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Courtesy Jeron Stonehocker Yellowstone Bank will officially enter Powder River County on Monday (September 20) after agreeing to acquire 1st Bank in Broadus from John and Eleanor Franklin. Yellowstone Bank, a long-established Montana bank based in Laurel was founded in 1907 by B. M. Harris and after five generations, is still owned and operated by the Harris family. Jay Harris, President of Yellowstone, is thrilled for the opportunity to support the Powder River community, “We are excited to join the good folks in Broadus and throughout P...
Dr. Kate Copelan, née Riley, Physical Therapist, recently hung out her shingle at The Body Shop in Broadus. Copelan, a 2012 Broadus High grad and daughter of John and Julie Riley of Broadus, graduated in 2019 from the University of Montana with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. In June of this year, Kate married Kyle Copelan, son of Dale Copelan of Broadus. We sat down with Dr. Copelan last week to hear her thoughts on her new profession, and moving home. "My decision to follow the path of...
A breakdown of the budget by department may be found here: https://www.powderriverexaminer.com/home/customer_files/specialpubs/2021-22_final_county_budget_3_.jpg With the approval of the 2021-22 county budget last week, the Powder River County Commissioners finalized the look of the county's spending for the year to come. "Overall the county is financially in good shape," Commissioner Lee Randall commented when we stopped in to the commissioner's office on Monday. "Due to fluctuations in mill value and property tax assessments, some tax payers...
Last Thurday, the Broadus Lady Hawk Cross Country team traveled to the beautiful fork, or Belle Fourche, as French explorers named the confluence of the Belle Fourche and Redwater Rivers in present day South Dakota. The Belle Fourche XC Invite was run on the golf course in Belle Fourche, a run which Broadus Cross Country Coach Ashley Emmons told us was one of the tougher races of the year, due to the number of hills involved. Times turned in by the athletes showed the difficult nature of the...
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2021 — In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. USDA is updating the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to immediately cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted ranchers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide more details and tools to help ranchers get ready to apply at the...
Eva L. Mader, age 90, went to be with to be with her Lord and Savior in Glory on August 27, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. She was born the youngest of five on December 6, 1930 to Ira B. and Graphia M. (Mewhirter) Wilson on Duck Creek, Wyoming on her Dad's ranch. She grew up there and attended high school in Gillette, Wyoming. After graduating in three years, she attended summer college in Spearfish, S.D. to obtain her teaching permit. In the fall of 1948, at the age of 17, she...
With a light agenda for the evening, the school board meeting was short and sweet, last Monday. All members of the board were in attendance, including Chairwoman Amanda Zimmer, Vice-Chairman Patrick Emmons, Lori Fortner, Danny Johnson, Shasta Madsen, Raquel Mader, Rob Jones, and Waylon Billing. The board first heard from a group of elementary teachers who spoke on the decision to lock the elementary during school hours – according to Principal Denise Ternes an incident had occurred where an unknown person was out on the practice field. The f...
By Senior Center Director Rita Harden A new low income energy assistance program (or LIEAP) season has begun; brochures and applications are available at the Senior Center. This year, LIEAP has combined with LIHWAP (Home Water Assistance Program). If you qualify for LIEAP, you will also receive a benefit towards your water provider. Just a reminder: If you qualify for SNAP benefits, you will qualify for LIEAP, and only need to submit the LIEAP Application with a current utility bill. You can still qualify for LIEAP benefits even if heating is i...
Marriage licenses issued: Karena Bonnimay Appleman and Caleb James Duvall, Lisbon, ND...
PRCDHS will hold its annual Homecoming celebration from September 20th through the 24th, with a theme of “American History and Military”. A number of times were not set as of printing on Tuesday, but here’s what we know. Monday will be “Decades Day”; each class will have a different decade as a theme to dress around, and coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen will be held sometime that day. Tuesday will be “Hero and Villain Day”, with individuals dressing as their favorite hero or villain. The schedule indicates a Nerf class war that day....
September 16, 1921 Inhuman Practice Evade Stock Law Rather than invade the stock laws which forbid the “dogging” of cattle, it is said that a rather sharp practice is being adopted in this county which gets the same results but are diabolically inhuman and innocent beasts are suffering instead of their owners. In one instance it is reported that a three-year old steer persisted in the tearing down the barbed wire fences and the aggrieved party feared prosecution of the law in driving the animal beyond the line of his fence. Instead of not...
By Lana Smith The Broadus fairgrounds were a busy place over the Labor Day weekend. It was not only the setting for the horse sale and all its accompanying events, but was the new location for Art & Soul's annual Art Show & Sale. This year's show was titled "Art Stampede." There were many types of art represented, including acrylic painting, pastel painting, watercolor painting, scratchboard, bead artistry, gourd art, leather art, pencil/ charcoal drawings, oil painting, acrylic pours, alcohol...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Mitchell Clark, Terrell, TX, speeding in restricted zone (59/50) $55. Donald Wallace, Seattle, WA, speeding in restricted zone (86/65) $95. Jason Fortunato, Pendergrass, GA, speeding in restricted zone (45/30) $65. Nikolay Udodik, North Port, FL, speeding in restricted zone (45/30) $65. MHP Stephanie Medina, Aurora, CO, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $85. Caleb Marvets, Faribault, MN, speeding in restricted zone (75/65) $55. Cliff Aliifua, Port Angeles, WA, speeding in restricted zone (87/65) $95. Z...
Courtesy PR Extension Office Private applicators in need of additional credits for recertification prior to December 31, 2021, have an opportunity to attend the 2021 Pest Management Tour in early October, according to MSU Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. The Montana State University (MSU) Pesticide Education Program with assistance from the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering the Pest Management Tour for pesticide applicators in southeastern Montana, Private Applicator Training (PAT) District 4, from October 6th – 8th...
The Broadus Hawk Varsity Football team made the long trip to Grenora, North Dakota to face Mon-Dak, the cross border Westby/Grenora co-op team, last Friday. The game would prove to be a slug-fest, with Broadus’ strong defense providing a strong bulwark against Mon-Dak’s offense, while on the other side of the ball, the Hawks would struggle to score. Broadus held Mon-Dak to 11 total yards and no first downs in the first half, effectively shutting down their offense. In the first half, Bro...
The Broadus Lady Hawk varsity volleyball team won three matches in a row over the week. The team traveled to Wibaux on Friday night, facing a Wibaux team which had come into the weekend with an 0-2 record. Broadus Head Coach Gordon Archer told us that despite Wibaux's record, they're always a competitive team to play, especially at Wibaux. Nonetheless, the Lady Hawks laid their talons into the Lady Longhorns early in the match, and kept up the pressure to win in three straight sets, 25-19,...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen The last couple years have certainly been my most difficult as a superintendent. Providing education already has its unique issues, but COVID has given all of us a new set of challenges. Trustees updated or adopted 78 board policies last year, most of which were related to COVID. With all these changes it is becoming difficult to recall what all our policies actually are, let alone trying to abide by all of them. The more rules and regulations we have the more difficult it becomes to enforce and...
