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Articles from the December 23, 2022 edition


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  • McInerney graduates from CSC

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    Chadron State College's combined undergraduate and graduate winter commencement exercises were canceled Dec. 16, due to heavy snowfall and high winds. Tanner McInerney of Alzada completed a Bachelor of Arts at the end of the fall, 2022 semester. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State takes pride in its...

  • O'Connor on RMC's high honors list

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    Rocky Mountain College in Billings recently announced the undergraduate honor rolls for the 2022 fall semester. The Dean’s List includes students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 to 3.99 for the semester. Mick O’Connor of Ekalaka was named a high honors student for maintaining a 4.0 GPA for the semester....

  • Letters to Santa

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    Hawks Home Dear Santa, Santa, how are you doing? I'm doing great. Who's your oldest elf? Can you give me your address? I really want to meet you. Where's your workshop? I would like makeup, please. Thank you, Kay Dear Santa, How are you? I am 9 years old. What year was Rudolph born? Tell Jack, my elf, he's the most special elf. Are Mrs. Claus's cookies good? I have been good, but not perfect. I would like some Ertl Farm equipment in 1/64 scale. How many elves do you have?...

  • Memories

    Loyd Townsend|Updated Dec 23, 2022

    I would like to share more information on the Rowley family. To follow up, I said Mr. Rowley's first times of teaching was the day after Labor Day in 1920. Now a little bit about Ruby! Ruby Johnson was born on June 16, 1903 at Ridgway, Missouri. Her background was of German immigrants and Ruby lived on a farm, I think. Mr. Rowley and Ruby were married August 10, 1929. She was hired to teach in Ekalaka August of 1926. Two additions to the family came forth: On September 27,...

  • CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    3-05-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 05, 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. The Commission reviewed the lease agreements and contract between the County and various businesses. Commissioner Tauck made the motion to...

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Dec 23, 2022

    I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas filled with feasting as part of the celebration. Even though intermittent fasting and the Mediterranean Diet seem to be the rage in diets right now, I hope you will enjoy this little Christmas rhyme I wrote about the Keto Diet. As a special Christmas treat this year, my recipes are contributions from the “Western Ag Reporter” (WAR) staff as they join me in wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas! Special Bulletin From Santa —by Susan Metcalf 'Twas the month before Chris...

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, the old is everlastingly new as we anticipate the celebration of Christmas once again. Through that special event, Your gift of Your only begotten Son from heaven, happened over 2000 years ago, it is unendingly a pristine, a new treasured, message each year. Thank You, Lord, for the Christmas story in Luke, chapter two, where the angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.” CHRISTMAS MESSAGE - (Luke...

  • FWP Region 7's first late-season antlerless elk hunt runs Nov. 28-Feb. 15

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    Southeast Montana's first late-season hunt, previously known as a shoulder season, will run from Nov. 28 - Feb. 15. In FWP Region 7, the late season allows antlerless elk hunting with either an unused over-the-counter general elk license or a limited-draw elk B license on private lands in Hunting Districts 702, 704, 705. A late-season hunt is a firearms season that occurs outside the general season and is focused on antlerless elk harvest. Late-season hunts are not intended...

  • A white Christmas

    Updated Dec 23, 2022

    According to the National Weather Service, the total snowfall accumulation in Ekalaka from Tuesday through Friday of last week was 25 inches. An additional 1.4 inches was recorded throughout the remainder of the weekend. Total snowfall for the month as of December 20th was 32 inches, and the current snow depth in town was measured at 21 inches. December of 2022 has already seen more snowfall than at least any other December this century, according to the NWS. The next highest...