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On Tuesday, Ekalaka Elementary School held its April Behavioral BARK awards. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters. Each month, students at Ekalaka Elementary work on a specific character trait. During April that trait was forgiveness....
Mid-Rivers Communications recently donated a total of $19,250 to twenty-one Emergency Medical Service (EMS)/ambulance service providers and 34 fire departments in the Mid-Rivers Service Area. These local protectors receive annual donations in recognition of the vital services they provide the Mid-Rivers’ members, employees, and facilities. Local providers in receipt of this donation include the Carter County Ambulance Service, and the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department....
Jake Burghduff, one of the two individuals currently charged with the murder of Fallon resident Isaac Carrier, pleaded not guilty to amended charges on April 19. His made his initial appearance on the amended charges via Zoom from the Dawson County Correctional Facility. The amended charges include the addition of one count of deliberate homicide, a felony, for Carrier's death. He was previously charged with one count of arson and one count of tampering with physical...
Locals Robert and Carole Nies celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 20th in Ekalaka. Pictured above are four generations of the family: Robert and Carole Nies, Rhonda Sanders, Jordan and Ryxton Medearis. Additionally, Mrs. Nies will celebrate her birthday on April 28th....
Vaughn Zenko, the man behind the voice that Baker’s started their day with for the last 22 years, retired his microphone last week. Vaughn moved to Baker from Milwaukee, WI for a job with KFLN as a sports announcer in January of 2001. It wasn’t long before young and ambitious Vaughn pitched the idea of a morning radio show to his boss, Russ. He was given the go ahead and he couldn’t have been more excited “I’m really proud of what we did, and I hope I made Baker proud,” said Zenko. “A whole generation grew up with what I w...
Candidate filing for the Town of Ekalaka Municipal Election opens April 20, 2023 and closes June 19, 2023. Interested individuals may file a Declaration for Nomination for one of the open positions at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 214 Park Street in Ekalaka. Only active, registered voters who reside within the Town of Ekalaka are eligible to file. Interested candidates who are not currently registered to vote may register at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office prior to filing a Declaration for Nomination. The...
Stephanie Carroll started an embroidery business out of her home near Belltower in 2018 because she "felt like there was a need for one in Carter County," she told the Eagle on Tuesday. Since then, she has added a lot more services to her now growing business, Carroll Customs. "It started with just one embroidery machine. Then we added another one and a year or two later added garment printing, vinyl and ink. Les [Kreitel] said my slogan should be 'just ask, we might,'...
3-31-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, March 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. Commissioner Tauck brought the discussion to the table regarding the questions from the payroll Clerk to Commissioner Castleberry about payroll adjustments. There was discussion regarding what had been done in...
Last year's Montana high school rodeo saddle bronc champion, Cardell Laughery of Ekalaka, won the first round of a MHSRA rodeo at the MCC Ag Advancement Center in Miles City last weekend. Laughery scored 71 points on a bronc from J Bar J Rodeo, in the ride shown above....
The Foundation for Montana History recently announced $222,460 in funding for 29 historic preservation projects across Montana in 2023. Carter County Geological Society will receive $10,000 of that funding. The $222,460 marks the largest amount awarded in one year since the grant program began in 2012 and brings the foundation's total funding for community-based history projects to over $1.5 million to date. "Growing our grant program is at the core of our mission," said...
Tuesday’s high temperature of 85 degrees is the highest ever recorded in Ekalaka on April 11th. The mark beat the previous record of 80 degrees that had been held since 1949. As of Wednesday morning, Ekalaka had received 1.43 inches of precipitation in 2023....
Dahl Memorial Healthcare resident Janet M. Enos celebrated turning 100 years old on Tuesday with a group of family and friends at the physical therapy room of the facility. Enos was born at Houghton, New York on April 12, 1923 to parents Gilbert and Winifred Clocksene, the second daughter of four children. She moved to Montana at the age of three. In 1947 Enos graduated from college at Marion, Indiana and then taught art for some time. On June 21, 1951 she married David J....
3-20-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 20, 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. Chairman Rod Tauck called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Guests include Weed Board members Lee LaBree and J.O. Tooke. Clerk and Recorder/ HR. Officer Judy Wright and Weed Supervisor Jessie Scott. Judy stated that...
Learn to hunt from the pros! Six youth will be selected to participate in a guided turkey hunt. The National Wild Turkey Federation will provide a guide for each youth. Hunters will meet in the evening, Friday, May 5, 2023 in Camp Crook, SD to meet the guides, get safety reminders, and scout. The hunt will take place in several South Dakota and Montana county locations, Saturday, May 6, 2023 and Sunday, May 7, 2023 in the early morning hours. There is no age limit, but youth must be comfortable and confident in shooting a...
Gumbo Gophers by Reporter Suri Ellen Johnston On March 31 the Gumbo Gophers 4-H club had a meeting in Alzada. Eleven youth and 7 adults were in attendance. During the meeting members discussed their BBQ fundraiser. Terri Raye gave an example demonstration. Members played two games chosen by Grace and Daniel Hall. We made cute bunny baskets for our 4-H craft brought by Crystal Higgins. We all had a good time and there were several good snacks to eat. Puptown Wranglers by Reporter Lily Schallenberger 3/27/23 The Puptown...
Prosecutors have filed an affidavit in support of amended charges against one of the defendants in a Fallon homicide case. Meanwhile, the defense in the case has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of probable cause. The investigation into the death of Fallon resident Isaac Carrier is ongoing, with attorneys currently reviewing the first round of findings. A bond hearing for one of the defendants in the case, Jake Burghduff, was postponed earlier in March as his...
The Mid-Rivers Communications Board of Trustees recently approved two Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) rural broadband projects for 2023 construction. Grass Range Rural will be 250 miles of construction to about 240 unserved locations, completing the fiber upgrades to the remainder of the Grass Range exchange (locations in the original 428 telephone prefix area). Ekalaka Northeast Rural will continue fiber upgrades in the Ekalaka (775 prefix) exchange to about 220 additional...
Ekalaka Elementary held a program for third quarter academic excellence and monthly BARK behavioral awards on Tuesday at the school. Following are award winners from the program: Perfect Attendance for 3rd Quarter Ryder Christenson Zoey Hansen Solomon Hamilton Cooper Livingston Holland Lovec Clayton North Lily Schallenberger A Honor Roll Cooper Livingston Lily Schallenberger Oakley Spring Holly Walker Cora Wright Sasha Yates Corrik Laughery Cortland O'Connor Masa Hammel Daisey...
Ekalaka Public Schools is hosting a kindergarten roundup on April 12 for any student who will be attending kindergarten in the fall of 2023. Please bring your future kindergartener to the main office at 8 a.m. along with the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. The students will spend the full day in the classroom and will be served lunch. Lunch cost is $2.50, or the student can choose to pack a home lunch. At the end of the day, students can be picked up at 3:45 p.m. at the main doors. Please call 4...
Area residents are encouraged to attend a second public meeting for the Ekalaka Community Plan on April 5th, beginning at 5 p.m. The meeting, hosted by High Plains Architects of Billings, will take place at Carter County Event Center as part of an Ekalaka town council meeting. An initial draft of the Ekalaka Community Plan was shared with the community in January at the museum. Around forty members of the community attended the first meeting where Randy Hafer, High Plains...
Hawks Home School District No. 1 and Alzada School District No. 56 will both be holding mail ballot only elections on Tuesday May 2, if not canceled. Only active electors will automatically receive their mail ballot. Inactive electors must request a ballot from the County Election Administrator between the hours of 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. On election day, the Carter County Election Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The office is located at the Election...
The Montana Department of Commerce recently announced it has awarded $1 million in grant funding to nineteen tourism entities to strengthen and diversify local and regional economies by promoting Eastern Montana as a tourism destination. The grant funding is through Brand MT's Eastern Montana Tourism Partner Initiative (EMI). "We want to showcase the scenic, diverse beauty and the unique communities that make Eastern Montana so special," said Scott Osterman, Director of the...
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3-09-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, March 09, 2023, 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 member Pam Castleberry were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright joined the meeting with information regarding the current insurance dropping coverage on the airport fuel tanks....
2-28-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday February 28, 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 was present. The meeting was called to order by Rod Tauck at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. The Commission reviewed and approved Payroll in the amount of $242,462.47 and claims in the amount of $139,036.58. The...
