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By Kara Lee Lambert Many people, myself included, have donor marked on their driver’s license.This would help so many people using eyes, tissue, organs and more. However the need for living donors is great. Would you consider being a living donor to save a life? According to the National Kidney Foundation, kidney disease is the fastest growing in the country. 1 in 7 have it. Currently there are more than 107,234 people waiting on the transplant list. 88,799 are for kidneys. 17 people die a day waiting for a transplant. Every 10 minutes a...
A late July heat wave, combined with lightning storms contributed to a rash of local fires over the past week. The Broadus Volunteer Fire Department responded to several fires over the week. Lightning caused fires included a 1/10 acre, single tree fire at Camps Pass on July 30th, another 1/10 acre fire 17 miles SW of Broadus on the 29th, a 17 acre fire on the east side of Liscomb Mountain on July 28th, and a 2 acre fire 8 miles south of Broadus on July 24th. Three other fires reported July 31st...
Ellory Mills from Wyoming, atop 4 year old mare "Sasha" (aka Puddin') won the 2023 Powder River Working Horse Show, winning a custom saddle from Chip Graham. The event was put on last Wednesday by the winner of last year's Working Horse Show, Carson Martinson. Mills will then be tasked with overseeing the event in 2024, as per tradition. Events included ranch cutting, steer stopping, ranch cow horse, ranch horse conformation, and a trail class, as well as a breakaway roping category added for...
An open house will be held at Broadus Elementary at Thursday, August 10th, from 5-7 PM. During the open house, students will be able to tour the school, meet their teachers, and drop off school supplies. Additionally, Powder River Public Health, along with the Tobacco Prevention Program is donating a variety of school supplies to students. Those supplies include boxes of tissues, disinfectant wipes, AA batteries, and several types of notebook paper. Please contact the school at 406-436-2637 for more information....
By PR Extension Office Thirty-five market hogs debuted at the Powder River County Fair, according to MSU Extension Agent Mary Rumph, a record setting number in the last four decades. They ranged in size, color and temperament, but all showed well and sold well, despite a couple hot days at the Fair. "We are going to have to increase our capacity for hogs if this keeps up," said one Fairboard member, as the area designated for the hogs was completely utilized. The Grand Champion Market Hog was e...
By PR Extension Office "You can't beat our fair," exclaimed one fairgoer, "the talent is amazing and you know every exhibitor." The fair, scheduled earlier this year than in years past, held its own for the quality of items entered. The number of exhibits were up in several areas including quilts, handwork and photography. Thanks to the work of superintendents Bonnie Lyda and Linda Bird, quilts decorated the walls of the community center including a magnificent king size quilt made by local q...
By Jessica Malone As usual, it feels like summer flew by, so hopefully you had a chance to enjoy some of the many activities in our community. Thank you to everyone that attended and helped with 4th of July celebrations and congratulations to all the 4-H participants on a successful fair! School starts August 14th and we want to wish the students, parents and school faculty a great year! Be sure to check out the modified schedule at www.broadus.net. Join us for our Chamber General Membership Meeting coming up on Wednesday, August 9th at 5:30pm...
By PR Extension Office Sixteen pies were entered in the pie-baking contest at the 2023 county fair. One young contestant, Kaitlyn Wagner, from Hulett, Wyoming, traveled with her dad the farthest to bring her custard pie. The only rule in the pie-baking event was that pies needed to be made completely from scratch. Powder River County Commissioners Lori Fortner, Lee Randall and John Olson judged the event which they found very tasty and extremely difficult. Fortner wished for more categories to better recognize all the entries as there was every...
The local Ducks Unlimited chapter held a trap shoot on Saturday at the rifle range in Broadus, with 13 shooters competing in the event, per event organizer Jeff Noble. Jeff Faycosh of Miles City was the top shooter at the event, winning a shotgun for his efforts. Addison Randall was the top lady and top youth shooter; she also won a drawing for a Glock 22 pistol as the door prize. Matt Hagedorn won a Ruger 10/22 rifle that was raffled off, with tickets sold prior to the event...
By PR Extension Office A dozen bum animals, along with their favorite human friends, were a highlight at the County Fair. The judge, Devin Murnin said, "this is my favorite class to judge...it represents the future of the 4-H program and youth involvement in the County." All were deemed "blue ribbon" exhibits and included six goats, three lambs and three calves. Exhibitors and exceptional bums included: Lincoln, Sawyer and Elianna Ostendorf with "Honda", "Chimney" and "Della"; Patrick Handran a...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Lance Bennett, Bozeman, MT, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Ty Piercefield, Tampa, FL, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Analeea Laden, Rapid City, SD, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Cheyenna Leadbetter, Burlington, NJ, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Dana Morel, Mason City, IA, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Ezekiel Mader, Broadus, MT, PFMA, pled guilty, fined $585, 3 days jail, 60 hours counseling. Ezekiel Mader, Broadus, MT, PFMA, pled guilty, fined $575, 5 d...
August 3, 1923 Rev. Duncan Gets Better Auto for His Work The Rev. John Duncan, Congregational minister, whose headquarters are at Coalwood, Powder River County, has one of the largest parishes in the United States, says the Miles City Daily Star, embracing a territory of 3,000 square miles. Alone he has ministered to the spiritual needs of the scattered population of the south country for months in an old Ford car, but on his last trip over to his parish he rode in a new car which is equipped with a self starter, and bearing the legend...
By PR Extension Office "We brought 4 and ½ horses to town," commented Alivia Landa following the 4-H Horse Show on Tuesday of the Fair. Alivia was fondly referring to her sister Ava's miniature horse "Chester" who stole the hearts of all who met him during the Fair as the "half a horse". The five contestants who baked in triple digit temperatures earned every award and an additional one for perseverance, commented MSU Extension Agent Mary Rumph. "Nine hours baking in the sun with the f...
By PR Extension Office 4-Hers' hard work and mastery was on display in many project areas at last week's county fair. "In leatherwork, the kids demonstrated skill and significant growth," Cody Morris, 4-H Leathercraft Judge explained, "and, you can see it in the quality and craftsmanship of their entries. It's very impressive!" The craftsmanship was apparent across the board including a metal bench welded from old pickup parts made by Colton Jones, a metal bird feeder created by William Rodda a...
Dear Billy, I read your recent article about the EMS and traffic in this area. I have written to the Department of Transportation twice and they said they were going to analyze the situation. It is tragic that 5 young people have had to die on Highway 212 in the last year and a half, and there is not any indication of any improvement in the future. It is 100 miles from Ashland to Alzada with not 1 passing lane. I used to go to basketball games in Broadus, it is 30 miles to my turnoff and I would count 30 semis in the 30 miles. If I go toward...
By MT FWP HELENA –Anyone training bird dogs using game birds not raised in captivity needs to hold a bird dog training license, whether on private or public land. If you are training dogs with captive-reared birds, a license is not required. These licenses can be purchased online through the FWP Online License Service, any FWP regional office or any license provider. The license is $5 for residents ages 18 and over and $10 for nonresidents 18 and over. For residents and nonresidents ages 12 to 17, the license is free. Bird dog training sea...
The following is a list of expenses from the county departments, as submitted by the Clerk & Recorder’s office and approved to be paid by the PR County Commissioners for the month of June, 2023. Allbridge $829.79 Extension Service $2,504.78 Nice $45.75 Powder River Examiner $1,031.25 Range $517.42 Range Telephone Cooperative $3,158.14 Schessler Excavation & Septic Medic, Inc $62,000.00 Shovic Associates-Henry Shovic $5,345.05 Town of Broadus $2,114.36 US Post Office $1,142.00 Wex Bank $330.52 Wilhelm Land Surveying $900.00 Z Mill Inc. $...
By PR Extension Office Another Powder River County Fair is in the books, and it was another outstanding show of support for 4-H youth. The annual silent auction, a fundraiser created long ago by Tyler Gardner to support 4-Hers with non-livestock items recoup their project costs, raised almost $1,300 for 22 youth. Buyers could find photographs of nature, landscape paintings, birthday cakes, cookies, cat scratchers, eggs and notecards; the items were as varied as the projects and youth who made...
By Margaret Scoles Michaley Knapp of Ashland has won the VFW Auxiliary's 2023 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest for the state of Montana. She received a Certificate of Merit and a check for $100 from the State VFW Auxiliary, presented by Margaret Scoles, local Patriotic Art Chair for the Auxiliary. Her artwork went on to be judged at the national level and to compete for $37,000 in awards. She had earlier been presented with the local District award and a $60 check at PRCHS...
