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Dave and Hayle Barbero of Broadus, along with Mike Wickham and Amanda Tolbert of Miles City recently opened the Stockman's Club and Uncle Mike's BBQ and Grill in Broadus. We sat down with them to hear all about the establishment. Stockman's Club Dave and Hayle Barbero recently completed the purchase of the Stockman's Club, returning the classic Broadus business to its position as a meeting place for food and drinks for folks in the Broadus area. Dave and Hayle are both locals, growing up in the...
By Adam Johnson, PR County Director of EMS Operations Introduction Powder River EMS is deeply concerned about the escalating number of recent traumatic injuries and motor vehicle accidents in our community. Over the weekend of July 1-2, Powder River EMS responded to six calls, four of which were transported to medical facilities. The rise in these incidents over the last several months has posed significant challenges for Paramedics and EMTs alike, and emphasizes the critical need for awareness, preventive measures, and community col...
By PR Extension Office The race to beat the grasshoppers and alfalfa weevil has been especially challenging the last few weeks due to the almost daily thunderstorms. How devastating it is to see a beautiful field hammered by hail, reduced to sticks in the field; blown down, drowning in the field; windrows blown or washed away, or floating on water…all of which have been witnessed in the last three weeks, according to MSU Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Moisture is a critical consideration in quality bales. Too much moisture causes bro...
The Broadus Wrestling Club will be hosting a wrestling tournament for youngsters this Friday, at the high school gym in Broadus beginning at 6 pm. The “Takedowns and Tacos” Wrestling Tournament will feature kids in grades K-12, showing off their takedown skills learned at the Broadus Wrestling Camp with host Mike Zadick, held this week. The camp is looking for a big turnout, with 60-70 kids likely attend, according to event organizers. The public is welcome to attend the event, which will feature two mats - one featuring K-4th grade com...
The Liscomb Mountain 4-H club held a meeting on June 25, 2023, at the Stacey Hall. The club first talked about the recent highway cleanup they completed. Then Kassie Hagedorn and Alexis Gotfredson reported on attending Camp Oreo. Camp Needmore was attended and reported on by Delaney Ruland and Anna Hagedorn. Jefferson Cahoon, Carter, Carson, and Caden D’Amico reported on taking their pigs to the recent weigh in. The club then discussed the upcoming fair, which is July 25-28. The club voted to create a fair booth, on the theme “4-H sews the see...
Thursday June 15, 2023 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. Tammy Jackman, Senior Center Director, met with the board to conduct a general meeting to give an update on the events at the center. Jessica Malone met with the board to give an update on the 4th of July events. The board then discussed the purchase of the requested dozer by t...
July 6, 1923 Slew Last Buffalo J.B. Nelanger of Chicago while in Miles City a few days ago visiting with old-time friends related his experience in killing the last buffalo bull in Custer County, that portion of which is now a part of Powder River County. In the early ‘80s, Mr. Nelanger with his wife and baby, drove with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Strevell in a buckboard one hundred miles from Miles City to Horse Creek, tributary of the Otter, where they visited the Captain Howes ranch. While there Mr. Nelanger and a ranch hand took saddle horses and ra...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Daniel Hartman, Broadus, MT, resisting arrest, pled guilty, $235, 1 day jail. Daniel Hartman, Broadus, MT, disorderly conduct, pled guilty, $185. Claudia Steiner, Miles City, MT, speeding in restricted zone (50/40) $55. MHP Randolph Premer, Greeley, CO, daytime speeding (80/70) $20. Karlerys Nina, Bremerton, WA, speeding in restricted zone (62/40) $95. Alyssa Westerfield, Omaha, NE, speeding in restricted zone (88/65) $95. Kimberly Hammit, Marion, SD, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Michael Karrels, B...
Following a dry spring, the local weather in June was decidedly moist. The storms which had thus far been avoiding much of SE Montana found their way into the region. A flow of moisture from the southwest was responsible for many of the June storms, as damp air streamed northwards, dumping monsoonal type moisture from June 10th onwards. As of June 9th, Broadus sat at 1.71” below normal precip for the year. By July 1, Broadus was 0.18” above normal. In that stretch of time, 3.55” of rain fell in Broadus, compared to a normal for the entir...
