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November 20, 2023 It’s been another week of nice weather at Capitol and on Tie Creek. Ronda Cordell had just been doing a bunch of little odd jobs with cattle, this week. On Tuesday, a load of Muggli cake was delivered, while she was in Ekalaka going over water rights with Wayne Yost. Neil Kittelmann inspected cows for her, on Wednesday afternoon. Then, on Thursday morning, Dell Dague came to haul a few cull cows to the Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange. He was back out there before one o’clock, to load bred cows for St. Ong...
For this tournament, Friday’s games were a single elimination. We played Melstone and won 35 to 19. We were down by 2 points at the half and the girls came back and played tough defense and ran the offense for the second half. Samantha DeFord had 2 points, Alivia Foxley had 4 points, Maggie Eshelman had 1 point, Allie Shepherd had 10 points and Keli Melton had 18 points. On Saturday morning we played Custer/Hysham which we lost 28 to 55. Samantha Deford had 2 points, Alivia Foxley had 3 points, Allie Shepherd had 15 p...
Ekalaka Public School has experienced a whirlwind of activities this November. The month kicked off with an exciting "Monster Mashup Math Night" on November 9, where kindergarten through sixth grade students immersed themselves in a world of numbers and shapes. The event offered a plethora of activities, including the construction of 3-D shapes, engaging in mathematical ladder challenges, and playing games that combined fun with addition and strategy. The highlight of the...
The JH Boys Basketball season ended November 18 with the grand finale Sacred Heart tournament where Forsyth took first by only 1 point! The Boys A team lost to Forsyth Friday by only 4 points, and we couldn’t be prouder of them! Everything we had been working on all season shined in their final game of the season! Gage Stieg never sat out once and played controlled and intense ball, grabbing several rebounds, great angled layups, and a 3 pointer. Cortland O’Connor shined with his unstoppable left-hand drive and was the top...
State leaders from across Montana's K-12 and higher education systems convened on the University of Montana campus this week for a discussion on an array of new laws, regulations and initiatives approved throughout 2023. As Dylan Klapmeier, education policy advisory to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, noted, the past 12 months have seen the realization of numerous goals set by Montana's Board of Education last December. Those advancements include a host of measures passed by...
Two more amendments to agenda items for the December Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting are available for public review online. The first amendment looks to change the hunting district boundary in 313 just north of Yellowstone National Park. This is a deer and elk hunting district and the proposed change would add a portion of HD 314 into HD 313. Commissioner Susan Brooke proposed the amendment. The second amendment would split FWP region 7 into two hunting district – north and south – for antelope. Currently antelope are...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, You give great kindnesses to us, reminding us of one of life’s great realities. You not only deserve our love and worship, You also deserve our thankful hearts as everything that is good in life comes from You. We can read that in James 1:17: where it says: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. This verse reminds us that all good things come from You, Lord God, as YOU...
My favorite part of my County Superintendent job was getting out of the office and into the rural schools every week where I found a lot of featured cooks. Several years back for a special holiday column, I decided to ask the primary students of each rural school to tell me how to cook a turkey for the holidays. The following are some of their responses! These students are now hosting Thanksgiving dinners of their own, so I hope that their cooking skills have improved! Wherever and however you cook your turkey, I wish you a...
submitted by Carter County Public Health Carter County Public Health has teamed up with Pharm406 to bring the NEW RSV vaccine along with the Flu, COVID, Pneumonia, and Shingles vaccines back to Ekalaka on Friday, December 1st from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Event Center. No appointment is needed, just come by during that time. Please be sure to bring your Photo ID and insurance cards. The Carter County Public Health office is open Monday though Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office phone number is 406-775...
Many Montanans have heard about Energy Share of Montana, but may not realize exactly what it does. Energy Share helps Montanans who are facing loss of heat or lights in their homes and who have no resources to pay the bill themselves. Assistance is situationally-based, not income-based. This means that even if someone has an income that is higher than normal poverty guidelines, if their situation is such that they’re about to lose their heat or lights and they have no money in the bank to pay that bill, there is a good c...
Funeral Service for Darrell Johnson, 89, of Baker will be held 10 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023 with Pastor Mike Davis officiating at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker. Burial will follow at Bonnievale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m., Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home. Prayer service will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Stevenson Funeral Home. The funeral and prayer service will be livestreamed at https://www.stevensonfuneralhome.com...
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to permanently store carbon dioxide in underground rock formations on public land in Carter County. The Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC project would store carbon dioxide in more than 100,000 acres of subsurface pore space. The project would include construction and maintenance of roads, well pads, pipelines, pump stations, an electric powerline, and operation of underground injection control Class 6 wells...
submitted by Carter County FFA Seven members from Plevna FFA, Mrs. Menees and 7 members from Carter County FFA took a long bus ride to Indianapolis. We left here on October 30th and returned on the 5th of November. While on our journey and once we got there we were able to explore some amazing places. Our first tour was the Mammoth site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. It was interesting because we got to find out how it started and go look at where they started to find the...
GLENDIVE, Mont. - The northwest South Dakota man charged with murdering a Montana man over a custody dispute has been released on $1 million bond. Sterling Brown walked free from the Dawson County Correctional Facility in Glendive, Mont., Wednesday afternoon. Prairie County Attorney Dan Rice said Debra Kay Brown, Brown's mother, posted a $1 million certificate of deposit to obtain her son's release. A pair of hearings were held on Monday and Tuesday to set the bond. The $1 mil...
