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1-16-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 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. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. Bob Jacobs, County Maintenance stepped into the meeting to let the commission know that Precision Mechanical will be here next week to repair the heater...
Dickinson, North Dakota Detective and Carter County native Kylan Klauzer was in Ekalaka on January 27th to teach a women's self defense class at St. Joan or Arc Parish Hall. Klauzer has over 18 years of experience with the Dickinson Police Department and is a graduate of the FBI's National Academy Program. He has served on the Dickinson region's SWAT team and taught use of force training for the department. Organizers of the class are hopeful to host another in Ekalaka in the...
A local landowner changed his plea in an illegal outfitting case on Monday, pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge while two other charges will be dismissed. Sentencing was set for the same day but was pushed back to March 26. Tyree O’Connor pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of License, Permit, or Tag Offenses, by common scheme, a misdemeanor, in Sixteenth Judicial District Court on Monday, Jan. 22. He faces a maximum possible sentence of up to six months in the county...
SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL HS A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Brynn Loehding Chace Loehding Corlan Laughery Danica Shepherd Ethan Mellon Jillian McGraw Jadyn McGraw Justin Wyatt Melton Kamryn Miller Kendall Kittelmann Kendra Tooke Nasya O'Connor Natalie Foxley Nicole O'Connell Madalyn Bechtold Roger Beach Tracy Wilson Travis Schallenberger JH A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Alivia Foxley Allie Shepherd Ayla Yates Ella Wright Keli Melton Kira Kratzer Lily Schallenberger Oakley...
Bonnie Marie (Jenkins) Hoover was born February 28, 1934 to Joseph Ulysess Jenkins & Leona Mabel (Cloud) Jenkins in a sod hut in Lincoln County, Colorado. Her grandpa gave her the nickname of Cottontop. She went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2024 at the age of 89. She and several of her siblings went to Fountain School in Colorado Springs, so they boarded with other families and went home on the weekends. The Jenkins family had a bull, that when as kids they would pu...
On December 3rd, the Puptown Wranglers had their monthly meeting at the Carter County Event Center. During the roll call, each member shared their favorite winter activity. In the meeting, our 4-H club discussed how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals for the new 4-H year. The leaders explained how to make goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound, using a market beef project as an example. After the meeting, we played the Saran Wrap ball game. We also assembled trays of Christmas cookies, signed...
Ekalaka is one of eleven communities across Montana chosen to participate in Reimagining Rural. The three-part program was created for small, rural Montana towns to bring fresh, new ideas about rural community vitality to the local people that make things happen. The event's first night is planned for January 29th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carter County Museum. The program kicks off with Tara Mastel, Program Leader for Community Vitality at Montana State University Extension who...
Carter County Spray Day will be held February 8th, 2024 at the Carter County Event Center. Join the weed department from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for noxious weed related topics and lunch sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. Private applicator points will be available! Please RSVP to the Fallon/Carter Extension office (406-778-7110) by February 1st. For more information, please reach out to the Carter County Weed District at 406-775-6278....
1-08-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on January 08, 2024, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. Guests to the meeting: Bob Jacobs Maintenance and Judy Wright Clerk and Recorder Human Resources (HR). Diesel generator...
Celebration of Life for Gary Gorder was held January 16 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, with Don Buerkle officiating. Burial will be at Bonnievale Cemetery. Gary Gorder, 62, of Baker passed away on January 8, 2024 in Billings, MT. Gary "Moose" Gorder was born June 17, 1961 in Casper, Wyoming. Shortly thereafter the family relocated to Baker where he grew up and attended Baker Public Schools. Gary took on many jobs and developed new skill sets with each. He worked at the...
Former State Senator and Montana rancher Ric Holden, Glendive, has taken steps to enter the 2024 Eastern Montana Congressional race. Holden represented the southeast corner of Montana in the state senate for eight years before term limiting out at the end of the 2002 special session. Holden returned to the family ranch to continue with his ranching operations and insurance claims business since that time. Holden's old senate district contained Dawson, Wibaux, Fallon, Carter,...
3-29-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, December 29, 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. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright stepped into the meeting with questions about the Event Center rental fee exception schedule. Commissioner Castleberry made...
December 6, 2023 A. Call Meeting to Order a. Roll Call Council Libby, Melissa, Andrew & Rex b. Employees Present None c. Appointed Officials Present Kamely & Buck B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Public Present / Comment Toni Kratzer, Richard Brown & Carole Carey Carole Carey comment on the shape of Mormon Street and complimented Kamely for fixing the big pothole. Carey would like to see something get done with Mormon Ave. and maybe form a committee and go see the County commissioner since that has become the truck route, Ambulance...
Funeral services for Audrey Schweigert, 89, of Ekalaka, will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Steig officiating. Burial will follow in Beaverlodge Cemetery. Visitation for Audrey will be Wednesday January 10, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Audrey passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Audrey was born January 26, 1934 to Lee and Claudia (Curry) Phelps in Baker Montana. She beca...
Notice was recently given of the vacancy in School District #1 for the board of trustees of Ekalaka Public Schools, specifically Carter County High School. The board will be appointing a qualified candidate to serve until the May 2024 election. Individuals from District #1 interested in being appointed to the board are asked to submit letters of interest to District Clerk Brittani Brence at their earliest convenience. The board vacancy comes on the heels of the recent...
On January 26th, area basketball fans will have an opportunity to cheer on the Bulldogs and enjoy a soup and sandwich free will supper benefiting Zander Oliver. Zander is the son of McKinzi and Derek Oliver of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, grandson of Tim and Terri Mcinerney and great-grandson of Doran and Sharon Higgins. He and his sister, Keenan, were involved in a car accident last October. Zander suffered serious head injuries requiring a long stay in Fargo at Sanfords Children Hospital, a couple brain surgeries and...
The 2024 election season officially begins with the opening of candidate filing at 8 a.m. on January 11th, 2024. In Carter County, two county positions are up for election. These positions include the County Commissioner District #3, which is currently held by incumbent Mike Watkins, and the office of the County Clerk of Court/Superintendent of Schools, held by incumbent Tracey Walker. Declaration forms and supporting information for the county positions are available at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 214 P...
A public meeting for Carter County citizens regarding the Snowy River CO2 Project is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 17th at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The Bureau of Land Management announced a proposal to permanently store carbon dioxide in underground rock formations on public land in Carter County last year. The Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC project would store carbon dioxide in more than 100,000 acres of subsurface pore space. The proposed area...
3-11-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 11, 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. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting with a request to order new gravel haul trucks. Commissioner Watkins...
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Fallon/Carter Extension Service invites area residents to attend the annual Winter Ag Series. This year the meetings will take place on Tuesday, January 23 in Ekalaka and Wednesday, January 24 in Baker. On January 23 the educational event will be at Carter County Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ekalaka from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A meal will be sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. The meal will be prepared by Carter County Weed District. On January 24 the series will be at...
Ekalaka has been selected to participate in the fourth annual Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering planned for January 29, February 12 and February 26, 2024 at Carter County Museum. Everyone is welcome to this free, community-wide event to hear fresh, new ideas for rural community vitality to inspire and motivate community members to imagine a brighter future for their town. The Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering includes three sessions, broadcast via Zoom to groups of local...
Hawks Home December 11, 2023 Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? How's Rudolph? How are the elves? How are the other reindeer? For Christmas, I want trucks. Thank you for all of the trucks. From, Declan Owen - Kindergarten 12/12/23 Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I'm eight years old. How old are you? Are you real? My friends believe in St. Nicholas. I've been good this year. I fell downstairs this year, but I am fine. For Christmas, I would like a nice heavy -...
2-30-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 30, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman was absent. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the Utilities at the Stenseth house. The Commission agreed to keep the service on for the time being, as the boiler heat system will requi...
We got a little snow at Capitol and on Tie Creek. The rain that came before it settled the dust, and we really needed that. Ronda Cordell has been making mustard, peanut and cashew brittle and doing chores. At Thanksgiving, she got to see Oren and Arlie Basler. She met Jake Reynolds and Jason Berg at the Wagon Wheel for lunch, before they left for Sioux City to meet with Luke Basler. It’s always great to see grandkids. Last Sunday, Ronda went to visit Cristen and Jayda Westling in Rapid City. She got delayed trying to l...
The following was dropped off at the Eagle years ago. It had been long forgotten until a recent, chance conversation in Billings. It was given to the Eagle by Ms. Mariellen Neudeck, eldest daughter of Marie and Alexander MacDonald. The text contains a chapter from an unpublished autobiography, "Montana Woman," written by Marie Peterson MacDonald. MacDonald was born on February 24, 1913 to Swedish immigrants who homesteaded near Great Falls. She attended the University of...
