Articles from the September 8, 2023 edition
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Local men change plea in recording and intimidation case, sentencing set for October
Two local men have changed their pleas in an assault case in Sixteenth Judicial District Court and a sentencing hearing has been scheduled for later this year in the matter. Tucker Tooke and Sylvan...
Roadside assistance
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Gillette News Record and has been republished with permission. The young man in the article, Adam Wood, is a descendant of the Hutton...
Veterans Park donation
The veterans memorial at Perso Park in Ekalaka received a boost last week with a $1,000 donation from Summit National Bank. A portion of the project was completed over the summer, but two walls that...
Still trucking
Local Dell Dague celebrated his 90th birthday on August 29th. Left, he is pictured with a cake baked and decorated by Joe Breding. Dague didn't have too much of a chance to celebrate the occasion,...
Daycare spots available at school
Ekalaka Public Schools Daycare has limited childcare spots available for the community. To apply for a full-time, part-time or drop care spot, please stop in the main office at the school Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an...
The veto and the void
Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking a Lewis and Clark County district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his veto of Senate Bill 442, major bipartisan legislation from the 2023 session that...
Walter "Holly" Kortum
Walter "Holly" Kortum, 80, of Belt, Montana, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 25, 2023. Holly was the third born child of nine to Bud and Edith Kortum in Ekalaka, Montana on...
Alvin L. Walker
Alvin Lloyd Walker was born in Belle Fourche, SD, May 7, 1934, the first born of William K. Walker and Eunice I. Clem Walker. Alvin was taken home to the Finger Buttes Ranch north of Alzada, Montana,...
Cooking in the West
Social media is changing our lives, and it just might have the power to change the course of history. Everything we do now is chronicled on social media. World leaders are offended by each other’s tweets. Perhaps Twitter and Facebook won’t alter...
Conversations with God
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know Lord, looking back to a time in our life, to someone who encouraged and helped us along our way, Lord, You may be calling us to DO the same for someone in our life who might need a bit of help, cheer or even some...
CAPITOLETTER
September 4, 2023 It has been an unusually hot week for the beginning of September. The kids have already had two weeks of school in this terrible heat. Dick and Erma Albert were so glad to have their daughter, Heather, visiting on Monday. She went...
CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS
08-24-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, August, 24, 2023 in the Carter County Commission Board meeting room of Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, and Pam...
Protecting Montanans from government surveillance
We scored a big win for Montanans’ privacy and against invasive surveillance technology during this year’s legislative session. My Senate Bill 397 severely restricts government’s use of facial...
'Dogs win in Park City, improve to 1-1 on season
The Bulldogs played the Panthers on a humid football evening in Park City last Friday. The game was initially scheduled to be a home game at Rowley Field, but due to a ref shortage, it was moved to...
