Week of October 23, 2024
Week of October 23, 2024
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with Wickens Construction Inc., is pleased to announce that construction on the Malta-South project is substantially complete.This project enhanced road safety and improved durability on a 9-mile stretch of US Highway 191 (US 191) south of Malta. Crews reconstructed steep grades and sharp curves and widened the roadway. Work also included the installation of snow ditches to mitigate drifting and the addition of pedestrian facilities near 9th Street West, addressing community...
10/07/24 @ 7:23pm. MFD was paged to a fire at the Dodson dumps. 3 trucks and 5 firefighters responded. 10/15/24 @ 12:36pm. MFD was paged to a structure fire in Zortman, enroute the crew was notified that the fire is spreading into the grass and timber. 4 trucks and 9 firefighters from Malta responded, 2 trucks from Zortman Fire, 2 engines from the BLM, 1 engine from Ft. Belknap, Phillips County Ambulance, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, and FWP Law Enforcement. All trucks/firefighters were back in Malta by 4pm. Later that night we trained...
The day was October 10, 2024. It was a day that Kristy Mooney had looked forward to for over 40 years. Though it took four decades, the matter was over. It was on that day, in a District Court room in Rufugio, Texas, that Gordon Parsons made a formal plea changing his original plea of not guilty in the matter of the death of Robert Dale Mooney, to guilty in court and was facing sentencing. Robert was the father of Kristy, she was two years old when her dad was murdered. Parsons and Arnold Huskey had escaped the Wyoming State Penitentiary on...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks encourages folks to be bear aware, even in the "Hi-Line" area of central and eastern Montana. Many folks are heading into the field for fall hunting, and bears are often very active this time of year as they are looking for high-calorie food sources before hibernation. Bear populations are expanding, and although bear encounters are rare in most of central and eastern Montana, there are known black and grizzly bears in all kinds of habitats along the Hi-Line. This...
10 yrs ago Oct. 22, 2014 ** Correction to last week’s entry about the Mustang football team: Coach Nick Oxarart’s Mustangs have outscored the Wolf Point Wolves 399-19 since 2006. That Friday playing the Cut Bank Wolves, they came away with a win of 32-15. A river was flowing in the middle of several blocks in Malta, due to a crack in the cast iron main near the intersection of South 1st Ave. East and South 7th Street East. The crack left some residents without water for much of Friday. It also required the City Works team a 13-hour day as...
Last week the City crew was busy assembling and installing a new piece of playground equipment at Riverview Park. Some dilapidated and unsafe equipment was removed for the new installation. The brightly colored and sturdy structure includes steps up to the base that has a bright red roof. There is a play area and a hands on manipulation center. There are peep-n-seek spots with open room to let the young imaginations open up and run wild. The assembly also has a slide that won't pinch, burn or...
The Malta Mustangs Football team has clinched the Northern B's first-seed for the 2024 MHSA Class B Football Championship Series, thanks to Friday's 45-16 victory over the Cut Bank Wolves. Their win, which took place at Mustang Field, gave Malta their eighth win to the team's undefeated season. This week, Malta concludes their regular season by hosting the Fairfield Eagles on Friday, October 25, at 7 p.m. The night will serve as Malta's senior night. Mustangs Stockton Oxarart, Mason Simanton,...
Adam Henderson passed away on October 20, 2024 at his home, from complications of diabetes. Adam was born January 22, 1987 to Phillip and Tina Henderson in Havre, MT. We knew Adam was going to be stubborn, when he didn’t want to make his entrance into the world after many hours of labor. Four years later, he was joined by little brother, Lance. In 1996, Adam was blessed with another father, Bill Myers. He grew up in Malta, and graduated from Malta High School in 2006. Adam made many friends...
Madelyn Clarice Anderson, born on December 12, 1924, in Fort Benton, Montana, to Mabel (Lodmell) and Clarence Flesche, passed away peacefully at the age of 99, surrounded by the love of her family during her final weeks. Madelyn spent her early years on a farm south of Malta and attended Gunhus Country School, later graduating from Malta High School in 1942. She worked at the First State Bank before marrying Leonard Anderson in 1951. Together, they built a life on their farm/ranch in the...
Russell Duane Cebulski, 96, passed away October 13, 2024, at the Phillips County Hospital in Malta, MT. A funeral service will be held on November 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Wilderness Funeral Homes in Malta. Full obituary to...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center. Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. Knitting & Crochet Club The Knitting & Crochet Club will meet at Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop at 11 a.m. every Thursday. Lunch at River’s Bend Mon. and Wed. River’s Bend Assisted Living...
