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By Powder River County Public Health Officer Sean Hill November 24, 2020 Governor Bullock’s directive released on November 17th further restricts public venues with seating and service times. This is in response to ever increasing number of COVID-19 illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths across Montana. As of today, Powder River County has twelve active cases resulting in two hospitalizations and countless more contacts having to quarantine. We are also seeing an increase in severity of symptoms people experience as it starts to infect more r...
Happy Thanksgiving! - A flock of wild local turkeys pose for a photo atop a dead cottonwood tree. (Turkey photo courtesy Ashley Emmons) . . . . . . . . . Meanwhile, in the photo below a mule deer buck takes a break from chasing does on Thanksgiving week to have his picture taken. (Examiner photo)...
By Jessica Malone Happy Thanksgiving from the PR Chamber! As we approach the holiday season, the Broadus Christmas Stroll is forefront in our plans! Join us on Friday, December 4th for Stroll activities under the theme “A Very Merry COVID Christmas!” The Chamber is once again sponsoring a local shopping incentive, so as you’re making qualified purchases at participating retailers between now and December 4th, get your “Ticket to a Cozy COVID Christmas” punched for a chance to win the grand prize drawing! Pick up your ticket at Alderman...
Two Broadus football players made the Eastern 8 Man All-Conference team list this season. Kyle Minow, above left, made second team offense as a running back, and second team defense as a linebacker. Kyle will also be an alternate for the Cleverly All Star Senior Game. Dakota Holbrook, pictured above right, made the second team all conference defensive team as a lineman....
By Kelda Page Thank you to everyone who has donated to the “Light of Love” Memorial. Listed below are the memorials received this week. Randy Sullivan in appreciation of Marshall Sullivan. Lula May Bruce in appreciation of Norman & Allan Bruce, Walter & Vanna Embrey, Bill Embrey, Grant & Mary Lancaster, Harold Farnes, Grandma Boner, Chester & Edna Bruce, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Pettibone, and Frank Rosencranz. Pat Hanlan in appreciation of their school teaching years in Powder River County; Audrey Vail, Margaret Cooley, Elizabeth Simmons, Grace Car...
By Kieran Nicholson [email protected] Courtesy of The Denver Post Sam Gary, an oilman and philanthropist who founded the Piton Foundation, died Monday at home in Denver. He was 94. In the 1960s, Gary, then a “wildcat” in the oil industry, drilled 39 dry holes before hitting it big in 1967 with discovery of the Bell Creek Field in eastern Montana. With an estimated 240 million barrels, Bell Creek was the 84th largest oil field in the country when discovered and more than 400 wells were drilled. In 1976, Gary and his wife, Nancy, cre...
Courtesy MT Farm Bureau Thanksgiving celebrations will look different for many Americans this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatherings are likely to be fewer and farther between, with social distancing and perhaps even remote family get-togethers. One tradition that continues this year is the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual cost survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table. Farm Bureau’s 35th annual survey indicates the average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving feast for 10 remains affordable at $46.90...
Annual cost is $38 in county, $39 out of county, and $40 out of state. Please mail checks to: Powder River Examiner, PO Box 328, Broadus, MT 59317. We will also mail an invoice as a reminder. Feel free to drop payments in the payment box on our front door, located across the street to the west of the courthouse square. You may renew online, at www.powderriverexaminer. com. Don’t forget about our online edition, free for all print subscribers. Bob Alderman, Broadus Mike Alderman, Miles City Cliff Allen, Biddle Buddi Anderson, Weston, WY Bill B...
By Alex Edwards The Broadus FFA chapter went to the annual John Deere Ag Expo on November 13. As well as the various virtual contests, the Agronomy, Sales, and Mechanics contests were held in-person in Forsyth. The Agronomy team, consisting of Deanna Twedt, Lauryn Billing, Abi Krantz, Alex Edwards, Rheanna Schroeder, and Seth McDowell placed 2nd, with Deanna Twedt placing 5th individually. The Mechanics team 2 consisting of Gavin Severeide, Payson Kuhbacher, Alex Edwards, and Colton Biesheuvel...
In Justice of the Peace Cathy Landa’s Justice Court. Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office John Pennington, Walton, KY, daytime speeding (97/70) $120. Bacilio Ortiz-Perez, Tacoma, WA, no insurance, $285. Bacilio Ortiz-Perez, Tacoma, WA, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Raymond Noland, Durant, OK, speeding in restricted zone (83/65) $85. Dena Monticone, Fairfax, VA, careless driving, pled guilty, $135. Kristie Coulter, Broadus, MT, disorderly conduct, pled guilty, $185. Grant Dryden, Miles City, MT, speeding in restricted zone (78/65) $65...
Thursday, November 29, 1990 Hazel Burnsides honored on 90th birthday Otter Creek—Hazel Burnsides was honored with a ninetieth birthday open house last Sunday at the home of neighbors Jim and Jeannette Lei on Taylor Creek. Over 50 friends and neighbors were present. Hazel was born November 13, 1900. She was the daughter of Henry and Lou Vertie Stevens who lived on Tongue River in the Birney area. She was always interested in horses and cherished her first horse which she received when she was 13. She owned many memorable horses since and worked...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2020 – The USDA Forest Service today announced it will expand its Every Kid Outdoors program to offer fourth- and fifth-grade students and family members fee-free access to more than 2,000 sites on national forests and grasslands for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. A new voucher is available for download now through August 31, 2021. "The year's events have made it harder for many students to get out to their local National Forest and to use their Every Kid O...
Kesa Copps of Broadus recently made the August 2020 Term Dean’s List at Purdue University Global, where she is studying for her Bachelor’s degree in Health and Wellness. In order to make the Dean’s List, students must successfully earn a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.99 during the term....
HELENA- At the State Land Board Commissioners meeting last week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was presented with a check for $41,186,280 to support Montana’s public schools. The funds were produced from Montana’s State Trust Lands in 2020, which is down from $45.9 million in 2019. “Montana’s Trust Lands provide the first source of funding for Montana students,” Superintendent Arntzen said Tuesday. “As Land Board Commissioners, we have a responsibility to manage our state Trust Lands in ways that produce strong funding for...
