Powder River Examiner -

Submitted by Julie Emmons Powder River County is beginning the process of updating the Powder River County Growth Policy. A growth policy is an official guidance document meant to provide the County Commissions and the residents of the County with a...

Diana Swenson’s Broadus 4th grade class wrote thank you letters to Veterans, in honor of Veterans Day. The letters are printed below. Dear Veterans, Thank you for protecting us. How is your life going? Thank you for fighting for us. I would be s...

By Charlee Kuhbacher Cash donations through the months of November and December will go to the food bank or holiday food baskets, for those in need. St. V’s is hosting an Ugly Sweater Contest during the Broadus Christmas Stroll, November 30th with ju...

The 2018 General Election was held last week, with good statewide voter turnout, at 71.5%, or 508,955 of 711,844 registered voters heading to the polls. In Powder River County, 984 of 1,297 registered voters cast their ballots, to beat the statewide...

By Patty Williams The senior English class is in the process of completing a variety of activities related to career planning. In this unit students have explored the MTCIS Career Planning Program on the internet in order to research career options...

The Powder River Farm in the Dell will be hosting our annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, November 17th. This is our largest fund-raising event of the year to support this rural home for developmentally disabled men. The event will include a dinner...

Residents on the Powder River and Spring Creek areas have been busy with fall work shipping and working with the cattle. The weather has been nice with a few days moved around for much needed rainfalls. Helen Orestad has had lots of visitors at...

The Broadus School Board met Monday for their monthly Board Meeting, with a light schedule planned. The Board approved the hiring of Caroline Johnson as the Speech & Drama Coach, Cass Zimmer as a Junior High Basketball Volunteer Coach, and Bill...

The second week of Annie’s Project featured two topics of interest to women in agriculture, understanding agriculture loans and marketing, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. “The purpose of Annie’s Project, a six-week serie...

By Molly Lloyd “Shining Star Preschool Coming Soon! We need your help! Classes are scheduled to begin Monday January 7th, 2019 and will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at the Powder River Congregational Church from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00-noon. This is a...

Biddle Busy Beavers November Meeting Report The meeting was called to order by President Rheanna Schroeder. The meeting was at the high school student lounge following the basketball games. There were 13 members present. We elected new officers for...

By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen I am recycling some of this report from a few years ago, but since the district will more than likely be hiring numerous staff over the next few years, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the...

Second tests on tissue samples from a white-tailed buck harvested in southern Liberty County and a mule deer doe harvested within the CWD-positive area in Carbon County came back positive for chronic wasting disease. The lab at Colorado State...

Most cattle work is done in the Powderville area with the early contracts doing much better than the late market. For the most part it was a good spring, summer, and fall, but the harsh winter still showing affects on the cows and calves with...

October 9, 2018 All board members were present for their meeting to conduct county business. Hearing no public comment on the day’s agenda, the board addressed routine business items before scheduled department meetings. They read, approved and s...

Thursday, November 17, 1988 Local World War I veteran honored In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I, the French government determined in the late 1987 to give recognition to living U.S. Veterans...

Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Orrin Hebert, Williston, ND, speeding in restricted zone (43/30) $65. Zachary Nelson, Riverton, WY, assault, pled guilty, $385. Matthew Anderson, Alvord, IA, nighttime truck speeding (66/55) $105. Martin Fuller, A...

October, 2018 Centurylink $299.70 Globalstar Usa $82.66 Mid-Rivers Communications $350.90 Montana Interactive $170.00 Powder River Examiner $1,363.50 Range Telephone Cooperative $4,398.12 Town Of Broadus $1,854.68 Alderman Oil Co. $12,895.98 Alimed...

Broadus A - 58 vs. Terry - 5. Emma Isaacs- 3 steals, 1 assist, 2 rebounds, 4 points; Lyza McMullan - 1 steal, 2 assists, 2 points; Aspen Krantz - 1 rebound, 2 points; Rheanna Schroeder - 2 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 points; Ciara McDowell - 4 rebounds;...

Courtesy MT FWP Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is requesting public review and comment on their Mountain Lion Management Strategy. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is committed to maintaining sustainable lion populations in all suitable h...