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Articles from the January 13, 2023 edition


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  • Ekalaka community plan public meeting, Jan. 17th

    Updated Jan 16, 2023

    High Plains Architects, an award-winning architecture and planning firm located in Billings, is currently working on a comprehensive community master plan for the Town of Ekalaka. A public meeting for community feedback will be held at The Carter County Museum on Tuesday, January 17th at 5:30 p.m. Community members and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Public participation in the planning process is crucial in i...

  • Legislative Report

    Rep. Jerry Schillinger|Updated Jan 16, 2023

    January 6, 2023 - Swearing in kicked off the 68th session of the Montana Legislature. First of all, an apology. When the 67th session closed I wrote my last report. I intended to report interim activity periodically. One- and one-half years sped by and here I am in Helena one week in. In the meantime, the voters of House District 37 graciously reelected me to a 2nd term. Thank you! The interim was busy. I served on the Legislative Interim Audit Committee, the Natural Resources...

  • 'Dogs continue to battle

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    The CCHS Bulldogs hung around with the Wibaux Longhorns in Wibaux on January 6th, but eventually lost by 17 points. The 'Dogs shot 6 of 14 from the free throw line (42 percent) while Wibaux went 8 of 18 (44 percent). CCHS did outscored Wibaux in the second quarter 13-10. Bulldog freshman Jace Pardee led the scoring in that frame where he got 8 of his 9 total points. Ethan Frye led CCHS in points with 12; Longhorn Wyatt Ree led all scorers with 22 in the contest. CCHS 6 19 33...

  • Lady Bulldogs win home thriller

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    In Wibaux last Friday, the CCHS Lady Bulldogs picked up a conference win by defeating the Lady Longhorns, 52-33. CCHS Had 20 turnovers and 14 steals. The girls shot 13 of 16 (81 percent) on free throws and 18 of 53 (34 percent) from the field. Heidi LaBree led CCHS in points with 14. Tyra O'Connor and Codi Melton each had 7 rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs. CCHS 16 27 36 52 Wibaux 5 14 20 33 CCHS: Heidi LaBree 14 pts, 6 rbnds, 4 trns, 2 asts, 3 stls; Nasya O'Connor 10 pts, 6...

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, even though Christmas has passed, this was thought-provoking; Sarah Young wrote some interesting thoughts, so, just sharing a little bit of what she wrote: “I am leading you along a way that is uniquely right for you. The closer to Me you grow, the more fully you become your true self – the one I designed you to be. Because you are one of a kind, the path you are traveling with Me diverges increasingly from that of other people. However, in My mysterious wisdom and ways, I enabl...

  • Hinebauch sponsors block management bill

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Senator Steve Hinebauch, R-Wibaux, is sponsoring a bill to help maintain and increase hunters’ access to private land through Montana’s Block Management Program. Senate Bill 58 would double the limit on the money that landowners can receive for participating in the Block Management Program from the current $25,000 per year to $50,000 per year. The increase would help compensate landowners for voluntarily allowing public hunters onto their properties. “Block Management is one of the best and most popular conservation tools...

  • Montana Department of Livestock aerial hunting permit for predatory animals

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    This is a Public Notice of requirement to obtain an aerial hunting permit to hunt predatory animals from aircraft. Pursuant to MCA 81-7-501, a person, except an employee of the state, its subdivisions, or the federal government who is acting within the scope of the person's employment, may not engage in the aerial hunting of predatory animals, as defined in 81-7-101, without first obtaining a permit from the department of livestock. Resident landowners are authorized to...

  • CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    3-30-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, December 30, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Bob Jacobs joined the meeting for an update on Old Hospital boiler room water shut off. There was a space heater in place during the cold...

  • Montana minimum wage increase

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Effective January 1, 2023, the Montana minimum wage increased 75 cents to $9.95 per hour. It’s the largest inflationary increase since voters passed a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage by $1.00 an hour to $6.12 in January 2017 and then make inflationary changes each year. An estimated 23,500 Montana workers, or five percent of the workforce, received hourly wages less than $9.95 in 2022 and are likely to receive higher wages due to the 2023 minimum wage increase, state labor officials said....

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Technology never ceases to amaze me! Not only have they invented cars which drive themselves (something I am going to need very soon, and my family might argue that I need right now), but drones are going to change the way we live and play. They now have drones which will deliver beer from shoreline bars out to ice fishermen in their huts. The beer is ordered and paid for using an app, and quicker than you can burn your bratwurst on the hut barbecue, your cold beer is delivered right to your hut with the aid of GPS! Long...

  • In memory of…

    Updated Jan 11, 2023

    Most recent contributions to Beaver Lodge Cemetery Erlend Laird: Linda Harpster Kaden Montgomery: Linda Harpster, Dave & Alice Johnstone Fern & Rudy Lovec: Ted Lovec Jim & Ruth Benjamin: Ben & Eileen Strad & Kent Benjamin Keith Larson: Keith Larson Estate V.E. & Ada Figg: Marlene Tesch Kalstroms, Hubbards, VanRanslers: Linda Robustelli Larry Tauck: Randy & Donna Morris, Robert & Gay Arpan, Betty Carroll, Dave & Alice Johnstone, Garth & Myrna Tooke, Jerry & Betty Cline Joy Neumann: Debbie & Tim Irion James Gross, Violet...