Articles from the January 5, 2023 edition
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Cold Conditions Lead Into A Warm Christmas
Brutal cold and wind punctuated the week before Christmas, as ambient air temperatures fell to -31 in Broadus on December 23rd. The record low for that date was -35 from 1989, and other days that...
Enter Your Team In The Steps For Charity Challenge
By PR Extension Office Do you have a favorite charity? Do you need motivation to get out and walk? Then enter a team in the Steps for Charity challenge organized by Powder River Trails and the Powder River County MSU Extension Office. The 8-week c...
Perin Is PR County Deputy
Ishmael Perin recently donned his badge as the new deputy for the Powder River County Sheriff's Department. Perin began work on December 20th, having worked previously in corrections for Lawrence...
Music & Chocolate Slated For February 5th
By Kim Blain Broadus Public Schools and Powder River County Extension Office have joined forces to present an afternoon of music combined with the love of chocolate. This is an event for area adult musicians to share their talent with the community....
Powder River Weather Stations Installed
By Liz Riter Powder River Conservation District applied for a grant from Montana Department of Natural Resources to purchase, install, and maintain four weather stations in the county. These stations...
4-H Mini-Congress Highlight of the Holidays
By PR Extension Office The annual 4-H Mini-Congress attracted forty third through seventh grade participants this year, according to MSU Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Eight teens c...
Mary Gay
Mary Miles Gay, 99, of Broadus, Montana, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. Mary was born in Helena, Montana, the first of three children of Mildred Burgess...
Vern Ullrich
Vern Ullrich, age 66, of Broadus, passed away December 23, 2022. Information on services was not available at the time of printing....
Garage FREE at Faith Bible January 14th
By Tom Herzog Americans struggle with allowing junk to build up. Though we are a throw-away society, many of us can’t part with things because we are sure we can use them some day or that it must have some value. Well it is our hope that you will f...
Church Notes
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost Sunday, January 8th - Communion during service Saturday, January 14th - Garage Free – Items may be brought to gym on the 12th Sunday, January 15th - Patrick Klein, V...
Gali Receives Award
Dakotah Gali, pictured at far left, recently received the Dwight Chambers Rising Star Award, which honors "a current member in good standing of the Northern Division, National Ski Patrol, 35 years of...
Voices From The Past
January 5, 1923 Railroad Line is Mapped on Paper Foreign to the present agitation for a railroad project from Casper, Wyo., to Miles City, Mont., or a proposed railroad from Belle Fourche, S.D. to Broadus is still another proposed railroad route...
MSU Extension Winter Series January 17th, 2023
By PR Extension Office Identifying and managing invasive grassy weeds; feeding your cattle for best possible breed-up; and shelterbelt recovery following drought will all be addressed at the annual MSU Extension Ag Winter Series scheduled for T...
Exercise Classes Resume In January
By PR Extension Office “I’ve learned new exercises to improve my balance,” explained one participant. “I have more confidence in my physical abilities,” added another. The exercise classes offered at the Senior Center are designed to maintain an...
SENIOR HAPPENINGS
By Senior Center Director Tammy Jackman HAPPY NEW YEAR!! December was pretty quiet at the center as the weather just didn’t want to cooperate. Too many bitterly cold, blustery days and too many people gone for the holidays. We did manage a few c...
Commissioner Proceedings
Monday, December 19, 2022 Chairman Lee Randall called the 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. Sheriff Boman stopped in to introduce n...
Chamber News
By Jessica Malone Happy New Year from the Powder River Chamber of Commerce! As we wrap up the Christmas season, we want to send a special thank you to TRECO and Tracy Thomas for ensuring the community snowflake decorations were up and to the Archer/...
