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Unofficial results of the Ekalaka general election show that Elizabeth Barth and Jimmy W. Mackay were both re-elected to the town council on Tuesday night. The two defeated Jonathan Champlin and A.J. Limberger and will serve two-year terms. Barth received the most votes with 85, followed by Mackay with 79, Champlin with 55 and Limberger with 41. Lennet I. Cantwell, who ran unopposed, received 102 votes for mayor and Melissa Lovec, also unopposed, received 111 votes for a four-year term on the council. In all, 142 ballots...
At a press conference on Tuesday at Billings Clinic, Governor Greg Gianforte announced a new, innovative health care workforce recruitment program to address Montana’s longstanding health care workforce shortage and stabilize Montana’s health care system. “For too long, Montana has struggled to attract and retain health care providers, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this longstanding issue,” said Gov. Gianforte. “With this innovative new program, we’re inviting qualified doctors, nurses, and other health care provid...
Editor's note: Ekalaka Public Schools Social Studies Teacher Mr. Adam Miller recently tasked students with writing a letter for Veterans Day. Following are seven of those letters. Dear Grandpa Ronald, I would personally like to thank you for the sacrifice you have made for our country. You have risked your life for America, and on behalf of that I would like to thank you. Your service means so much to me and everyone around you. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of...
As Veteran’s Day approaches, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to all Veterans, but I especially feel deep sadness for those who served in Afghanistan who are feeling betrayed by their leaders who botched the exit and effectively erased all of their efforts as we handed the country back to terrorist organizations, gifted them 85 billion dollars worth of military aircraft, weapons, and equipment, and sacrificed many of the support personnel who were left behind with an unfulfilled promise that we would get them out. Time can n...
The general season opener brought mild weather and plenty of hunters afield. Below is a look at what Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff observed at three Sunday check stations operating in southeast Montana. Ashland check station "It was a pleasant weekend near Ashland, and hunters enjoyed being afield," said wildlife biologist Ryan DeVore. The Ashland check station saw a total of 96 parties, or 197 hunters, come through. Seventy-five hunters were successful (38 percent),...
Visit Southeast Montana recently welcomed Cassie Solberg to the staff as Marketing Specialist. Solberg is a Montana native, growing up on her family's farm and ranch in Denton. Because of her love for photographing Montana landscapes, she studied photography at Northwest College after graduating high school. After earning her associate degree, she moved to Billings to go on and earn a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a Master of Science in Public Relations from...
CCHS Lady Bulldog volleyballers ended their season at the District 2C tournament in Glendive over the weekend. In the tourney’s first match Blue defeated Wibaux in four sets. As a team they had an impressive 25 kills and 46 digs. Codi Melton led the way with a team-high 8 aces and had 16 of those digs. Tyra O’Connor had 8 kills while Heidi LaBree had 15 of the team’s 21 assists. Katie Tooke led in blocks (3 of 4). In their second match on Thursday afternoon, the Lady Bulldogs played the district’s number one seed, Circle. Cir...
courtesy Fallon County Times The annual Fallon County Wild Game Feed will be back Saturday, Nov. 13, starting at 4 p.m. at the Fallon County Fairgrounds. There will be games for the kids (starting at 4 p.m.), followed by games for teens starting at 6 p.m. The games for adults will follow. The dinner will be served at the fairgrounds from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. On the menu will be elk, deer, buffalo, antelope and moose. One of the raffles will offer three guns – a Fury 65 Creedmore (retail value - $2,385), a Carbon Fury 7...
This past week Mr. Seth Whitney, along with the FFA members, Kenzie Tooke, Darin Schallenberger, Jaden Pardee, Cardell Laughery, Kendra Tooke, Tracy Wilson, and Travis Schallenberger attended the 94th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group stopped in Manning, Iowa for a tour and lunch at Veterinary Associates of Manning. This vet clinic is one of the last to still deliver pigs into a sterile environment so that pigs can be tested for new vaccines...
Seth Sedgwick, Ekalaka, is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 19 million registered Angus. The Association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on individual animals to develop...
Funeral Services for Wesley Robert Rogers, 64, of Ekalaka will be held Saturday, November 6, 11 a.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Prayers and sharing will be Friday, November 5, 5 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Family receiving friends will be Friday, November 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. The service will also be live streamed at stevensonfuneralhome.com. Wesley passed away October 28, 2021 at the ranch south of Ekalaka of a...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud announce the local recipients of its 2021 Education Technology Grants. Grants are awarded to educational facilities, including private, public, and home schools, and non-profit entities with an educational mission benefiting members and customers in the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 13 applicants totaling $65,500. Grant awards in Eastern Montana include: • $7,500 to the Bloomfie...
