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Sheriffs Dept Nicolas Maier, Summerfield, NC., speeding in a restricted zone, (85/65), $85. Cory Miller, Billings, MT., speeding in a restricted zone, (80/65), $65. Richard Barber, Independence, MO., improper passing -no passing zone, $85. Rathin Agarwal, Elkhorn, NE., speeding in a restricted zone, (85/65), $85. David Trevino, Jr., Orting, WA., speeding in a restricted zone, (86/65), $95. Robert Henning, Roundup, MT., speeding in a restricted zone, (87/65), $95. Rachell Rogers, Billings, MT., speeding in a restricted zone, (75/65), $55. Vijah...
Regular Meeting Monday, May 6, 2024 Commissioner Chair Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Lori Fortner and John Olson were present. Commissioners reviewed and approved the consent agenda. Road Supervisor: Teel Mullanix met to discuss and present the gravel crushing quote by John Melgaard. Various options were discussed on repairing the Ranch Creek Road. Clerk & Recorder: Cynde Jo Gatlin met with the board to present journal vouchers. The quote for c...
June 6, 1924 John Minow Gets Hurt When Hit With Shovel by P. Jeloff John Minow sustained a short deep gash over his left ear yesterday forenoon when he was struck with a spade in the hands of young Pete Jeloff. The altercation between the two men occurred in the Cross S area. Others interceded, it is said and prevented Jeloff from doing more serious injury. Minow went to R.E. Rice’s place and had Mr. Rice bring him on to Broadus to have the gash dressed by Dr. James and also it was said to swear out a warrant for Jeloff charging him with a...
MSU Extension Service – Powder River County is hosting a five-day “Geospatial Skills Camp” the week of June 10-14 at the Powder River Historical Museum with support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Montana State University Science Math Resource Center. The Broadus camp is led by Mary Rumph and Julie Riley, MSU Extension Agents. The Geospatial Skills Camp is designed for students in early high school and junior high age and will include activities such as understanding maps for analysis and navigation; collecting, analy...
From June 3rd through the 7th, and potentially into the first few days of the following week, Powder River Medical Clinic will have limited staffing. Abbey Barnhart, PA, will be away in training, and a flooring remodel is in the works. Those with medical needs are asked to call and check ahead of a visit for nurse availability, at 436-2651....
Regular Meeting Monday, April 22, 2024 Commissioner Chair Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Lori Fortner and John Olson were present. Ball Field: The commissioners and contractor Chad Gatlin met at the ball field to discuss the fence project. The commissioners will look further into the cost of fencing before the project is set to start. MSU Extension Interview Discussion: Larry Brence was scheduled to meet with the board to discuss the upcoming e...
The following is a list of expenses from the county departments, as submitted by the Clerk & Recorder’s office and approved to be paid by the PR County Commissioners for the month of March, 2024. Allbridge $862.06 Broadus Insurance Services, Inc $39,075.00 Casey Trent $210.55 Dustin Hansen $278.55 Kelda Page $1,179.97 Nice $205.02 Powder River Examiner $1,003.00 Range Telephone Cooperative $3,943.34 SDI Architects & Design $10,700.00 Tebra Technologies Inc $416.92 Town of Broadus $2,484.48 Wex Bank $1,047.43 4imprint, Inc $112.09 Abbey B...
Annual subscription 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. Another option for renewal is online, at www.powderriverexaminer. com. Don’t forget about our online edition, free for all print subscribers. Click “Free Trial” on the blue bar at the top of the page, fill out the i...
The primary election will be held Tuesday, June 4th. The Broadus, Broadus North, and Broadus South precincts will be open from 7 am to 8 pm, and the polling places will be in the courthouse. Voters in the Biddle precinct will vote at the Biddle Heritage Center, from Noon to 8 pm. Ashland voters will cast their ballots at the TRECO building from Noon to 8 pm. The Coalwood polling place will be at the Coalwood School from Noon to 8 pm. Absentee ballots are due at the election office or polling place by 8 pm on election day. Powder River County...
Parents Matt and Jennifer Zellers welcomed Hannah Lynn Zellers to the world on May 8th, 2024, joining older siblings Bryson and Audrey. Hannah was born in Spearfish, SD, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz, and 20" in length. Hannah's paternal grandparents are Larry Zellers and Bonita Grady of Red Lion, PA. Maternal grandparents are Jim & Terri Grothe of Brandon, SD....
Sheriffs Dept Justin Wright, Hot Springs, MT., speeding in a restricted zone, (82/65), $85. Kashmere Matson, Lakewood, WA., speeding in a restricted zone, (80.65), $65. Kevin Harrell, Leaksville, MS., speeding in a restricted zone, (8765), $95. Kamryn Rafferty, Lingle, WY., speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Jose Bacalanmo, Austin, TX., speeding in a restricted zone, (80/65), $65. Natalie Clopton, Foley, AL., speeding in a restricted zone, (75/65), $55. Sergey, Karaev, Auburn, WA., possession of dangerous drugs, dismissed, refiled in...
May 30, 1924 To Put Stray Horses off Custer Forest Officials of the Custer National Forest in the County have taken action that is aimed to rid the forest reservation of all estray horses. They were rounded up recently by Ranger Rolfe in district 4 and are being held at Sam Stewart’s ranch in the forest, to be sold there to the highest cash bidder at 10 am June 5th. Thirty four head of horses will thus be disposed of, horses that are unbranded or have brands of unknown ownership. In addition 150 head of impounded horses will be sold unless thei...
By Libby Nisley Earlier this year, Broadus Third Graders Jesse Barnhart, Gary Gatlin, Colton Mitchell, and Ryder Opstedahl participated in a nationwide Exploravision STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) contest, which involved designing a project. Theirs was the top project in Montana and received an honorable mention, meaning it was in the country's top 10% of projects! They all worked very hard both in and out of school to conduct research, write a report, and create a website...
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost fbcbroadus.com Sunday, June 2nd - River baptisms following service, Pitch in will be BBQ at the river Sunday, June 9th – Communion as part of Service Saturday, June 15th - Mission Support dinner with Hanna Herzog Sunday, June 16th - Father’s Day tribute as part of Service Sunday, June 23rd –John Giacometto filling pulpit Saturday, June 29th – Johnson/Wolff Wedding Sunday, June 30th - Greg Kmetz filling Pulpit Sunday Worship Services are at 10:45 and offer both nu...
The graduation ceremony for the PRCDHS Class of 2024 was held on Saturday, May 18th. Temperatures in the 60s meant guests in the gym were able to comfortably watch the graduation without profuse perspiration. The PRCDHS High School Band played the ceremonial processional as the 18 students of the Class of 2024 made their way down the aisle. Emma Isaacs, Class of 2024 Salutatorian, welcomed the gathered friends, family, and faculty to the ceremony, and spoke of the class's collective experiences...
By Libby Nisley The weather is starting to warm up, and with it the excitement is growing to open the pool. A tentative open date will be Tuesday, May 28th, weather permitting. Sessions are as follows: Morning Laps: 7:00-9:00 (M-F Only) Aerobics: 9:00-10:00 (M-F Only) 1st Session 11:00-2:00 (will begin later on lessons days) 2nd Session: 2:30-5:30 Night Session: 6:00-8:00 One major difference is that swimming lessons will be offered by the week, and not during the evenings. Here is the tentative schedule of levels offered and dates. June 24-28...
By MSU Extension Agent Mary Rumph Long serving Powder River Extension Agents Julie Riley and Mary Rumph have announced their retirement for the end of June. A party to celebrate their retirement is planned for Thursday, May 30th in the Courthouse Lobby from 2-4:00 pm. “We are so appreciative of the support and kindness of the community and the incredible opportunity to work with generations of Powder River County people and neighboring counties through the 4-H program, working with volunteer boards providing educational events,” explained Ril...
Submitted by Deanna Twedt The 2024 museum season is almost here and the Powder River Historical Museum is looking for volunteers to help out this summer. Duties that may be held as a volunteer include greeting guests, giving tours (training will be provided if interested in this portion), cleaning, aiding in the rearranging of displays, and possible conducting research. Volunteers are also allowed to contribute a passion of their own. For instance, if there is a skill you would like to give a lesson on, or if there is something historical about...
Voters who recently received absentee primary elections ballots in the mail may have been surprised to see ballot measures listed for local government studies. Those voters within the town of Broadus have two options, one for a review of county government and another for town government, while voters from outside the city limits saw only the county option, per PR County Election Administrator Cynde Jo Gatlin. The local government review is a process laid out in the Montana Constitution in which every ten years all counties and municipalities...
By PR Extension Office Reading books, fishing, checking cows, riding horses, golfing, jumping on the trampoline, helping mom and dad, drawing, painting, riding a bike, racing wheel-barrows, baking cookies, mowing grandma and grandpa’s lawn, making a puppet dragon, working with pigs, branding calves and lots of playing…playing on the hoverboard, playing with toys, playing ping pong, playing board games, playing with dogs, playing with a sister are some of the many wonderful, active and exciting things the twenty-four youth did rather than watch...
May 23rd, 1924 Frank Smith starts Sheep Shearing Season Today Frank started the season today at the place of H.A. Tarbox on Wolf Creek, where the Tarbox and Orville Weathers sheep are to be rid of their fleeces. When finished, Smith will load his machine plant onto two trucks and leave via Miles City, Terry, Baker, and Ekalaka for the Maples place on Willow Creek, ten miles east of Piniele where he will start work on the 27th. The detour is necessary because all bridges on the Powder River are out of commission. Link Wilson sells 300 Heifers...
By Margaret Scoles On May 10, Arbor Day was celebrated in Broadus after weather delays. Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, but there was no school that day. Diana Swenson's first grade class (18 students) was the cosponsor of the event. The class walked to the Manor, planted a cottonwood tree in the fenced outdoor garden area with Broadus Tree Board members Don Birkholz, Kelda Page, Anne Amsden, and Margaret Scoles and several Manor residents. Scoles read the Arbor Day proclamation as a...
May 16, 1924 Midwest Cancels Contracts for Digging 600 Oil Wells Paul Glosser of the Little Powder River Country returned to his home a few days ago from Casper, Wyoming and reported about the cancellations. Mr. Glosser reports there were between 1,500 to 2,000 men idle there and waiting for what employment they might find. Approximately 300 truck drivers have been laid off since the first of April, when the new railroad between Casper and Midwest began service. Casper is no place for a man with family to live, states Glosser as his expenses...
By Christine Appleman Year after year, their music keeps getting better! All in the audience will be impressed! Our local music students will be performing a concert on Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 pm, at the Congregational Church in Broadus. Featured will be original piano compositions, the accordion, vocal numbers, and piano solos, duets, and trios! Many of these students have been playing for years. They commit to not only a weekly, after-school lesson, but they are required to practice a given time each week. When they put that much effort in, it...
Powder River Manor celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week from May 12th through the 18th. The event, formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, involves a number of events featuring the staff and residents. This year’s theme is “Radiant Memories” with a different decade celebrated each day. According to Manor Activities Director Brittani Aurand, the events kicked off with a Mother’s Day Dinner on Sunday, followed by the theme week activities. Monday was ‘30s Day, with residents and staff learning the history of radio, then watching...
