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At 12:01 AM on Friday, July 24th, Powder River County moves into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions until further notice. The decision to enact the restrictions was made by the county commissioners on Monday, and was made in response to the dry weather, hot temperatures, and expected extreme fire weather conditions. Under Stage 1 restrictions, the following acts are prohibited: a. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire, unless noted and allowed in the exemptions stated below; b. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or...
Powder River County announced their first positive COVID case on Thursday. A Powder River Community member presented to the Medical clinic with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Subsequent testing revealed a confirmed positive. Powder River Public Health is in the process of contact tracing and will notify anyone identified as being a contact. A contact is defined as anyone who been within 6 feet for longer than 15 minutes with a positive COVID patient. This includes the 2 days prior to symptoms appearing. In this particular case, symptoms...
The fourth and final article in a series, written by Historian Shane Dunning. Shane may be reached at [email protected]. George Mitchell was, by even the accounts of his friends, an argumentative and possessive man. That being said, he was also well-known cattle and horseman in his community, devoted to his large family. He did not like sheep and believed that Link Wilson's ovine interests were a serious threat to his livestock's water and his livelihood. According to John Daut, Mitchell...
Twilla Hanson and Brad Field recently took ownership of the Stockman's Club in Broadus. We sat down with the partners last week to discuss their new venture. "It's been my lifelong dream to own a restaurant, and I'm excited for this opportunity," Twilla said. The Stockman's Club, formerly the Homestead, has been a longtime fixture for dining in Broadus, sitting in a good location along Hwy 212 at the south end of town. The restaurant and bar features ample parking for stock trailers or trucks, a...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen Like most schools in Montana, Broadus Public Schools plans to begin onsite instruction with students beginning August 19th. It is our mission to provide the best education possible under these circumstances. We understand the concern with student and staff safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I experienced the anxiety and isolation first-hand after receiving a false positive test. With the uncertainty, self-isolation, and overwhelming duties at school it was a stressful couple days while waiting for...
Courtesy PR Extension Office The 100th Powder River County Fair will be held August 4th-7th (Tuesday through Friday) with a few new twists. The 4-H Horse Show will be held on Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The official kick-off for Fair will take place Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. with a Centennial Fair Parade followed by opening ceremonies, a Rough Stock Challenge and Crazy Cowgirl Trick Riding. 4-H non-livestock exhibits will be received all day on Tuesday. No interview judging will take place; and most non-livestock exhibits will be judged...
The County Compensation Board met earlier this week to set the salary for the elected officials for the coming budget year. The board consists of all three county commissioners (Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall, and Rod Schaffer), as well as County Attorney Jeff Noble, three elected officials (Molly Lloyd, Cynde Jo Gatlin, and Sheriff Drane), and two taxpayers (Pete Wenzel and Julie Collins). The boards meets every year to discuss and set any pay raises for county’s ten elected officials, which also affects the wages of the county’s deputy off...
On July 8, 2020, the Mizpah Masters 4-H club held their 5th meeting. Six out of the seven members were present. The meeting was held the Aye's house. The club discussed the upcoming fair. Lea Aye, Justin Aye, and Madisyn Kramme reported on the market hog and lamb weigh in that was held in June. Roadside cleanup will be completed by the club in August or September. After the meeting the club swam, had lunch, and made s'mores. Everyone agreed that this was the best meeting. The next meeting will be hosted by Justin Aye. By Jefferson...
By Pat Ridenour Stitch and Chatter Quilt Club has invited a mobile fabric store to come to Broadus on July 28th, 2020. They will set up on the East side of the Powder River Historical Museum at 10 AM and close at 6 PM. The Wayward Quilters Halfway House from Circle, MT decided to set up a 30' trailer with quilting cottons, batiks, flannel, minky, 108" wide backing, batting, and patterns to serve communities that do not have access to a local quilting store. Partners, Carla Huseby and Kylene Gackle are the duo that contacted the local quilt...
As we reported last week, the PR County Commissioners discussed and planned a vote on changing their salary from the current full-time pay of around $43,000 a year and dropping to ¾ time pay. The vote came after our publication was sent out to the printer, on Tuesday afternoon July 14th. Commissioner Randall made a motion to move to ¾ pay, but failed to receive a second, so the motion died. This means the commissioners will continue to receive a full-time salary....
Dillon Joe Isaak and Samantha Christina Ferree, Melba, ID Tell Norman Shannon, Broadus, and Tyler Diane Friez, Forsyth...
Thursday, July 26, 1990 1990 Fairbook dedicated to Gary and Beverly Green The 1990 Powder River County Fairbook is dedicated to Gary and Beverly Green of the Stacey Community. Gary is the son of Loy and Evelyn Green. He spent his entire life on the family ranch near Volborg. Beverly, the daughter of Dwight and Alice Riley, was raised on a ranch in the Knowlton area. They were married in October of 1957 in Miles City. They raised six children on the ranch on Little Pumpkin Creek. Emily and Jim Madsen have four children, and live and work on the...
Billy, I want to commend Governor Steve Bullock for doing what many governors in rural states like ours were unable or unwilling to do -- work with both parties to expand access to health care and boost our economy through Medicaid expansion. By bringing Republicans and Democrats together, Governor Bullock led the way in making health care more affordable for nearly 1 in 10 Montanans, including 10,000 veterans and their families. But Medicaid expansion did much more than make our state healthier. It was also integral in saving many of our rural...
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Kadence Bowman, daughter of a former Army buddy, Jesse Bowman. Jesse’s mom, Debbie made this recipe, subscribes to the paper, and was a great host and truly wonderful person when I visited their family in Tennessee. ~ BS Grandma’s Brady Bell Corn 2 cans creamed corn 2 cans whole kernel corn, drained ¾ block of cream cheese sliced jalapenos to taste Simmer slowly in saucepan until cream cheese is melted. Add jalapenos, salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot....
Shooting Sports is one of Darren VerWolf's 4-H projects. Darren (pictured far left) said, "I enjoy shooting my bow!" He said it is challenging "to hit a 10x." He has also been practicing social distancing "By staying home and helping Dad, and helping in the garden." Kade VerWolf (pictured near left) is taking the small engines project. He says, "I enjoy doing the maintenance on my dirt bike. I learned to oil my air filter, and adjust the carburetor. I like this project because I like tinkering...
Forsyth, MT – Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc. will hold its 67th Annual Meeting Virtually Wednesday, September 9, 2020. At that time, the membership will elect trustees to fill the four board seats that are up for election. There are four seats on the Range Board of Trustees up for re-election this year. Those trustees whose terms expire are Sid Samuelson from District #2, James Dahle from District #3, Dwight “Scotty” Ferguson from District #4 and George Bement Trustee at large. The districts and exchanges that they represent are liste...
