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By Sean Hill, Powder River County Health Officer Two Powder River Manor residents have passed away from COVID-19. On Thursday, October 8, 2020 a female resident passed after a brief illness with COVID related symptoms. Subsequent testing revealed positive results. On Monday, a second female resident passed who had tested positive two weeks earlier and experienced mild symptoms, however after the prolonged illness succumbed to it. Powder River Manor has had a total of 11 residents test positive for COVID-19 including the two whom passed away. Th...
By Megan Johnson Lights, Camera, Action! Here at Powder River County High School, we are celebrating Homecoming, from October 19th to 24th, a change from the previous scheduling due to COVID-19. This year's theme is Cinema! The dress-up days for the high school are Favorite Movie Monday, Disney Tuesday, Red Carpet Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and last but not least, Hawk Day on Friday! Dates and times may be subject to change. There is a junior varsity football game Monday at 4:30 p.m. against Fairview. The varsity football will compete again...
The Broadus School Board Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting on Monday. The full school board was on hand for the meeting, including Rob Jones, Raquel Mader, Waylon Billing, Patrick Emmons, Amanda Zimmer, Danny Johnson, Lori Fortner, and Shasta Madsen. The board approved attendance requests for several out of district elementary and junior high students to attend school in Broadus, as well as transportation contracts for the majority of the students. Two volunteers were approved to work at the school – Wyatt Williams will help c...
On October 6th, the Powder River Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held their Commissioner Candidate Forum live on Facebook. The forum featured the two candidates for the Powder River County District 1 Commissioner position – incumbent Republican candidate Rod Schaffer and Independent challenger John Olson. The forum was moderated by David Gardner, with Jessica Malone facilitating the event. Meanwhile Horizon Marketing Agency (Marni Gaskill) handled the technical aspects of the forum. The Facebook Live format allowed viewers to watch the f...
By PR Extension Office Show your community spirit by decorating a straw bale to celebrate Homecoming and Halloween. Powder River Extension and the Chamber of Commerce and Ag have teamed up to organize a straw bale decorating contest. All individuals, clubs, businesses and organizations are encouraged to join the fun. Decorate bales between October 19th and 24th. The bales will remain in place through October 31st (and “no” you can’t take them home to feed your livestock). Green Acre Ranch is providing bales; Gardner and Billing, CPA is sponsor...
Broadus hosted the MonDak Thunder football team last Friday. MonDak is a coop team from Westby, Montana, located in extreme northeastern Montana, and Grenora, North Dakota. MonDak has had Class C 6 Man State Championships, and made the move up to 8-man football after their enrollment increased. They continue to play good football at the 8-man level, as seen last Friday in Broadus, as they steam-rolled the Hawks 57-6. Broadus was coming off a long stretch off from playing football, as they had a...
A smoke tendril from the Burley Fire drifts over the landscape last week, as the sun rises through smoky skies in the background. The blaze began last Tuesday from a bale hauling truck which caught fire, the wind then sent the flames racing down the Rough Creek/Cache Creek divide, southwest of Broadus. Broadus VFD firefighters and a plethora of locals were the first on hand to help fight fire, and were later aided by firefighters from neighboring counties. Federal resources on hand included a...
By Alex Edwards The monthly FFA chapter meeting was held on the 17th of September. During the meeting, virtual contests were chosen for members to participate in, including the FFA districts, John Deere Ag Expo, as well as the NILE and Ruby River Invitational livestock judging contests. Future community service projects were also planned. State degree recipients were Deanna Twedt, Garrett Cunningham, Gavin Severide, Joziah Brost, Kortny Cathey, Kyle Minow, and Megan Johnson. We also welcome two...
Thursday, October 18, 1990 Lady Hawks demolish Forsyth on Homecoming Jerry Coulter’s Broadus Lady Hawks extended their record to 11 wins and only two losses with a 62 to 48-point Homecoming win over Forsyth Saturday night. Broadus controlled the game throughout. The Lady Hawks jumped to an 18 to 13 first quarter lead and never looked back. By half time, the Lady Hawks were up by 16 points, 41 to 25. They finished the third quarter ahead 57 to 31 and held on in the fourth for the win. “We shot 43 percent from the field but just 10 of 32 fro...
The Wrangler Team Roping Championships Finals took place at MetraPark in Billings, MT, September 28-October 4th. The WTRC Finals draws teams from across the country, including amateurs to current and former National Finals Rodeo qualifiers. Many locals participated in the event; among the youngest competitors was 6th grader Kyler Day of Volborg. With money, saddles, buckles, and even pickup trucks up for grabs, Kyler brought home a passel of awards. His roping partners included his father...
The Broadus Lady Hawk Cross Country team ran at the Miles City Invitational on Saturday, October 3rd, and then at Colstrip on Thursday, October 8th. In Miles City, two of the five Broadus runners set personal records – Rheanna Schroeder with a 24:11, and Abigail Martin with a 27:48. Other times included Rachel Rasmussen with a 24:44, Lea Aye with a 25:45, and Lacey Robinson with a 34:13. The Colstrip Invite took place at the Ponderosa Butte Golf Course in Colstrip. Broadus times included Rachel Rasmussen with a 26:19, Lea Aye with a 26:35, Rhea...
The Broadus Lady Hawks traveled to Ekalaka last week to face the Lady Bulldogs, a team Broadus had already beaten at the beginning of the season. This time around was similar to their first matchup as it almost seemed like the beginning of the season, according to Broadus Head Coach Gordon Archer. The reason behind that feeling? Broadus had gone nearly three weeks between matches as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent shutdown of Broadus Schools. “I’m very proud of the girls for...
September 2020 Globalstar USA 88.20 Mark Huseby. 3280.00 Powder River Examiner 751.25 Range Telephone Cooperative 2890.01 Town of Broadus 2188.09 Wex Bank 184.22 1st Bank 20.00 Advanced Chemical Solutions 3142.46 Alderman Oil Co. 7839.08 Allbridge 609.58 Allen Drane 72.00 Ameripride Services Inc 284.28 Amsden, LLC 550.00 Aqreva, LLC 3753.80 Assoc. of MT Public Health Officials 313.00 Availity LLC 122.00 Barbero Estates, LLC 850.00 Barnes & Noble, Inc 764.64 Big Horn Tire Inc. 4791.83 Big Powder Machine and Welding 645.95 Bighorn Valley Health...
Courtesy USS Montana Committee Montana’s “flavor,” in history as well as cuisine, will accompany next year’s expected commissioning of the USS Montana nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine currently under construction for the U.S. Navy. The USS Montana Committee is planning a cookbook, and committee member Joy Mariska says she needs Montanans’ help. “Included in the cookbook will be tried and true recipes to accompany an informational paragraph or two about Montana’s important, unusual and historic people, places and events,” she explains. “Th...
Kingpin 10-5-20 High team games: Sagebrush/ IGA, 710, Sagebrush/IGA, 702, Big Sky Bar, 689; high series: Sagebrush/IGA, 2093, Big Sky Bar, 1999, Askin Construction, 1868. Individual games: Frank Danielson, 215, JJ Quiroz, 209, Tommy Stokes, 202; high series: JJ Quiroz, 585, Tommy Stokes, 544, Frank Danielson, 536. Mixed Couples 10-9-20 High team games: Askin Construction, 390, JJ & Dawn, 360; high series: JJ & Dawn, 992, Askin Construction, 964. Individual men’s games: Kirk Askin, 266, Rich Aubert, 192; high series: Kirk Askin, 603, JJ Q...
Mary Nancy Hegelund Espy, 93, passed away at the Powder River Manor, October 12, 2020. She was born July 6, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona, to parents, Carl Hegelund and Lovenia Crawford Hegelund. She attended school in Phoenix and later went to Loretta Academy in El Paso, Texas. Jim Espy came to Loretta Academy to visit another girl. A really cute girl opened the door and he met Mary (Nancy). In 1944, her parents opened a café in Fort Davis, Texas. During the summer, she worked at the café, where s...
Georgia Richards Traub has gone to dance in Heaven, with the love of her life! She passed away at the Powder River Manor, in Broadus, Montana on October 8, 2020. She was born on August 22, 1927, in Ridge, Montana to Clyde and Geraldine Malley Richards. She attended school at Ridge and Powder River County. She met the love of her life, Francis Traub at the age of 17. Georgia became a member of the Roman Catholic Church before their marriage and remained so until her death. They married October...
Augustine Lopez, born in 1944 in Rosebud, Montana, spent his last day on this earth on September 18, 2020 in Billings, Montana. A devoted Catholic, Augustine was called home by His Lord and Savior with his wife of 54 years, Linda Jane, and his four daughters at his side. His deep love for his wife and daughters and their love for him helped ease his peaceful transition to his heavenly home. Augie was informally adopted by the Locke and Muri families in Miles City during his college years. He...
Emma Ruth (Cain) Hagan passed away October 8, 2020, at Friendship Villa in Miles City, MT of natural causes. Ruth "Tutter" was born April 28, 1928, in Childress, TX, the 13th of 15 children to Horace T. and Bessie May Williams Cain. Horace and a few of Ruth's older brothers homesteaded in Montana. They then went back to Texas to bring the remainder of the family to their new homestead in Montana on the Pumpkin Creek south of Volborg, MT. Ruth grew up on this ranch attending the Loesch School,...
