Articles from the October 1, 2020 edition
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County Hit With Wave of COVID-19 Cases
On the evening of Tuesday, September 22nd, Powder River Public Health announced that four PR County residents had tested positive for COVID-19, two of which were staff members at Broadus Schools, one a male age 20-29, and the other a female age...
Commissioner Candidate Interviews - Rod Schaffer
In a similar tone to what we published previous to the primary election, we sent the local candidates running for contested offices a series of questions. The only contested local election this fall...
Commissioner Candidate Interviews - John Olson
In a similar tone to what we published previous to the primary election, we sent the local candidates running for contested offices a series of questions. The only contested local election this fall i...
South Stacey School - Educating Generations of Students
By Margie Riley The South Stacey School, located in northern Powder River County, is the oldest one room schoolhouse, using the same building on the original site, in the state of Montana. From 1900...
FAFSA Workshop Coming Up October 6th
By Broadus Schools Counselor Dori Phillips The annual FAFSA Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th, at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library. If you are in need of financial aid to help pay for postsecondary education, the FAFSA (Free...
Funds delivered to pay for bridge projects
Funding has come through to help replace the Moorhead, Little Powder River, Pilgrim Creek, and Horse Creek bridges and resurface 18.1 miles of Powder River East Road. The seven million dollar grant...
School Closure Prompts Sports Cancelations
The announcement of two high school staff members testing positive for COVID-19 late on Sept 22nd resulted in a short-lived shutdown of in-person learning in the high school. The school made the decision to shut down in person learning through...
Lunches available during remote learning
Any parent who has a child that is doing remote learning may get lunches to go. Please e-mail at [email protected] or private message me before 9 AM. You may pick up lunch between 11 & 12, just come to the cafeteria door & knock. If you would like...
COVID-19 Update
By PR County Health Officer Sean Hill Communicable disease in its nature creeps into a community, infects the susceptible, creating waves of devastation, and at times, death. It will then mutate, so that it infects as many more people creating a w...
Judy Ann Rue
Judy Ann Rue passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Born in Miles City, Montana on June 6, 1943 to W.W. (Bill) and Gladys Trusler. She grew up on the Trusler Ranch east of Ashland, Montana. She...
Miriam Capra
Miriam (Grandma Gus) Ruth (Scoles) Capra passed away at the age of 90, at the Powder River Manor surrounded by her family on September 26, 2020. She was born on July 2, 1930 in Baker, MT to Alvy Merle...
Joe Quiroz
Joe Quiroz passed away earlier this week. Services are pending as of press time; we will publish an obituary when one becomes available....
Correction:
The Election at Coalwood will take place at the Coalwood School, not the church, as written in last week’s election article - Cynde Jo Gatlin... Full story
Broadus High School Rodeo Results
By Billie Harms The Broadus High School Rodeo Club held their annual High School/Jr. High/YRA rodeo on September 11-13, 2020. Members of the club are: Seniors - Tel Harmon, Garrett Cunningham, Kortny Cathey, Ashley Bilbrey and Harley Meged; Junior...
30 Years Ago
Thursday, October 4, 1990 Coalwood Ladies Aid celebrates 75 years Coalwood Ladies Aid recently celebrated its 75th year of continuous service to the Coalwood, Olive and Volborg Community. Members and families and friends gathered for a picnic on a be...
Commissioners Proceedings
August 31, 2020 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with all members present. Meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. C...
Bowling Results
Kingpin 9-21-20 High team games: Askin Construction, 763, Sagebrush/IGA, 700, Sagebrush/IGA, 666; high series: Askin Construction, 2044, Sagebrush/IGA, 2003, Big Sky Bar, 1879. Individual games: Frank Danielson, 220, Frank Danielson, 215, Tommy...
Church Notes
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH-ELCA Pastor Julie Long, 436-2457 “Rooted in the Word, Dwelling in Christ, Branching out for the sake of the World” All are welcome! Please join us for Sunday worship at 11:00AM., followed by a time of fellowship. Holy...
