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On Monday, the County Compensation Board met for their annual meeting on salaries for elected officials. The nine member board consists of two members of the public at large (Ann Emmons and Todd Gardner), the three county commissioners, the clerk and recorder, and three elected officials. In this case, those elected officials are the clerk and recorder, the treasurer, and the sheriff. The meeting was held in the courthouse election room, as construction taking place on the sidewalk outside the commissioners’ office necessitated a move to avoid...
Powder River County Sheriff Devin Boman graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy recently, having completed the intensive 12 week course in Helena. The course features topics such as law & criminal procedure, fair & impartial policing, patrol operations, traffic enforcement, investigations, firearms instruction & defensive techniques, along with a host of other topics. Sheriff Boman told us that his class was informed that the school had recently been converted to a more practical,...
By Elliott Barnhart On July 12th, Jesse and Tizer Barnhart competed in the USA Track and Field meet in Bozeman at the MSU track. Tizer won the softball throw and Jesse won the 200m, 400m and 800m. On July 16th, Abbey, Elliott and Jesse competed in the Big Sky State Games. It was a great day to compete, and for $35 competitors received a tee shirt and could compete in 5 track and field events. Abbey placed 1st in 100m and 400m for her age group. Elliott got first in javelin and discus and s...
TOWN OF BROADUS Regular Council Meeting July 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm Present at the meeting were Mayor Chad Gatlin, Public Works Raymond Ragsdale, Public Works Cassidy Zimmer, Councilperson Wanda Smith, Councilperson Raevyn Slovek, Councilperson Cody Morris, Clerk/ Treasurer Josie Morris. Mayor Chad Gatlin called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the council reviewed the previous minutes. Mayor Gatlin asked if all delinquent water/sewer bills had been settled as well as what the next steps were in the event; they...
By Gloria Nelson, Wibaux Pioneer Gazette United States Postal Service raised First-Class Mail rates July 9. One ounce First-Class Mail letters went from 63 cents to 66 cents. Metered First-Class Mail letters weighing 1 ounce went from 60 cents to 63 cents. Postcards sent within United States rose from 48 cents to 51 cents. International postcards went from $1.45 to $1.50, which is the same rate for 1-ounce First-Class International letters. The increases will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 5.4 percent to offset the rise in...
By Annie Brimmer Fair will soon be here and once again the VFW will be selling its famous and delicious hamburgers. You all come and have some. We will be in the little silver “bungalow” across from the Community Center like we have been for many fairs. You can sit under the tent and enjoy what’s happening there while you satisfy your hunger pangs. We have been keeping busy with Memorial Day and just recently the July 4th celebration. We were kind of short in numbers but our heart is just as strong for this great country and our support unwav...
By Pamela Ash Independent Press Stories about the presence of more than 200 unmarked graved on the grounds of a Canadian Indian residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, began surfacing on May 27, 2021. These stories prompted concerns at St. Labre that there was a possibility something like this could have happened at one of its three locations on Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations. Due to this, the St. Labre Board of Directors formed an independent commission to research the...
The Inaugural Kelly Compton Memorial Golf Scramble was held July 15th, at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Broadus. Nine teams of four players competed through smoky conditions in the tournament. A silent auction was held for four high school players, with winning bidders adding one of the high school players to their team, to make a fifth golfer. The four Broadus high school golfers included Emma Isaacs, Graci Barbero, Grayson Arithson, and Macyn McDowell. The winning team was Chad Gatlin, Dan...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Benjamin Adelman, Billings, MT, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Adam Garcia, Summerfield, FL, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Lester Kanler, Lakeway, TX, speeding in restricted zone (85/65) $85. Melissa Hardy, Ballwin, MO, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. MHP Collin Roberts, Broadus, MT, seatbelt violation, $20. James Lewis, Newcastle, WY, daytime speeding (84/70) $70. Andrea Barnes, Colstrip, MT, speeding in restricted zone (75/65) $55. Bram Schaffer, Broadus, MT, DUI- 4th or s...
July 20, 1923 Rebuild Derrick The Northwestern Development company of Newark, Ohio, through Wm. E. White, its field manager, has awarded a contract for 45,000 feet of lumber to a sawmill near Boyes for the construction of a new standard 84-foot oil derrick to replace the one recently destroyed by fire at the Paul Aimone place, about five miles south of Boyes. The mill will be started in operation at once. The machinery was seriously damaged by the fire and it is believed but little will be salvaged making it necessary for a complete new...
