Articles from the April 8, 2021 edition
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Amanda Gaskill Memorial Basketball Tournament will take place April 17th and 18th
By Marni Gaskill After having to cancel last year, the Amanda Gaskill Memorial Basketball Tournament is set for April 17th and 18th and we couldn’t be more excited! The brackets are full with 8 men’s teams and 4 women’s, including 7 local teams signe...
March weather was dry and mild
On the heels of a cold mid-February, the area weather leveled off in late February and through the month of March. The average temperature for March in Broadus was 41.4 degrees, or 5.1 degrees above normal. The low for the month fell on March 19th,...
Art & Soul discusses 2020, looks forward to 2021
Art & Soul gathered recently for a recap of 2020 and to plan for the coming year. Attending the meeting were Kathy Heidel, Laura Lee Ullrich, Ronda Gatlin and Lana Smith. Although inconvenienced by the pandemic, Art & Soul managed to have a...
Steps for Charity
In the 8-week Steps for Charity Challenge, it was Jackie Walden, Peggy Kolka, Lori Dinstel and Louise Wilson, The New "40", who came in first with 3.3 million steps. The Broadus Cancer Fund was the...
Broadus Elementary Students hunt for Easter Eggs
Easter Egg Hunt - The Broadus First Grade and Kindergarten classes searched the Courthouse lawn for Easter Eggs last Thursday. The classes took time to count their loot, and hitch a ride to and from...
BPA competes at State
By: Libby Nisley, BPA Advisor The Business Professionals of America have been through an interesting year indeed. Nineteen high school members participated in the Regional conference virtually in Dece...
Fire consumes truck, pastureland
The hulking skeleton of a semi lies along Highway 212 near the pumping station between Hammond and Alzada, in the picture below taken last week. Reports indicated a blown tire started the fire, which...
MDT Prepares For Bridge Rehab In Southeast Montana
COLSTRIP, MONT. – The Glendive District Bridge Preservation Project will evaluate 11 bridges in southeastern Montana for rehabilitation, impacting a state highway (S 39), US highways (US 212 and US 12), the interstate (I 94), and the communities o...
Voices from the Past
April 8, 1921 Officers Quieten Big Distillery “Billy” Richardson, state stock inspector, and Deputy Sheriff J.K. Marsh are credited with finding a perfectly equipped distillery at the head of Cabin Creek, this county, and are said to be likewise res...
Reminder: Health Fair coming Thursday April 22
By Kerry Gardner We are gearing up for the HEALTH FAIR on Thursday, April 22, 2021 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...
Broadus Golf team plays in Forsyth
The Broadus Golf Team continued their season last week, with a JV tournament in Forsyth. The full team of 21 golfers attended the event – necessitating a bus to deliver the passengers, whereas in years past one of the school’s vans was large eno...
Legislative Feature - Week 13
By Austin Amestoy UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Three bills debuted in the Montana Legislature during the week of March 29 with vastly different approaches for regulating voter-approved recreational marijuana...
Court Report
In Justice of the Peace Cathy Landa’s Justice Court Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Jeremy Castro, Billings, MT, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Catherine Breuer, Broadus, MT, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, pled guilty, $375, res...
Broadus Town Council Minutes
July 7, 2020 No meeting was held. August 4, 2020 Councilperson Pete Wenzel, Councilperson Wanda Smith, Councilperson Lori Turnbough, Councilperson Cody Morris, Public Works Raymond Ragsdale, and Clerk Peggy Fruit were present. Following the Pledge...
Commissioners Proceedings
March 15, 2021 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Lee Randall, Donna Giacometto, and John Olson present. The meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda was approved. Teel Mullanix, Road...
