,...
