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By Broadus Fire Chief Raymond Ragsdale Broadus Volunteer Fire Department and Powder River County would like to remind everyone to be extra careful this 4th of July weekend. Although we can still see some green grass, that doesn’t mean that the grass will not burn, especially considering the fact that it is going to be so hot for the next few days. The fireworks show on B Hill will still go on and the fire department will be out to make sure any sparks that light the grass will be extinguished quickly. If you are lighting fireworks on your o...
To go along with the 4th of July theme of "A Family Tradition", the PR Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture nominated members of a three generation family business as Grand Marshals of the 4th of July parade. Slug Mills, his daughter Charlee Kuhbacher, and grandson Beau Kuhbacher are auctioneers in the family business, Mills Auction Service. Slug started the family business after attending the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, in the late 1970s. During a 2018 interview with Slug, he s...
Shane Dunning, historian and columnist for the Powder River Examiner, was recently published in Montana, The Magazine of Western History. His article, "The Right Man To Do A Wrong Thing – Charlie Thex, the Bear Creek Sheep Raid, and the Primacy of Fear," is featured in the Summer 2021 issue of the Montana Historical Society publication. The article presents further research into the Bear Creek Sheep Raid of 1900, in which masked men clubbed to death 2,200 head of sheep in what is now S...
By Mary Rumph, MSU Extension Powder River Agent Planes in the Air: When asked the first of June what I thought the chances were of the APHIS grasshopper treatment program happening, my response was "10%." On Tuesday, June 22nd, I heard the first plane flying west of Biddle. The next day, I saw a plane returning to the airport at Broadus which I followed in to take a closer look. In speaking with Taelor Anderson and Hannah Lewis, our local Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection...
By Jessica Malone We hope you’re getting excited for a weekend of Independence Day celebrations in Broadus with the Powder River Chamber of Commerce & Ag! Our theme for 2021 is “4th of July – It’s a Family Tradition!” Join us this year in honoring the rich history and family legacies alive in our great community. Check out the roster of activities planned for the weekend… The festivities begin early on Saturday the 3rd with the Freedom Run/Walk sponsored by SCDC and hosted by the Powder River Trails Club. Meet at Cottonwood Park for the 5 m...
By Annie Brimmer Those members who would like to ride on the float be at the hall at 10:00. Those helping to put the float together and ride be at the hall at 9:00....
Doris Darlene (Burch) Turnbough, age 83, of Broadus, Montana passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana after a valiant health battle for many months. She was born on February 21, 1938, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to R.O. and Eunice P. Major Burch, who ranched on Box Elder Creek near Ridgeway, Montana. She joined a four-year-old sister, Charlotte, and her younger brother, Robert O., joined the family four years later. Doris attended rural schools,...
Ellen Gilger, age 72 of Boyes, Montana, died Saturday, June 26, 2021 after a long and private battle with cancer. The funeral service will be held 11 am Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fouche. Pastor Samuel Smith will officiate the service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place in Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. The funeral will be live-streamed on Ellen's obituary page, located on the funeral...
By Lisa Lynch On June 14-19, members of the Broadus and Colstrip Band and Choir found themselves on the long awaited music trip. This year the group traveled to Idaho. The first day, both the band and choir performed and worked with professors from both M.S.U.- Billings, and Bozeman. The next day they traveled to Coeur d'Alene, ID, they enjoyed the Triple Play Family Fun Park, and a River Boat Dinner Cruise on the Coeur d' Alene River. Wednesday the Band and Choir performed at the Silverwood...
July 1, 1921 B-Divide and Pumpkin on the 4th The B-Divide Community Club celebration will be held at B.H. Mitchell’s place and the program will include horse racing and foot races and many features. A previous report that the celebration would be held at F.O. Reder’s was erroneous. At the old Wilson shearing pens at the head of Pumpkin Creek, a celebration will be held next Monday, the Fourth of July. All will partake of a picnic dinner and then will follow a program of riding and racing. The F-E bay, owned by Hans Peterson, will of itself pro...
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Tom Herzog Sunday, July 4th - Service in the Park - 9:00 a.m. Sunday, July 11th - Communion during service 6:00 p.m. Church service @ Powderville w/ Pitch-in July 17th & 18th - Hills Alive Christian Concerts – Rapid City Sunday, July 18th - Mission Moment during service Sunday, July 25th – Faith Story during service Sundays 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Nursery and Children’s Church Offered) Wednesdays 6:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting @ Church Thursdays Noon Prayer Meetings at Mary Smith’s (Pitch-...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Kristopher Reeve, Tucson, AZ, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Kyle Anton, Gillette, WY, operate veh. not registered properly, $85. Turner Fountain, Fraser, CO, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Scott Herrick, Owls Head, ME, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Elyse Tadel, Lake Forest, IL, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Claire Burke, Grand Rapids, MI, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Benjamin Baron, Beverly Hills, CA, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Dustin O...
Seven schools from Powder River and Custer County with twenty two "students" got together on June 26 for a brunch at Charles Carter's yard. The oldest attendees were Mary Ann McCullough and Charles Carter who attended the Irion School. The country schools represented were Irion, Divide, Coalwood, Cross S, Kimball, Davidson, and Spring Creek. Pictured standing (L-R): Joyce Benge Strobel, Ken Bird, Bob Janssen, Bonnie Russiff Schott, Scott Carter, Rick Abbott, Lana Kay Minow Smith, Barry Russiff,...
If you know of any local class reunions going on over the 4th or later this summer, please let us know here at the Examiner. We’d love to print a photo of the class, as well as info on who all attended and other such pertinent information....
