Articles from the April 7, 2022 edition
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Auggie's Meat Processing Now Taking Orders
Auggie's Meat Processing, LLC is a newly opened meat processing facility, located 17 miles north of Broadus, just off Highway 59. We sat down with the proprietors of Auggie's earlier this week to...
Powder River Community Endowment Fund Grants Now Available
By Kelda Page It is that time again for local community organizations that are making efforts to carry out existing projects or implementing new projects and activities, to submit a PRCEF grant application. Applications can be picked up at the...
Kindergarten Roundup Coming Up Next Week
By Tracie Earley Broadus Elementary will be holding the annual Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Prospective students will be screened for Kindergarten Readiness with Paulie Isaak for Broadus Elementary or...
Skywarn Training Course To Be Held May 10
The National Weather Service will be holding a Severe Weather Spotter training course at the courthouse on Tuesday, May 10th. The two hour course Skywarn training course is free to attend and will cover subjects such as thunderstorm basics,...
Broadus FFA Competes At State Competitions
By FFA Advisor Clayton Scott Congratulations to the Broadus FFA members who competed at the Montana FFA CDE Days competition March 21 and 22 in Miles City, and the Montana FFA State Convention, held...
Powder River Pals are top Steps For Charity Team
By PR Extension Office Drum roll, please!! The Powder River Pals walked 4.85 million steps in the 8-week Steps for Charity Challenge to win the contest and raise $570 for the Ray Traub Medical fund....
Chamber News
By Jessica Malone Spring is in the air which means we’re looking forward to Community Clean Up Day! The Chamber will once again be partnering with PRCDHS to get our kids and community working together to build a brighter and more beautiful B...
Ted Smith
Theodore Richard (Ted) Smith, age 94, passed away and went to be with Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, Montana. Ted was born to Carl and Inez Kelsey Smith on Oct...
Dan Hovermale
Daniel L Hovermale passed away unexpectedly after arriving home from a simple surgery on March 18th, 2022. Dan was born December 20th, 1956 in San Pedro, CA. He grew up in Alaska, married Karen...
Manor News
By PR Manor Activities Director Brittani Aurand Many fun things happened at the Manor in the last month. We played multiple games from board games and Jeopardy, cornhole, played UNO, and the Price is Right, and of course we played BINGO every Friday....
Voices from the Past
April 7, 1922 Doane Discusses Irrigation Here At the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening, H.K. Doane, a prominent civil engineer of Miles City, discussed irrigation as it might apply to the Powder River valley. His...
Updates from the PR County Weed District
By Tammy Vantine The Powder River County Weed District (PRCOWD) would like to share the following information. Chemical prices are going up again this year and availability of some products are becoming scarce. PRCOWD will be selling chemical at the...
Bur Buttercup Flourishes
By PR Extension Office Seemingly unaffected by drought, bur buttercup is growing and blooming. This small yellow flowering annual is one of the earliest weeds to appear in the spring according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. It is a winte...
Un-Recorded Brands Up For Application
By MT Dept of Livestock On April 1, 2022, any brand that was not re-recorded during the 2021 Montana Livestock Brand Re-record event can be applied for. If you are planning to apply for or plan to hand deliver an application to Helena for a Montana L...
Broadus AAU Wrestling Club To Hold Awards Banquet
By Garrett Goggin The Broadus Wrestling Club would like to invite you to come and join us as we award some of the AAU wrestling talent. It will be held at the VFW on Thursday, April 21st at 5:30 PM. Spaghetti supper will be provided by Tracy Vail,...
Commissioner Proceedings
Monday, March 21, 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. The board read and approved meeting m...
Wally Badgett To Be Inducted Into Montana Cowboy Hall Of Fame
"Earl" Creator Will Be Celebrated April 9th in Great Falls Courtesy MT Cowboy Hall of Fame Wallace Kirk Badgett was born May of 1952. He grew up on the family ranch on Otter Creek, located in s...
Benefits of Early Calving Are Increasing Due to Late Winter Warming
By The Agricultural Research Service On rangelands of the Western U.S., calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf growth (weight) by supplying high-quality forage when its most needed, according to a study by the United States...
Junior High Music Festival
By Lisa Lynch Junior High Music Students traveled to Colstrip on March 31 to attend Junior High Music Festival. The students had been preparing solos, and ensembles. The choir and band started the...
