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Former State Senator and Montana rancher Ric Holden, Glendive, has taken steps to enter the 2024 Eastern Montana Congressional race. Holden represented the southeast corner of Montana in the state senate for eight years before term limiting out at the end of the 2002 special session. Holden returned to the family ranch to continue with his ranching operations and insurance claims business since that time. Holden's old senate district contained Dawson, Wibaux, Fallon, Carter,...
A public meeting for Carter County citizens regarding the Snowy River CO2 Project is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 17th at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The Bureau of Land Management announced a proposal to permanently store carbon dioxide in underground rock formations on public land in Carter County last year. The Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC project would store carbon dioxide in more than 100,000 acres of subsurface pore space. The proposed area...
3-11-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 11, 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. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting with a request to order new gravel haul trucks. Commissioner Watkins...
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Fallon/Carter Extension Service invites area residents to attend the annual Winter Ag Series. This year the meetings will take place on Tuesday, January 23 in Ekalaka and Wednesday, January 24 in Baker. On January 23 the educational event will be at Carter County Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ekalaka from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A meal will be sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. The meal will be prepared by Carter County Weed District. On January 24 the series will be at...
Ekalaka has been selected to participate in the fourth annual Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering planned for January 29, February 12 and February 26, 2024 at Carter County Museum. Everyone is welcome to this free, community-wide event to hear fresh, new ideas for rural community vitality to inspire and motivate community members to imagine a brighter future for their town. The Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering includes three sessions, broadcast via Zoom to groups of local...
Hawks Home December 11, 2023 Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? How's Rudolph? How are the elves? How are the other reindeer? For Christmas, I want trucks. Thank you for all of the trucks. From, Declan Owen - Kindergarten 12/12/23 Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I'm eight years old. How old are you? Are you real? My friends believe in St. Nicholas. I've been good this year. I fell downstairs this year, but I am fine. For Christmas, I would like a nice heavy -...
2-30-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 30, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman was absent. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the Utilities at the Stenseth house. The Commission agreed to keep the service on for the time being, as the boiler heat system will requi...
We got a little snow at Capitol and on Tie Creek. The rain that came before it settled the dust, and we really needed that. Ronda Cordell has been making mustard, peanut and cashew brittle and doing chores. At Thanksgiving, she got to see Oren and Arlie Basler. She met Jake Reynolds and Jason Berg at the Wagon Wheel for lunch, before they left for Sioux City to meet with Luke Basler. It’s always great to see grandkids. Last Sunday, Ronda went to visit Cristen and Jayda Westling in Rapid City. She got delayed trying to l...
2-06-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 06, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman; was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Vice-Chairman. Commissioner Watkins made the motion to request that Amanda Williams the Fallon / Carter Extension Agent work in the Carter County...
Liz passed away on November 24, 2023 at Mountain Plaza Assisted Living. She fought a hard battle with heart failure the past nineteen months. Liz was born December 13, 1935 on the Snow Creek Ranch near Ekalaka, Montana to parents Leonard and Mary (Wheat) Ward. She was the second youngest of eleven children. She graduated from Carter County High School in Ekalaka in 1953. Liz was very proud of her Catholic faith. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in...
The Fallon-Carter County Extension Office is taking orders for Montana certified seed potatoes. The three main varieties that will be ordered are Yukon Gem, a yellow fleshed all purpose potato; Norland Dark Red, a medium sized potato great for boiling, frying and salads; and Huckleberry Gold, has purple skin with yellow flesh. Huckleberry Gold is resistant to growth cracks and hollow heart. Please visit holbrookseedpotatoes.com to see a description of the disease free Montana...
The following was dropped off at the Eagle years ago. It had been long forgotten until a recent, chance conversation in Billings. It was given to the Eagle by Ms. Mariellen Neudeck, eldest daughter of Marie and Alexander MacDonald. The text contains a chapter from an unpublished autobiography, "Montana Woman," written by Marie Peterson MacDonald. MacDonald was born on February 24, 1913 to Swedish immigrants who homesteaded near Great Falls. She attended the University of...
On October 22nd, the Puptown Wranglers held their first meeting for the new 4-H year at the Carter County Event Center. During the roll call, members were asked about their favorite type of pizza. The group also voted on service activities for the year and elected officers after volunteering for the positions. On November 12th, the Puptown Wranglers held their monthly meeting at the Carter County Event Center. Before the meeting, the members played the game Four Corners. During the roll call, everyone shared the name of...
The Carter County Museum will host Montana Conversation "Hazel Hunkins of Montana: Continuing the Fight for Women's Rights" with Kevin Kooistra on December 6, 2023. The program is at the museum, 306 N Main Street, beginning at 7 p.m.. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for Montana Conversations is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities United We Stand Initiative, Montana's Cultural Trust, and private...
Several members of Carter County High School Class of 1987 gathered at the Dawg House Pub on Friday, November 24, for an impromptu class reunion. Those who were able to meet, share stories and reminisce were, from left to right, Calvin Dean, Cathy (Castleberry) Frye, Lance Ziettlow, Mark Bruski, Delbert Jardee, Justin Johnstone, and J.O. Tooke. They were also joined by J.O.'s wife Kim, Delbert's friend Leslie Hannesson, and schoolmate Barry Blair (CCHS class of '86). It was 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...
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...
Carter County Weed District is reinstating the county wide cost share for the 2024 spray season. Here’s what you need to know: • You must have a current, approved weed management plan of file with the Weed District before purchasing chemical through the cost share program. • Only Carter County residents and landowners are eligible. • Only chemical purchased through Carter County Weed District is eligible for cost share. • You cannot bring in payment receipts from other chemical dealers and receive reimbursement. • Cost sh...
1-31-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on October 31, 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. by Chairman Rod Tauck. Tricia Lovec, Senior Coordinator has received Kylee Kennedy’s resignation from the senior custodial position at the senior center. Tricia stated that J...
Bill Rosencranz, age 88 of Spearfish, died Sunday November 5, 2023 at the Spearfish Canyon Healthcare Center. A graveside service will take place 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Friends may leave written condolences and view a video tribute online at: www.LeveringtonFH.com William Rosencranz was born April 8, 1935 in...
There have recently been two more wrecks on Montana Highway 7 north of Ekalaka - one involving a cattle pot in September and the other involving the truck shown above. The latter occurred early Tuesday morning and blocked traffic for around two hours until the truck involved in the one-vehicle accident was moved. In February of 2022, Carter County commissioners backed a petition penned to the department of transportation, Governor Gianforte and the legislature regarding immedi...
The majority of local voters said no to a pair of school bonds totaling $1.5 million in Tuesday’s mail ballot election. Ekalaka Public Schools would have used the money to design, construct and equip staff housing on property the school already owns. The Carter County High School district bond election for $750,000 failed with 370 votes against and only 119 for. The Elementary School District #15 bond election failed with 287 votes against and 94 votes in favor. Original plans when preparing for the bond election included b...
HS A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Brynn Loehding Chace Loehding Corlan Laughery Danica Shepherd Jillian McGraw Jadyn McGraw Justin Wyatt Melton Kamryn Miller Kendall Kittelmann Kendra Tooke Nasya O’Connor Natalie Foxley Nicole O’Connell Roger Beach Ryker Carroll Rylan Carroll 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 Spring Raina Faith Fernandez Tiernan O’Connor HS B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49...
Through the generosity of Stockman Bank, The Carter County Community Foundation has received a $25,000 Challenge donation towards building the Veterans Tribute in the town of Ekalaka. Stockman will match donations up to a total of $25,000. "The Carter County Community Foundation and members of the Ekalaka community have put a lot of work into honoring our Veterans through the Tribute. As a prior service member, it's great to see it coming to fruition" stated Mitch Grove,...
