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After teaching in Broadus for 35 years, Broadus Junior High and High School Science Teacher Wanda Smith retired at the end of the school year. Smith sat down with us last week to discuss her long career as an educator. Wanda grew up in the Flathead Valley of Northwest Montana, matriculating to MSU-Bozeman for her Bachelor’s. She later yearned for more open skies, moving to South Dakota, where she began teaching. After seven years in the flatlands of Eastern South Dakota, Wanda and her two boys, Jody and Todd, moved back to Montana, landing i...
Submitted by Deanna Twedt Good news! The Powder River Historical Museum is now open for the 2024 summer season! We are open 9am-5pm Monday through Friday. Volunteers are still being accepted. Pending events soon to follow. Looking forward to seeing you!...
Courtesy MT DPHHS The Montana Aging Services Bureau will be hosting a Training in Broadus on Monday, June 10th. The class will take place from 2-5 pm at the Broadus Community Center. The training will focus on working with senior citizens, specifically how to assess capacity and look for signs of financial exploitation and abuse. Sometimes, the only person willing to stand up for a senior victim is a professional like yourself. Our training will give you the tools to report suspected instances of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation....
The unofficial election results from the June 4th primary are shown in the link below. We'll have further coverage of the election next week. https://www.powderriverexaminer.com/home/customer_files/election_results/2024_primary_tally_sheet_final.jpg...
By: Adam Johnson, Director of EMS/NRP Date: 5/29/2024 As the school year ends and summer takes over, Powder River EMS would like to take a moment to congratulate the 2024 graduates. With the increase in work at home and on ranches during this season, it is crucial to prioritize safety. ATV, UTV, and Side-by-Side Safety As you go about your workday, please exercise caution and ensure proper training and safety equipment, including helmets, chest protectors, and knee and elbow pads for ATV, UTV, and side-by-side operators. Powder River EMS has no...
Expanded access for more taxpayers planned for the 2025 filing season WASHINGTON – Following a successful filing season pilot and feedback from a variety of partners, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it will make Direct File a permanent option for filing federal tax returns starting in the 2025 tax season. The agency is exploring ways to expand Direct File to make more taxpayers eligible in the 2025 filing season and beyond by examining options to broaden Direct File’s availability across the nation, including covering more tax sit...
Submitted by Jeff Noble The 2024 Bowhunter Education Field Day Course for Montana youth and adult bowhunters will be offered in Broadus on Saturday, June 22, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. A “field day qualifier” print-out is required. Youths need to bring a parent with them on the first day, to sign permission slips. Also, everyone is required to register online in advance, at the FWP hunter education website. The course will take begin at Jeff Noble’s office at the Courthouse in Broadus. Everyone is welcome, and the field day is free of charge. All n...
By Senior Center Director Tammy Jackman Well, those April showers moved right into much needed May showers, so I am assuming everyone is thrilled. It has been fun to look out the windows at the center and just see the rain come pouring down. As promised the trips have started! Our first trip in May was out to Dan and Marcy Davis’s to see the new foals. We were able to walk out among them in the pasture and take some very cool pictures, we even saw some elk on the way home. Went to Devil’s Tower on the 30th, it was a beautiful day, a couple of...
By PR Extension Office Reports of grasshoppers are circulating from “heaps” to “just a few”, according to MSU Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Every fall, the USDA-APHIS publishes a grasshopper hazard map. This map, released in October of 2023, highlights Montana's severe risk of intensive outbreaks this season. Powder River County is primarily in the “orange zone”, indicating a high probability of 8-15 grasshoppers per square yard. Thus, it is important to be prepared. Erika Rodbell, MSU Extension Entomologist has provided the...
By Laura Lee Ullrich We are excited to announce the Vacation Bible Adventure Camp to be held June 20-21 at Ullrich’s Ranch! The event, sponsored by Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, will be two days of adventure, Bible Stories, food and fun in a rustic outdoor setting. The Camp begins with a ride to Ullrichs from at 10:00 a.m. on June 20, departing from the Lutheran Church in Broadus. Arriving at Ullrichs, the campers will get tents pitched, get name tags and assigned their Youth Group Camp Buddy. After Lunch there will be Bible Stories about Jesus...
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...
Landen Capp, recently graduated senior from Broadus, played in the Cleverly 8-man football All-Star game on Saturday. The annual All-Star game, now in its 40th year, features some of the top senior athletes off the 8-man gridiron from across the Treasure State, and is held in Butte. The players arrived in Butte on the 28th, which meant several days of practice were in order to learn the coaches philosophies, the plays, and most importantly to meet and converse with their new teammates. The...
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...
The Physician's Oath & Hooding Ceremony is the formal event that recognizes the students graduating with the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. The students graduating in 2024 are the 75th class to receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Washington. Through the administration of the Hippocratic Oath or Physician's Oath, the ceremony reminds the students of the high standards of performance and behavior to which...
On Saturday, May 18th, 2024 Coy Morris, son of Stephanie Cooper, of Rozet, WY, and Cody Morris, of Broadus, MT, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education, from the University of Wyoming, in Laramie. He has accepted a position as Social Studies teacher in Buffalo, WY starting this Fall....
Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students qualifying for the Spring 2024 President's List. The list consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Locals on the President’s List include: Marcus Mader of Broadus, Montana....
