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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The third session in the ReImagining Rural series will take place on Tuesday, October 13th at the Broadus Community Center. Free supper available from 5:30pm with discussions from 6-8pm. Even if you missed the first two sessions, we invite you to join us for a conversation that will impact our community! Please RSVP for catering to [email protected] A Montana Perspective” for Final Reimagining Rural Session Sarah Calhoun, founder of the White Sulphur Springs-based clothing company Red Ants Pants is “virtually” coming to our town...
The 2020 drought in Powder River County continued through September, as Broadus received .46" of precipitation on the month, falling over a half inch behind the 1.08" September average. The miniscule precipitation totals in September fall into line with the rest of 2020, which has been the driest on record through the first nine months of the year. From January 1st through September 30th of this year, the Broadus weather station located at the courthouse recorded 5.43" of precipitation. The...
A community blood drive will take place on Thursday, October 22nd from 2-6 PM at the Broadus Community Center. At the upcoming blood drive in Broadus, Vitalant, the company running the blood drive, will test for COVID-19 antibodies. The company is currently looking to draw plasma from COVID-19 survivors, as their CCP (COVID Convalescent Plasma) is used as a treatment for current patients. Plasma donations are requested from COVID survivors who have been symptom free for more than 28 days. These donors must fill out a questionnaire when making...
By Powder River County Health Officer Sean Hill Powder River County has an an active case count of fifteen, as of Tuesday, October 6th. Five of these active cases are associated with the Manor. Additional tests are pending. Across Eastern Montana, other counties are having to shut down schools due to the rise in cases in faculty and student bodies. This is an urgent call to action for Powder River County. Billings area hospitals along with other surrounding hospitals are at capacity. This means we will have nowhere to send patients who become...
By Jessica Malone As a founding member and former President of the Powder River Historical Society, Ron Talcott had endless energy and vision for the betterment of our local museum. This Saturday, October 10th, starting at 10 am, we need your support to advance one of Ron’s final projects. Help us get our new building ready for displays! The enclosure of the original three-sided car barn was recently completed by Gatlin Construction. Funded in part by a grant from the Powder River Community Endowment Fund, the building now includes a new d...
By PR Extension Office “Small towns can best be saved by their own people using their own resources.” (Save Your.town) Participants at the second session of Reimagining Rural were encouraged to “take action” to make positive changes in their communities, according to MSU Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Deb Brown and Becky McCray from “Save Your.town” explained the way to save our town is to become “Idea Friendly”. The key is to focus more on tiny experiments by lots of people rather than a few big bets made by only a handful of offici...
On Sunday, June 2nd, 1907, Rosebud County Sheriff Robert J. Guy was alerted by Forsyth resident James Anderson that three horses had been stolen from his pasture. Anderson discovered the trail of his stolen horses three days later, six miles southwest of Forsyth. That next morning Sheriff Guy deputized Anderson and the two began a chase that ended with the formation of a posse, one man's death and inglorious burial, and another's daring escape and later arrest. The two lawmen left Forsyth the...
Thursday, October 4, 1990 Late season acquisitions arrive at local museum Late-season acquisitions and recognition of volunteers highlighted September activities at the Powder River Historical Society Museum as preparations are being made for its scheduled fall closing on October 1. The museum is available for visiting by individuals or groups during the off season by appointments, with telephone numbers to call posted on the front door. Historical Society president Ann Carroll and husband Bob and Slim Frandsen traveled recently to the Elsie...
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The 41st Traveling Juried Art Exhibit (pictured above) from the WaterWorks Art Museum in Miles City is on display at the Henry A. Malley Memorial Library through October 28th. The theme of this year's exhibit, which is sponsored by Stockman Bank and the William and Lorene Nefsy Foundation, is "Subjective Perspective". Miles City artists represented include Staci Ketchum, Catherine Kimball, and Carolyn Zimmerman. Following the abrupt resignation of Library Director June Ray last month, the...
September 14, 2020 All commissioners present. Consent agenda approved. Teel Mullanix met with the board. He reported on crushing, the Belle Creek Road project and Mullanix has requested to not put calcium chloride on all of the road. He would like to see it only on areas where there is a residence. He reported the speaker at the arena was hit by a tractor bucket and torn down. Mullanix then gave an update on the road crew weekly agenda. Don Birkholz stopped in to visit about the cement pads at the cemetery. Birkholz reported he is spraying...
The Annual Make It With Wool Contest for Montana District 6 and 7 will take place on Sunday, November 1st in Miles City. The event will take place at the Sleep Inn & Suites, beginning at 1:30 PM. Entries for the event are due October 15th, and entry forms are available at the Extension Office. For more information, please contact Christine Keltner at 406-486-5690. The MT State Make It With Wool contest will take place December 4th and 5th in Billings, with the national competition being held January 28th through the 30th of 2021 at the...
If you dug a hole straight through the earth from Broadus, you would pop up in the Indian Ocean, approximately 315 miles northeast of the Desolation Islands. These islands are a French territory in the Southern Indian Ocean, located approximately 2,100 miles southeast of Madagascar. The islands are uninhabited other than a French research station of around 45 to 100 people, depending on the season. The largest island, Grande Terre, covers approximately 2,577 square miles. Wildlife on the tundra and rock covered island includes ocean going...
Courtesy of the MT Office on Aging We often take physical independence for granted because shopping, attending events, and interacting with others offers at least a basic level of regular movement. Isolating at home poses a hidden danger of losing physical independence due to lack of physical activity. Consider what movements you would do on a normal day - get into and out of a car, walk, lift and carry groceries, and interact with others. Two questions can reveal your risk. 1. Do you have...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Allandrous Carson, Turrell, AR, speeding in restricted zone (85/65) $85. George Ebbert, Jonesboro, AR, speeding in restricted zone (40/30) $55. Kossa Diomande, Ashland, MT, speeding in restricted zone (88/65) $85. Jerad Ridgaway, Orange, TX, driving while priv. susp./revoked- 4th off., $285. Corbin Irish, Ashland, MT, speeding in restricted zone (81/65) $85. Annastasia Burek, Ashland, MT, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. MHP Clayvern Rogers, Lansing, MI, criminal possession of drugs, transferred to D...
Due to renovations at the PR County Sheriff’s office, keys to the fair barn, community center, etc., will be available through the Clerk & Recorder’s office, with office hours of 8-5 Monday through Friday....
On the evening of Tuesday, September 22nd, Powder River Public Health announced that four PR County residents had tested positive for COVID-19, two of which were staff members at Broadus Schools, one a male age 20-29, and the other a female age 40-49. Additionally, a male and female, both age 60-69, were added to the PR County count – they had originally been counted in a different MT county where they also maintained a residence. With the increase in case load, PR County met the four active case threshold for Governor Bullock’s mask man...
In a similar tone to what we published previous to the primary election, we sent the local candidates running for contested offices a series of questions. The only contested local election this fall is for the Powder River County Commissioner District 1 seat. In order to maintain fairness, we asked the same set of questions we asked this spring, with Rod adding some comments to what he had previously written in May. The added comments are shown in italics. We present the answers in the fashion...
