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submitted by Janet Nies Dill The 36th Nies Clan reunion brought early-bird campers trying to get the best parking spots before the heat set in. New picnic tables outside the mess hall at Camp Needmore were perfect for visiting. Frank Kaeding tidied the kitchen from the prior weekend's Dino Dig and kept the beverages stocked. Friday started with an early cemetery visit to Nies ancestors. The new Nies Clan Reunion est. 1953 flag provided by Terra Nies Doll made a good backdrop...
A Wibaux man pleaded guilty in Wibaux County District Court to two counts of incest with two children under the age of 16 and one count of sexual assault without consent with one child under the age of 16, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced earlier this week. On July 25, Joshua Harris, 42, admitted to sexually assaulting three young girls multiple times over the span of about eight years. He began sexually abusing one young victim at the age of eight and mentioned multiple times he wanted to leave his now former wife...
Things are sort of quiet around Capitol and Tie Creek this week. The weather has been very hot. Alvin Cordell saw a temperature of 104 degrees on Monday, and 101, again on Tuesday. The hay fields are mostly full of grasshoppers, but some to the south haven’t had the influx of hoppers like those up on Tie Creek. Even though Dick and Erma Albert’s house blew away, and they are now over at Buffalo, they still feel a part of the Capitol News. Erma had physical therapy, twice this week, and they went to the Hills for sho...
7-17-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met on Monday July 17, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman; Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. Lee LaBree, Larry Pelster and Ralph Brownfield called into the meeting for public comment on the longevity policy. Commissioner Castleberry made the motion to sign and return the Secure...
While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wildlife biologists showed populations in some parts of the state remain lower than desired, and as a result, licenses available to hunters in those areas have been cut back. Over the past few years, persistent drought, particularly in southeast Montana, has affected both survival and recruitment rates for mule deer. This drought has also, at...
The cucumbers are coming on strong in the garden, so it seems like a good time to share some ideas for utilizing them. It is also pool and river floating season, so Tip #3 below is particularly timely. I absolutely love tips and hacks, so I try to pass them along without too much commentary, but sometimes I just can’t resist sharing comments about the actual practicality of those tips. Tip #1. Cucumbers contain Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. F...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, not every day is easy... J.J. from out of town, shared that as she was driving the two-lane highway toward her neighbors, a loud vehicle zoomed up behind her, could have passed, but waited until a vehicle was coming toward them in the left-hand lane, then zoomed by her, nearly hitting her car, nearly running into the one coming. In a moment, that vehicle was behind another car, could have passed, but again, waited until a truck was buzzing toward them in the left hand lane, then, a...
submitted by Steve DeFord The Kalbach Family Singers musical group consists of a father and mother, Steve and Jessica, and their children Susanna (12) and Jason (8). Steve and Jessica have been involved in playing music and singing together since their marriage in 2007. Prior to that, they both played music with other groups. Music is one of the special gifts from God and they love sharing it with others. They have taught guitar, violin, and mandolin to many students through t...
Ronald Tuffy Peabody was born Friday, October 19th, 1945 at Baker, Montana to Tuffy and Laverne (Speiser) Peabody. He passed from this life on Monday, July 24th, 2023 in his home at the age of 77. Ron grew up at Ekalaka, Montana and worked at the family ranch for 20 years. Ron worked as a oilfield pusher for many years and also worked in construction for several years until his retirement. Ron married Loretta Swanson on December 30th, 2005 at Quartzsite, Arizona. After his ret...
The first of two anticipated trials in the homicide investigation of Fallon resident Isaac Carrier is set to begin in August and has been moved to Dawson County, and those called for jury duty will need to plan on commuting. The first defendant in the case, Jake Burghduff, will appear for trial at the Dawson County Courthouse starting Aug. 21. Burghduff has been charged with deliberate homicide, arson and tampering with physical evidence, all felonies. According to Prairie County attorney Dan Rice, discussion on moving the lo...
The public is invited to attend the Carter County 4-H and FFA livestock market sale on Saturday, August 12th, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The annual sale will take place at the fairgrounds show arena in Ekalaka. As always, buyers will have a choice in which processor to take their animal(s) to. The families of the youth selling their market animals will do their best to deliver the animals to the processor. The 4-H/FFA Livestock Committee asks that buyers consider processors in the local area. Processing animals locally helps the...
submitted by Charlene Mehling Frank Mehling was born at Bayard, Nebraska to parents Irving and Gladys Mehling. His brother, Harlan, was born there also. The area is farming country and Irving wanted to do ranching. At that time there were ranches available in the Ekalaka area so they moved to the area in 1949 and purchased the Pruess ranch 10 miles north of Ekalaka. They named it Medicine Rocks Ranch due to the beautiful neighboring scenery which later became a state park....
The Bluestems are a band of brothers and sisters from Elgin, North Dakota. These youngsters have entertained at festivals and fairs throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Their instrumental talent is beyond their years and amazes audiences wherever they perform! The band is currently made up of Mya, on fiddle and lead vocals; Mercedes, on guitar and mandolin; Malachi, on banjo and harmony vocals; and Micah, on bass. Their little sister Molly sometimes...
