As of Monday, April 1, all county roads in Powder River County have been re-opened to at least one lane of travel for passenger vehicles, according to the County Commissioners. The flooding which occurred in mid to late March inundated a number of...

Courtesy PR Extension Office Jason DeShaw, a national award winning speaker and country singer from Montana, will perform at the Powder River District High School in Broadus on Tuesday, April 16th at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend this p...

By Kerry Gardner We are gearing up for the HEALTH FAIR on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Community Center and Hammond School. We have a variety of tests available including Chemistry Panel, Lipid Panel, CBC, TSH, PSA and HGB A1c for diabetics and...

Helen Orestad celebrated her 95th birthday at the end of February. She had cake brought by Tom and Lillian Ostendorf, and her other daughter Donna Balsam was also there. She celebrated with her friends at Hearts And Home Assisted Living. Helen also h...

The legislature is now in its final month. April kicks off with a very busy week for the Senate. The Senate will hear House Bill 2, the state budget, on the Senate floor. It will also have committee hearings on the infrastructure bills and the...

Montana homeowners on fixed or limited incomes can seek relief through the Montana Department of Revenue Property Tax Assistance Program. Property owners have through April 15 to apply. Property tax relief is available for 30, 50 or 80 percent on...

Hello Spring! Although the temperatures have improved, it seems each season brings its own set of challenges as we change from battling drifting snow to mud and flooding waters. Our thoughts go out to the community ranchers who tenaciously endure...

BOZEMAN, Mont., March 20, 2019 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Wetlands Reserve Easements. While NRCS accepts easement applications on a...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is enrolling new landowners in Region 7 who are interested in participating in the Block Management Program. Block Management is a cooperative effort between landowners and FWP to help manage public hunting...

Thursday, April 6, 1989 Nell Popp hears from son after 49 years A dream came true for Nell Popp and her family recently, when, after 49 years, she heard from her son, Bruce Garber. “One has heard of dreams coming true, but I didn’t realize it cou...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA -- The Montana House of Representatives voted 61-37 Saturday to pass a controversial bill to extend Medicaid expansion. The expanded program has enrolled nearly 96,000...

#prstepsforcharity And we’re in the final stretch…. Shout out to the remaining teams: The CARB LOADERS include Katie Riley, Tessa Bird, Dani Draine and Jaycie Loney. The SPARE ME team includes Ashley Emmons, Cynde Jo Gatlin, Amanda Zimmer and Joe...

March 11, 2019 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall and Rod Schaffer present. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion c...

FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Tom Herzog Thursday, April 4th to Sunday, April 7th – Preacher in the Patch @ High School Auditorium 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7th - Service led by Double Portion – Pitch-In Dinner following service Sunday, April 14th - Palm Sun...