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Area veterans, as well as their families and friends, are encouraged to read the following list of United States veterans who were honorably discharged or were killed in action since the beginning of WWI. The list is meant to include all veterans with Carter County ties. The committee started the veterans memorial at Perso Park project a few years ago and has used several resources for names. Some names came from family submissions and donations, others were found in the...
2-25-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, and Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman, were present. Pamela Castleberry, member was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rod Tauck at 9 a.m. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting with measurements for the hospital employee parking area. DES...
1-31-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. Justice of The Peace Kathy Rosencranz and Deputy Justice of the Peace Reta Melnovesky joined the meeting for Reta’s 6-month probation review...
The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period on the environmental assessment for the Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC proposal to construct and operate a CO2 sequestration project in southeastern Montana. The 30-day comment period ends March 18, 2024. The EA, applicable documents, a link to register for the upcoming virtual public meeting and a venue for submitting comments are available on the BLM e-Planning page dedicated to this project at...
Charlotte King turned 90 years young on February 19th. The local celebrated at a party with family and friends on February 17th at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka....
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Office The Carter County Shooting Stars hosted their 10th annual Invitational Shoot on February 3, 2024 at the Fallon County Indoor Shooting Range. There were forty-nine 4-H youth and five adults from Bighorn, Bowman, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, and Rosebud/Treasure that participated. The shoot offered archery and air rifle. There were 36 youth that participated in archery and 13 youth in air rifle, and 5 adults participated in...
Join the Fallon/Carter Extension office and the Carter County Weed District on February 21st from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for this fun, educational program. Topics covered will include mice and the control of them, houndstongue and other common rangeland weeds and control methods, and finally pollinators. Speakers for the event will be Stephan Vantassel, the MDA vertebrate pest specialist, Jarrod Hossfeld with Envu Range Management, and Amanda Williams, Fallon/Carter Extension Agent. This event will be at the Event Center in...
1-16-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 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 by chairman Rod Tauck. Bob Jacobs, County Maintenance stepped into the meeting to let the commission know that Precision Mechanical will be here next week to repair the heater...
The second session of Reimagining Rural will feature nationally known rural experts Becky McCray and Deb Brown, who encouraged community members to try new ideas as a way to deal with the changes we see in our small towns. Also featured in this session is a story of success from a small Montana town. "We need to be more open to new ideas," McCray said. "Iowa State University studied 99 small towns over 20 years and found that the communities that survived the best were the...
Carter County has received planning funds from the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division to update its County Growth Policy. County Commissioners have authorized the Carter County Planning Board to update the Growth Policy on behalf of the County. A Growth Policy is a means of proactively preparing for change affected by growth or lack of growth. It is a community’s development plan. It evaluates existing community conditions and sets goals for housing, land use, economic development, local s...
Dickinson, North Dakota Detective and Carter County native Kylan Klauzer was in Ekalaka on January 27th to teach a women's self defense class at St. Joan or Arc Parish Hall. Klauzer has over 18 years of experience with the Dickinson Police Department and is a graduate of the FBI's National Academy Program. He has served on the Dickinson region's SWAT team and taught use of force training for the department. Organizers of the class are hopeful to host another in Ekalaka in the...
A local landowner changed his plea in an illegal outfitting case on Monday, pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge while two other charges will be dismissed. Sentencing was set for the same day but was pushed back to March 26. Tyree O’Connor pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of License, Permit, or Tag Offenses, by common scheme, a misdemeanor, in Sixteenth Judicial District Court on Monday, Jan. 22. He faces a maximum possible sentence of up to six months in the county...
SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL HS A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Brynn Loehding Chace Loehding Corlan Laughery Danica Shepherd Ethan Mellon Jillian McGraw Jadyn McGraw Justin Wyatt Melton Kamryn Miller Kendall Kittelmann Kendra Tooke Nasya O'Connor Natalie Foxley Nicole O'Connell Madalyn Bechtold Roger Beach Tracy Wilson Travis Schallenberger JH A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Alivia Foxley Allie Shepherd Ayla Yates Ella Wright Keli Melton Kira Kratzer Lily Schallenberger Oakley...
Bonnie Marie (Jenkins) Hoover was born February 28, 1934 to Joseph Ulysess Jenkins & Leona Mabel (Cloud) Jenkins in a sod hut in Lincoln County, Colorado. Her grandpa gave her the nickname of Cottontop. She went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2024 at the age of 89. She and several of her siblings went to Fountain School in Colorado Springs, so they boarded with other families and went home on the weekends. The Jenkins family had a bull, that when as kids they would pu...
On December 3rd, the Puptown Wranglers had their monthly meeting at the Carter County Event Center. During the roll call, each member shared their favorite winter activity. In the meeting, our 4-H club discussed how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals for the new 4-H year. The leaders explained how to make goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound, using a market beef project as an example. After the meeting, we played the Saran Wrap ball game. We also assembled trays of Christmas cookies, signed...
Ekalaka is one of eleven communities across Montana chosen to participate in Reimagining Rural. The three-part program was created for small, rural Montana towns to bring fresh, new ideas about rural community vitality to the local people that make things happen. The event's first night is planned for January 29th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carter County Museum. The program kicks off with Tara Mastel, Program Leader for Community Vitality at Montana State University Extension who...
Carter County Spray Day will be held February 8th, 2024 at the Carter County Event Center. Join the weed department from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for noxious weed related topics and lunch sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. Private applicator points will be available! Please RSVP to the Fallon/Carter Extension office (406-778-7110) by February 1st. For more information, please reach out to the Carter County Weed District at 406-775-6278....
1-08-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on January 08, 2024, 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. by Chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. Guests to the meeting: Bob Jacobs Maintenance and Judy Wright Clerk and Recorder Human Resources (HR). Diesel generator...
Celebration of Life for Gary Gorder was held January 16 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, with Don Buerkle officiating. Burial will be at Bonnievale Cemetery. Gary Gorder, 62, of Baker passed away on January 8, 2024 in Billings, MT. Gary "Moose" Gorder was born June 17, 1961 in Casper, Wyoming. Shortly thereafter the family relocated to Baker where he grew up and attended Baker Public Schools. Gary took on many jobs and developed new skill sets with each. He worked at the...
3-29-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, December 29, 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 by chairman Rod Tauck. Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright stepped into the meeting with questions about the Event Center rental fee exception schedule. Commissioner Castleberry made...
December 6, 2023 A. Call Meeting to Order a. Roll Call Council Libby, Melissa, Andrew & Rex b. Employees Present None c. Appointed Officials Present Kamely & Buck B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Public Present / Comment Toni Kratzer, Richard Brown & Carole Carey Carole Carey comment on the shape of Mormon Street and complimented Kamely for fixing the big pothole. Carey would like to see something get done with Mormon Ave. and maybe form a committee and go see the County commissioner since that has become the truck route, Ambulance...
Funeral services for Audrey Schweigert, 89, of Ekalaka, will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Steig officiating. Burial will follow in Beaverlodge Cemetery. Visitation for Audrey will be Wednesday January 10, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Audrey passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Audrey was born January 26, 1934 to Lee and Claudia (Curry) Phelps in Baker Montana. She beca...
Notice was recently given of the vacancy in School District #1 for the board of trustees of Ekalaka Public Schools, specifically Carter County High School. The board will be appointing a qualified candidate to serve until the May 2024 election. Individuals from District #1 interested in being appointed to the board are asked to submit letters of interest to District Clerk Brittani Brence at their earliest convenience. The board vacancy comes on the heels of the recent...
On January 26th, area basketball fans will have an opportunity to cheer on the Bulldogs and enjoy a soup and sandwich free will supper benefiting Zander Oliver. Zander is the son of McKinzi and Derek Oliver of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, grandson of Tim and Terri Mcinerney and great-grandson of Doran and Sharon Higgins. He and his sister, Keenan, were involved in a car accident last October. Zander suffered serious head injuries requiring a long stay in Fargo at Sanfords Children Hospital, a couple brain surgeries and...
The 2024 election season officially begins with the opening of candidate filing at 8 a.m. on January 11th, 2024. In Carter County, two county positions are up for election. These positions include the County Commissioner District #3, which is currently held by incumbent Mike Watkins, and the office of the County Clerk of Court/Superintendent of Schools, held by incumbent Tracey Walker. Declaration forms and supporting information for the county positions are available at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 214 P...
