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By Powder River Public Health There has been a large surge in positive COVID-19 cases locally and in the state. In Powder River County 55 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in September. This included 2 deaths, 2 hospitalizations (unvaccinated male in his 20’s, vaccinated female in her 90’s) and 15 breakthrough cases. A breakthrough case is a positive case in a person who is fully vaccinated although usually will experience greatly decreased symptoms and see lower hospitalizations. We have seen positive cases in those age 3-95 years old with an a...
Physician's Assistant Abbey Barnhart is now the primary care provider at the Powder River Medical Clinic. Abbey is set to provide care for the county's residents on a full-time basis, and is now seeing patients. Barnhart grew up in Helena, going on to college in Texas and later to Bozeman. While completing her undergrad degree at MSU, Abbey met and began dating Elliot Barnhart, a Broadus native and MSU football star who was also completing his degree in Bozeman. Abbey told us during an...
A scant 0.08" of moisture was collected at the courthouse weather station in September, marking the fifth driest September on record, since records began in 1920. The lowest amount, 0.04 for the month, fell in September of 1969. The average precipitation for the month in Broadus is 1.18", with a record of 4.59" in September of 2019. The low moisture total for the month falls in line with the rest of 2021, which has been drier than average across the region. The Broadus station's moisture total f...
Earlier this summer, the county took over the ambulance service from Jesse Ambulance Service, following Dick Jesse’s retirement. With the service now under county control, an Ambulance Director was hired to oversee the transition process, assure the ambulance program adhered to federal and state guidelines, administer personnel, and a host of other tasks. Shane Copps took the position, but resigned late last week, leaving the position open and the future of the ambulance service in question. We sat down with the commissioners to discuss the s...
By PR Extension Office Still I Walk, a walk to promote mental health awareness is set for this Saturday, at 10:00 a.m., beginning on the Courthouse Square in Broadus. Participants can walk 1 block or the entire round trip 6.6 mile trek to the golf course and back. Registration supports local mental health and recovery awareness. Participants receive a t-shirt, chili lunch and a chance for great physical activity – WALKING. Powder River Trails and Powder River County MSU Extension Service are promoting the Still I Walk event. Register in adv...
Alice E. (Yeager) Swope, 91 years old, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2021, at Hot Springs Health and Rehab Center in Hot Springs, Montana. She was born May 23, 1930, in Center, North Dakota. She was one of three children born to Mable and John Yeager, and a stepbrother, Jerome Yeager. John, Mabel, Irene and Allie traveled to Montana in a covered wagon, homesteading at Powderville, Montana. Sister Muggy came to live with them after they settled in at Powderville. They eventually moved to a...
Hawk Football traveled to Lodge Grass last Friday to take on the Indians. Broadus scored quickly, on a one yard run from Johnny Richards, followed by a fumble recovery and return for a touchdown by Corbin Irish to put the Hawks up 13-0. Penalties plagued both sides throughout the game, particularly holding penalties in the first half on the Hawks. Broadus was still able to lead going into the half, 13-6, and in the second half the penalty calls seemed to subside, particularly as Broadus pulled...
Courtesy MT Public Service Commission HELENA, Montana — Beginning October 24, 2021, all local calls in Montana must be dialed with the 406 area code to connect. Montana’s 406 area code currently allows seven-digit dialing to complete local calls. That will change this month due to a Federal Communications Commission order designating 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Some seven-digit phone numbers in Montana’s 406 area code begin with 988. To prevent misdialing the 988 Lifeline, all local...
Courtesy Rita Harden, Senior Center Director What Should I Do? Get started now instead of waiting until Dec 1st. Pay attention to your mail. You will be getting lots of information; some of it will be on your Part D plans, Advantage Plans or Extra Help (Social Security Low Income Subsidy) which helps with your costs of prescription drug plan. You may receive notification from Medicare or Social Security wanting to verify your income or informing you of changes coming. Save these letters and bring them to your SHIP counselor if you don’t q...
By FFA Reporter Sophie Irish On Monday September 27, 2021, the Broadus FFA Chapter took a trip up to Baker for Fall Districts, taking Livestock Judging and Range teams. The Range team took second place overall and will continue on to State this spring. Individually, Alex Edwards placed third, Marcus Mader placed 11th, and Seth McDowell and Kaydin Trent tied for 15th. The Livestock judging team placed seventh overall and will not be attending State. Individually, Lea Aye placed 10th, Marcus M...
Imagine running a marathon, experiencing all the aches, pains, and continual mental fatigue. Then you are informed the finish line is just around the next corner. As you approach the final corner you are informed the finish line is a few miles further than expected, but then you realize nobody really knows where the race ends. You are now faced with a decision as you observe some runners drop out of the race, while others despite their physical and mental exhaustion continue to persevere to the “unknown” finish line. Our COVID experience is...
Kesa Copps made the Chancellor’s List for the July, 2021 term at Purdue University Global Campus....
October 7, 1921 Wuxtra! Men to Try for New Suits So many aprons were worn at the novelty dance at the Powder River hotel Saturday night that the menfolk are thinking of calling a suit dance to see if the same scheme will work for them whereby they might gain excuses for new regalia. Whatsoever, the idea was a capital one for the ladies and they came out in new ginghams and percale frocks and enjoyed themselves thus attired in inexpensive attire. The music was furnished by the local orchestra, Craw and Harlan, and the dancers tripping the light...
David M. Schneider, Etux to Thomas W. Trusler, Etux, Warranty Deed, T3S, R46E, Sec. 12, SW4NE4; Lot 2, T3S, R46E, Sec. 12, SE4NE4; T3S, R47E, Sec. 07, SE4NW4; Lot 7, T3S, R47E, Sec. 07, SW4NW4. PIC Ranches, Inc. to Casey Buckhanan Slovek, Warranty Deed, T4S, R51E, Sec. 26, TRACT AG-1, COS #140016. Estate of Francis Taylor, Etal, Thelma Taylor, Etal to Thelma Taylor, Termination of Joint Tenancy, Lot 9, Block 10, City of Broadus, Original Townsite Subdivision; Lot 10, Block 10, City of Broadus, Original Townsite Subdivision. Thelma Taylor to PR...
September 13, 2021 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Lee Randall, Donna Giacometto, and John Olson present. The meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda was approved. Rich Biesheuvel, acting Maintenance Supervisor, met with the board and updated them on the department happenings. The Community Center is getting new sidewalks, the back patio at the Manor is almost finished, and the coal chute at the Manor is being rebuilt. Billy Stuver, Powder River Examiner, stopped in to discuss...
By Laurie Kerzicnik, MSU Extension Associate Specialist and Insect Diagnostician Insects and other arthropods intersect our lives daily. When they make their way into homes in fall, they are most often uninvited. Fall home invasions are nothing out of the ordinary for insects; they are just seeking shelter and protection from winter. Wall voids and interior walls provide optimal temperatures for residing. Knowledge of these insects and their behavior can help to reduce fear and unnecessary pesticide use within the home. Any small opening...
Courtesy MT DPHHS The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) released today a new report with Montana-specific data from the past eight months that illustrates the best tool against serious illness from COVID-19 is to get vaccinated. The report reviewed data from February to September 2021, and found that 89.5% of the cases, 88.6% of hospitalizations and 83.5% of the deaths were among persons not fully vaccinated, including those not yet eligible for vaccination. The report also examined a recent eight-week period from July 1...
Courtesy MT FWP Region 7 Virtual Meeting: Oct. 12 (7:30 to 9 p.m.) FWP regional staff will hold virtual meetings across the state to discuss potential hunting regulation changes for 2022 and 2023. These meetings will be held via Zoom and allow the public to hear directly from FWP staff and ask questions about the proposed changes. The potential hunting regulation changes are available online for the public to review. The potential changes are coming now during the normal biennial season setting year to help make Montana’s hunting reg...
The Lady Hawk Volleyball team went on the road last weekend, defeating Terry and Ekalaka in three straight sets per match. Speaking of the Terry and Ekalaka matches, Broadus Head Coach Gordon Archer said: "We had a pretty good weekend of volleyball. The girls played strong and relaxed, and against Terry we hit and passed the best we have all year, though maybe we got a little too relaxed when it came to serving, and dropped a few we shouldn't have." The Lady Hawks beat the Lady Terriers 25-16, 2...
By PR Extension Office QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. QPR can be learned in this Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour. A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be con...
