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Local weather in the month of August was above normal in the precipitation department in addition to above normal temperatures. Despite fairly dry conditions through much of the summer, several nice rain storms crossed the area in August, with one storm on August 6th and another on August 15th both dropping over a half inch of rain on Broadus. In the northwestern sections of the county the August 6th storm dropped copious amounts of moisture, with reports of 1.5” southwest of Volborg. Broadus ended the month with 1.73” of precipitation for the...
The Broadus Schools 2022 Homecoming will take place next week, with Broadus hosting games in Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball throughout the course of the week. The Broadus Cross Country Meet takes place on Tuesday, September 13th at Rolling Hills Golf Course. On Friday, Broadus hosts Joliet for Football, with a JH game at 4:30 and Varsity game at 7. On Saturday, The Lady Hawks host Forsyth for junior high matches beginning at noon, and playing Forsyth's JV at 2 PM. The JH will again...
The Lady Hawk Cross Country team took on a hail storm at the meet in Billings, and last week went on to face heat and the dreaded Gas Cap Hill at the Hardin Invitational, last Friday. Gas Cap Hill is a notoriously long, tough climb for the racers, and this year the hot conditions prompted race coordinators to have a person at the top of the climb spraying the racers down with water to cool them off as they summited the hill. Broadus XC Coach Ashley Emmons told us that while the heat is often a...
The Lady Hawk Volleyball team went into their second weekend of volleyball matches coming off a first place win at the Fairview Tournament, and looked to carry that momentum onward as they traveled to Circle on Friday and Terry on Saturday. Conditions at the Circle gym were described as "warm" for the match on Friday, as has been the case with many events so far this school year, with temps approaching record highs and a lack of AC in small Eastern Montana gyms. "We came out in the first set and...
The Broadus Sports Boosters are seeking sponsors to support youth development in local sports programs. The Sports Booster program has been classified as a 501c3 tax exempt, charitable organization, and has been instrumental in providing funds, volunteer time, and support to local sports programs. The goal of the program is to support sports as an avenue for the development of physical, emotional, and mental health of the young people in the community, which provides active benefits to the community and the leaders of tomorrow. So far in 2022,...
The Hawk Football team traveled to Lavina last week to play Belt in a non-conference game. Broadus Head Coach Wyatt Williams told us conditions were hot for the game. Lavina did an excellent job of providing for the teams, with towels and cold water made available for the sweaty, hot athletes. "Belt is a well coached team," Williams said during a Monday interview. "They are an athletic team like us, not an overly large team, but they play exceptionally well." Williams noted that Broadus played...
Vic passed away peacefully on August 28, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Vic Rue was born on February 28, 1941, in Broadus, Montana to Frank Harrington Rue and Lloyd Sinclair Rue. Vic spent his childhood years splitting his time between helping on his family's ranch in Biddle, Montana and Broadus, Montana, where he also helped his parents with their grocery and western store. He attended grade school and high school in Broadus and participated in band, football,...
Anna Marie Bird, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Cottonwood Care Home in Miles City. Anna Marie Doran was born June 3, 1927 in Miles City, MT to John and Frances Mrogenski Doran. She was welcomed home by sister Evelyn. A few years later siblings Ruth, Jack and Dorothy completed the family. Ann attended grade school at Crow Rock and was a typical country kid at the time, helping care for sheep and cattle and exploring the sand rocks around their home. She moved to Miles...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Ruslan Tambiew, Vancouver, WA, speeding in restricted zone (82/65) $85. Andrew Long, Venice, FL, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Jacque Harris, Bryan, OH, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Emmanuel Adrian, Indianapolis, IN, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Jonathan Rittman, Blue Springs, MO, speeding in restricted zone (85/65) $85. Janna Schofield, Coeur d’Alene, ID, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. William Tresnon, Woodinville, WA, careless driving, $85. Chelsea Hruby, Port Orc...
Archery ends Thursday; general season starts Sept. 15 MILES CITY – Bear Management Unit 700 in southeast Montana will close to all archery black bear hunting on Thursday, Sept. 8, one-half hour after sunset. In anticipation that the fall archery-only quota will be met, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission gave 48 hours’ notice of closure of the archery-only season on Thursday. The archery season was to end Sept. 14. The general bear season begins Sept. 15....
By Terri Bird If you did NOT order a music booster birthday calendar in 2022 and would like one for 2023, contact one of the following women. We will take your birthday and anniversary information and add it to the calendar for the new year. Contact people are Tedi Jo Williams, Julie Riley, Sharon Collins, Marilyn Emmons, Kelda Page, Linda Morella, Lisa Lynch, Wendy Twedt, Lisa Gaskill, or Terri Bird. If you purchased in 2022 you will be contacted by one of the above ladies. The deadline to order and submit information is Sept. 20. The cost...
By Broadus Schools Principal Denise Ternes BIKE WEEK! Tuesday, September 6 to September 9 during PE. All students K-6 bring bicycles to school by Tuesday, September 6th. Bring your own helmet. If you don’t have one, Mr. Coulter will provide one. All bikes and helmets must have a name tag. Please go over the rules sent home with your student. All bikes must be ready to ride on the street in traffic - tires stay up, brakes work, chain is reliable. Bikes should be picked up on Friday, September 16th after the parade. If your Kindergarten child i...
Two of the last local golf tournaments of the summer season took place over the past couple weekends. "The Tournament", held August 27th and 28th featured 32 teams, with two golfers per team over the two day tournament. Gye Varner and Doug Mraz placed second on Saturday and fifth on Sunday, winning the overall tournament. Calvin Monger and Kyle Ostman placed second, with Quentin and Kade Rumph winning third overall. At the Spencer Damm Memorial Tournament held on September 4th, 14 couples teams...
By MT FWP HELENA – Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following hunting forecast, FWP provides online information about hunting access, including our popular Block Management Program. Through the program, we coordinate with landowners to provide hunting access to more than 7 million acres of private land. The interactive Hunt Planner map allows users to look at information for various species, including hunting districts and regulations. The hunt planner interactive map is a great way to access our block man...
By MT FWP Destination: SOUTHEAST MONTANA Multiple years of drought have taken a toll on bird numbers. While harvest in 2021 was around average, this year’s lek counts are down compared to 2021. Poor recruitment last year, little available habitat and some severe late snowstorms have had an effect on birds. This year will be very similar to 2018. The area is coming out of a tough drought and has received moisture this year. The habitat looks great compared to prior years, which is good news. The bad news is that the low bird numbers, paired wit...
September 8, 1922 High School Opens with 37 Students The district high school opened Tuesday morning in the new building with an enrollment of thirty-seven students and this number will further increased during the next month by ten or more. The high school faculty comprises Principal D.F. DeLap, J.I. Westphal and Mrs. S.A. Holt, the latter on half time. The equipment was not complete for the start of high school for the teachers’ desks and several students’ desks, as well as some books had not yet arrived. This equipment is all new and was...
GREAT FALLS, Mont., - On Saturday, August 20, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame celebrated its third "Saddle of Honor" presentation with the award going to Montana Cowboy Cartoonist Wally Badgett. Badgett's pen name, M.C. Tin Star, became the backbone for his popular syndicated cowboy cartoon, "Earl." The presentation was part of The Russell and Great Western Art Rendezvous held at the ExpoPark Fairgrounds in Great Falls August 18 – 21, 2022. Badgett, who hails from Miles City, received a b...
By Jessica Malone The Chamber held a General Membership Meeting in August that resulted in some major changes to our business and membership plans. After discussions of cash flow, membership benefits, renewal processes and workloads, a unanimous vote of the board and attending members resulted in change to a fiscal year ending June 30th for our membership and general business activities. Chamber budget meetings, plan of work and membership benefits will be up for final vote in May of each year rather than November. Current Powder River Chamber...
Submitted by Margaret Scoles MOA will hold its first in‐person conference since 2019, at the Billings Convention Center on December 8th and 9th. We are excited to welcome both new and current members from all corners of the state, as we discuss this uncertain, post‐pandemic, drought stressed, and volatile geopolitically world. These are particularly extraordinary times for organic agriculture, and the conference committee is lining up a diverse array of speakers ranging from hyper‐local to national interests, putting all of this into persp...
