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The rise in COVID-19 cases and the new federally mandated reimbursement program from insurance companies has led to an increase in demand for mail-order, self-administered COVID-19 tests. Home testing, if correctly administered, can give you vital information about the need to avoid contact with others to limit spreading the virus. At-home testing is convenient, but the tests must be properly administered to avoid getting false negative results. Recently, the Biden Administration launched a program to distribute at-home Covid tests sent...
Local residents are likely aware of a newly erected steel frame building on South Wilbur Avenue which went up quickly in late Fall of 2021. We recently spoke with Kyle Copelan, owner and proprietor of North Fork Precision, the machining business housed within the dark grey walls of Broadus' newest structure. Kyle told us that North Fork Precision specializes in precision machine work oriented towards a commercial clientele base, and serving companies from all over the globe. "The majority of...
The local weather during the month of January was cold and dry – fairly normal for the month of January in Southeastern Montana. Several incidences of snow occurred across the region over the course of the month, with warmer temps later in the month to melt the majority of the snow, other than in shadier portions of the high country. Broadus received 0.18” of precipitation in January, down from the normal 0.43”. The high temp for the month was 56, recorded on January 17th, and each day of the month managed to climb above zero, with four degre...
Several candidates have recently thrown their hats in the ring for the local primary election. Those names include Devin Boman for Sheriff/ Coroner, Donna Giacometto for County Commissioner, and Phoebe Amsden for Public Administrator. Both Giacometto and Amsden currently hold the positions for which they have filed. Positions open this year include: County Commissioner, District 2 (six year term), County Clerk and Recorder (four year term), Sheriff/ Coroner (four year term), County Attorney (four year term), County Superintendent of Schools...
BOZEMAN, MONT., January 28, 2022 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service released the record of decision for the Custer Gallatin National Forest’s final revised land management plan and final environmental impact statement (EIS). The revised plan and environmental impact statement are the products of six years of interactive collaborative effort across the Custer Gallatin National Forest working with communities and those that utilize the National Forest to provide the best possible vision and final land management plan movin...
Courtesy PR Chamber Although exterior temperatures are dropping, the high school sports action is heating up! Show your school spirit and support your Broadus Hawks. The full athletic schedule can be found at www.broadus.net. Best of luck to our student athletes and coaches with upcoming tournaments! Did you know that next month is Women’s History Month? The Chamber is proud to support, celebrate and represent the many women entrepreneurs in our community. The Montana Women’s Business Center has opened a state-wide grant competition for busin...
Helena, Mont. – On Saturday, January 1, 2022, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) Brand Rerecord period ended. Brand Rerecord is a one year period in which Montana brand owners renew their brands with the state to ensure an accurate record of livestock brands that are still in use. Brand Rerecord began in 1921 and occurs every ten years. As of January 1st, 2021, there were 55,567 brands recorded with the Department of Livestock. By December 31, 2021, 47,663 brands were rerecorded. During the rerecord year, the Department of Livestock a...
By PR Extension Office 136 people!! 34 teams…that’s $2,040 raised for local charities! That’s awesome! Congratulations to each of you for WALKing the Steps for Charity Challenge! We are WALKing on treadmills, WALKing to the post office, WALKing to work and WALKing during coffee breaks! What an amazing and motivated group of walkers! And, the weather is PERFECT for WALKing! SEVENTEEN Charities! SEVENTEEN well-deserving charities were chosen. Each week, the charities, their teams, and members will be highlighted in the newspaper. The Amanda Gaski...
By PR Public Health Nurse Darlynn Williams There have been many changes in how we deal with COVID-19 recently. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) have released a statement jointly supporting state, local, territorial, and tribal health departments in transitioning away from universal case investigation and contact tracing at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rationale behind the transition is based on several scientific factors that reduce the...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Yasin Gilcrest, Ozone Park, NY, careless driving, $85. Werdens Rosier, Lake Worth, FL, stop sign violation, $85. Michael Kindzerski, Lewistown, MT, speeding in restricted zone (76/65) $65. David Parker, Greenville, SC, operate veh. not properly registered, $85. Max Breitmayer, St. Louis, MO, speeding in restricted zone (81/65) $85. Clair Budahl, Sioux Falls, SD, speeding in restricted zone (95/65) $105. Ryan Schaffer, Hammond, MT, criminal trespass to property, dismissed by Court. Roy Casteel, Vale, SD, o...
By Sharon Moore The 7th Annual Miles City Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be hosted by the Range Riders Museum on Sunday, February 27th. Entertainment will kick off at 11:30 am with local talent Emmett LaBree from Miles City, performing old classic country songs. A roast beef dinner will be served at noon. The featured performers Jim Hamilton, Bill Lowman, Brent Voigt, and Vickie Hill are scheduled to perform during the Main Show at 1 pm. The event will finish out with an Open Mic session about 3 pm with a limit of one poem/song per individual...
February 10, 1922 A County High School Planned At its regular monthly meeting, the Broadus Chamber of Commerce endorsed a county high school project as a necessity for meeting the requirement of higher education for the young men and women of this county. The action resulted after a general discussion in which facts and figures were presented to sustain such a course. A mass meeting of everyone interested in a county high school has been called for 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 18, the day of the home talent play, and at that time d...
K C Ranch, Limited Liability Partnership, Etal, KC Ranch, LLC, Etal to Palmyra, LLC, Warranty Deed, T7S, R47E, Sec. 32, N2NE4, SE4NE4; Lot 4, T7S, R47E, Sec. 33, NW4NW4, NWSW, S2S2 OF LOT 4; Lot 5, T7S, R47E, Sec. 33, NW4NW4; Lot 6, T7S, R47E, Sec. 33, SW4NW4; Lot 7, T7S, R47E, Sec. 33, SW4NW4; Lot 8, T7S, R47E, Sec. 33, SW4NW4, W2E2W2, W2W2 OF LOT 8. Larry D. Janssen to Larry D. Janssen, Etux, Quitclaim Deed, T1S, R50E, Sec. 14, N2; T1S, R50E, Sec. 15, ALL. William C. Stevens, Etux to EB Ranch, Warranty Deed, T5S, R48E, Sec. 32, SW4, NW4SE4....
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension recently published five new or updated MontGuides on a variety of topics to provide unbiased information. As part of their outreach efforts, MSU Extension specialists and agents write MontGuides with information gathered during their research and outreach work throughout the year. The fact sheets are designed for all Montanans, including agricultural producers, home gardeners, families, landowners and other groups. New and existing MontGuides are located online at store.msuextension.org, where they c...
Marriage licenses issued: Justine Louise Nelson, Weston, WY and Billy Jack Graham, Ashland, MT...
By PR Extension Office At the Big Sky, Big Leadership session last week, participants learned that for the first time in history, there are five generations in the workplace. They include: Traditionalist – born 1925 to 1945; Baby Boomers – born 1946 to 1964; Generation X – born 1965 to 1980; Millennials – born 1981 to 2000 and Generation Z – born 2001 to 2020. Tara Mastel, Montana State University (MSU) Extension Program Leader for Community Development, worked with participants in small group...
In the waning days of August 2021, the mountainous lands of Afghanistan had been nearly retaken by the Taliban. A contingent of American and international troops clung to one last chunk of ground, at Hamid Karzai Airport outside of the Afghani capital of Kabul, where Afghans desperately struggled to hop on flights to escape the menaces of life under the future Taliban rule. During that period, the US would evacuate over 82,000 US citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other vulnerable...
Julie Emmons-Stoddard of Broadus was the recipient of the Miles City Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Distinguished Service Award for Dedication to the Economic Development of the Miles City Area. Julie works with the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation as well as with Powder River County to obtain grants and other funding to help out our area. Former Broadus resident Betty Vail was also honored with the Individual of the Year Award from the Miles City Chamber of Commerce, during an...
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Tom Herzog To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost Sunday, February 6th - Pitch-in following service Sunday, February 13th - Communion during service Sunday, February 20th - Cynde Larson with Child Bridge 6: 00 p.m. Church service @ Powderville w/ Pitch-in Sunday, February 27th - Faith Story during service Sundays 9:30 a.m. & 9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday Schools 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Nursery and Children’s Church Offered) Tuesdays 4:00 & 5:30 ReFit in gym Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 p.m. Youth Group w...
January 31, 1947 Alvin Cathey Leased Hotel Dining Room Alvin Cathey has leased the hotel dining room from J.A. Williams, hotel proprietor, and will open the place for business on Saturday, February 1. Mr. Cathey has had considerable experience as a cook and will take charge of the kitchen himself. The hotel dining room has been closed since last October 1st and during that time that it has been closed the dining room and kitchen have been completely redecorated. A new restaurant size gas range has been installed in the kitchen. This has always...
The Montana Wool Growers Association (MWGA) membership held its annual meeting, on Saturday, December 3, during the 138th Annual MWGA Convention in Billings, MT. The agenda included association updates, election of officers, voting on bylaw changes and policy resolutions. A keynote address by MSU President Waded Cruzado was a highlight of the convention. At the end of her keynote, the MWGA Research and Endowment fund presented her with a $100,000 check in support of the Montana Wool Lab...
Filing for State and County offices opened earlier this month; the deadline for filing is March 14. Individuals filing for positions as of Monday included Catherine Landa for Justice of the Peace, Cynde Jo Gatlin for Clerk & Recorder, and Nancy Gaskill for Treasurer. Positions open this year include: County Commissioner, District 2 (six year term), County Clerk and Recorder (four year term), Sheriff/Coroner (four year term), County Attorney (four year term), County Superintendent of Schools (four year term), Public Administrator (four year...
By PR Extension Office Do you need incentive to walk? Do your employees walk as part of their jobs? Consider sponsoring a Steps for Charity team. It’s a win, win event designed to promote physical activity AND raise funds for local charities. Each Steps for Charity, four-member team tracks their steps in February and March. Half the team’s registration fee goes directly to the team’s charity, and the other half goes into a pool of money to be split between three charities, which is decided by the three teams that turn in the most steps....
HELENA, MT - Damaging floods caused by ice jams are a fact of life in winter along many Montana rivers and streams. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) reminds residents to be observant and prepared for flooding conditions as cold temperatures increase the threat of ice jam flooding. Katherine Chase, Surface Water Specialist with the US Geological Survey, explained ice jams and subsequent flooding are common this time of year when temperatures fluctuate and drop below freezing. Ice jams occur when a river...
Monday, January 10, 2022 Chairman Lee Randall called meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Donna Giacometto and John Olson were present. 8:30 a.m. - The board discussed a request for use of office space by a local resident. The board approved use of space with rent at $200.00-month, 1 year lease, and Commissioner Randall will reach out to the resident for additional information. 9:00 a.m. - Transportation Director Christy Olson met with the board to request additional help t...
