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On Wednesday, January 15, the vacant position most recently held by Deputy Faith Robinson was filled. Deputy Jordan Arthur was officially sworn in by Clerk of District Court Tami Christofferson in the foyer of the third floor in the Phillips County Courthouse. Arthur joined the PCLE team in September and Sheriff Jerry Lytle offered him the position as Undersheriff to fill the vacancy of the office when Robinson moved from the area. In attendance to witness the swearing ceremony were Arthur's...
Following the opening rituals at the Malta School Board meeting on January 8th, the meeting was called to order by Chairperson Angel DeVries. Also present were board members Jessica Oyler, Katey Marquis, Kyle Kluck and Katie Brown. After calling for public input, Gina Lamb, Prevention Specialist for Phillips County, spoke to those in attendance and invited each of them to the “Hidden in Plain Sight” open house which was held at the Business Center on Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 14-17th. She also will be available during parent-teacher conferen...
On Tuesday, January 14, the Malta City Council held its first meeting of the 2025 calendar year, with Mayor John Demarais opening the meeting with the pledge to the flag. In attendance at the meeting were Darren Demarais, Mark Knudsen, Kayla Warren, Marilyn Taylor, PWD Jim Truelove, John Wright (Compliance Officer), Sheriff Jerry Lytle, Sara Warren, and Abby Bain who joined the council members, David Rummel, Laura Pankratz and Bonnie Wiederrick. Also present was Lorie Bond, City Clerk. The mayor opened the meeting for public comment, any items...
In the early hours of Saturday, January 11, 2025, dispatch received a phone call from a guardian that a juvenile male was missing from their residence. The juvenile was on conditions of release for previous criminal activities. Phillips County Deputies searched Malta and surrounding areas for the missing juvenile. Shortly before 0600 hours, dispatch received a phone call from a local business reporting the burglary of their establishment. Deputies responded and upon reviewing video surveillance footage, it was determined the missing juvenile...
Kathy Mae Kaiser Obie (December 10, 1952 – January 5, 2025) Kathy Mae Kaiser Obie, born on December 10, 1952 to Vern and Anne (Mehling) Kaiser, in Hardin, Montana, joyfully met Jesus on January 5, 2025, in Billings, Montana. When Kathy was born the family was completed, joining siblings Connie (Floyd) Graham, Karen (John) Nissley, and Kenny (Dianna) Kaiser. Kathy married Kenneth Obie, on February 26, 1972, with whom she shared a loving and faith-filled marriage until his passing on January 3...
Delmar Stanley LaBrie (September 9, 1931 – January 8, 2025) Delmar Stanley LaBrie, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025 at St. Luke's Hospital in Meridian, Idaho unable to recover after hip surgery. He was born on September 9, 1931, in Wagner, Montana, to Bert and Grace LaBrie, the first of four siblings. He attended the Wagner Country School in his early years and graduated from Malta High School in the Class of 1949. He proudly served in the Korean War as a member of the United S...
Donald William Simanton (November 20, 1951 – January 13, 2025) Donald William Simanton, 73, passed away January 13, 2025 at home in his sleep in Whitewater. Don was born November 20, 1951 in Havre, MT to Bill and Jan Simanton. After graduating high school, Don was a farmer, rancher, construction worker, and coal miner but mostly a cowboy who finally went to greener pastures following his wife Diana once again. Don grew up on horses and never moved past horses, cows and a good dog unless the j...
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 has...
Malta resident, Mark Franklin Handley, 70, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Phillips County Hospital. Celebration of Life will be held this summer. Cremation and arrangements are entrusted to the Wilderness Funeral Home in Malta....
Winter is here! The temperature dropped to the negative and with the wind, even though it’s not blowing hard, the wind chill is -25! Wrap up and stave off the frost bite! Sympathy to the Don Simanton family. Don lived in Whitewater. I caught a ride to St. Vincent’s hospital on Monday and stopped in to see Scott Anderson, but I missed him. He had been taken to have some tests. But I did see Pat and we visited for a while. Get well wishes extended to Scott! I’ve started a different exercise group...
After leadership canceled all bills last week, we are now receiving bills in committee this week. With the 3-day public notice required for bill hearings, week two was also a bit slow. For some reason, a bill I had scheduled for week one has been referred to another committee. It is always interesting; the predictable is not always predictable. However, one always predictable thing that did happen was the first bills introduced coming from the work done during interim committees. Most are pre-filed before session start and are typically...
I’m much more skeptical than my wife. Barb showed me a photograph this morning of elevated highways in Houston covering nearly the entire frame of the photo. “That’s AI,” I told her. “Can’t you tell?” Apparently she couldn’t. It’s not her fault. We’re flooded with misinformation. House Speaker Mike Johnson, on a TV news program today, told me how bad things are in this country. I didn’t know. From where I sit things are pretty good. The millions of illegal immigrants raping and pillaging...
All of us are now approximately (depending on the day you read this) 22 days into 2025. Some have made great changes, some have had a metamorphosis and some are still trudging along. Kudos to the trudgers, proud of your valiant effort to keep at it. Don’t give up. While we whittle away at 2025, there are some who will make changes in their life. As humans we are open for growth and development, hoping to grow stronger, more productive and even some of us look forward for the time and opportunity to become more aware, reflective and a...
January 9, 2025 Through A Portion of January 16, 2025. Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public. FYI: Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2025 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2025, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2025 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2024 permits will n...
1 yrs ago Jan. 21, 2015 Shining in the Sr. Spotlight this week is Lucille Mitchell, retired housewife that enjoys crossword puzzles. Among her favorites are The Bible, the Ten Commandments and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Her favorite meal, “When someone else cooks.” The Malta City Council voted to move ahead with a loan to pay for the $5 million dollar project. Greg Boos, Malta’s new Fire Chief, made his first appearance at a council meeting. Trey Simanton came home with a first place finish at the Choteau Classic. Kaden Moore came aw...
Sympathy to the family of Don Simanton of Whitewater who passed away last week. Don attended all of our Senior meals at the North 40, he was a great story teller and will be missed. “Get Well” wishes to Scot Anderson, also to Janet Brown (glad you are feeling better). Get well wishes to all who are not feeling well. Congratulations to the Whitewate Penguins/Mavericks on their great participation in basketball. Also to all the Whitewater students who are playing college games. The ranchers are...
The VFW Auxiliary is pleased to present the Continuing Education Scholarship To assist members and their immediate family members who wish to further their education by pursing a college degree or career direction at a vocational/technical school. Who is eligible to apply? Applicant must be 21 years of age or older Applicant must be one of the following: - Current VFW auxiliary member* - Spouse of current VFW auxiliary member* - Son of current VFW auxiliary member* - Daughter of current VFW auxiliary* - *Qualifying member must have been a...
This Patriotic Art contest is geared to the K-8 grade divided into three sections: K-2; 3-5; and 6-8. This contest encourages students’ artistic ability and receive awards for their hard work. While using pictures, reading material, u Tube, Internet, and books, students can search for ideas to Promote Patriotism through Literacy. Youth will be introduced to historical figures and teaches them about events in our nation’s history while fostering a love of reading that could lead them to a lifetime of learning. It recognizes students to R.A...
The following students have made the Saco High School 2024-25 First Semester Superintendent's Honor Roll List (4.00 to 3.75). Seniors: Jessa Ericson, Isaac Guardipee, Carter Pippin. Sophmores: Laytin Ericson, Isabella Guardipee, Emerson Downing. Honor Roll (3.74-3.25) Senior: Blain Downing. Junior: Irealnd Mears. Sophmore: Jacob Brown. Freshmen: Cahse Albus, Royce Strobbe. 8th Grade: Ainsley Erickson, Avery Salveson. 7th Grade: Aaron Guardipee, Seterah Pekovitch, Tyler Sunford. 6th Grade: Landry Bowman....
Saturday, January 18th, the BEST biscuits and gravy were served down at the Senior Citizen Center. The dinner was a fund raiser to help with the ongoing efforts of the SCC to remodel and improve the serving capacity and look at the Center. Barb Stevens and Kathy Waters had prepared the homemade biscuits for the occasion ahead of time and willing hands pitched in to make the day flow with ease. Kitchen help included Theresa Frye, Sandy Perry, Sharon Kindle, Margaret and Leonard Leader, Penny Mackey, Lori Taylor, Ken Blunt and Dave Miller. The...
The Saco Business Professionals of America Chapter had a successful showing at the Region 8 BPA Conference in Lambert this last week, bringing home five first-place plaques. All participants have qualified to attend the state BPA competition in Billings this March. A special thanks goes to the generous sponsors whose support helped cover travel expenses and registration fees, making this achievement possible: Big Flat Electric, Blue Rock Distributing, First State Bank of Malta, FMDH, and...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team picked up a pair of victories last weekend, defeating Class A's Havre Blue Ponies 69-63 in Malta on Friday, January 18, and the Wolf Point Wolves 91-51 in Wolf Point on Saturday, January 19. The Mustangs will host the Harlem Wildcats on Friday, January 24, with games scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Malta will travel to Poplar on Saturday, January 25, to take on the Poplar Indians. Games are scheduled to start at 1 p.m. In the team's victory over Havre, Malta was...
The Malta M-ette basketball team lost to the Havre Blue Ponies 57-39 last Friday, January 17, in Malta, but the team bounced back with a 67-15 victory over the Wolf Point Lady Wolves in Wolf Point on Saturday, January 18. Malta is scheduled to face the Harlem LadyCats on Friday, January 24. The event is set to start at 3 p.m. Malta will then travel to Poplar to take on the Poplar Lady Indians on Saturday, January 25, at 1 p.m. In Malta's win over Wolf Point, the M-ettes only allowed one point...
Fave Hobby: Playing Basketball Dream Career / Second Choice: Air Force/ Aviation Dream College: University of Montana. Fave Candy Bar: Whatchamacallit. Fave Subject: Mr. Porter's Match Class. Dream Car: Dodge Demon. Fave Animal: Bear. Fave Spot in P.C.: Malta...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes picked up their first win of the season on Friday, January 17, as they defeated the Box Elder Lady Bears JV team 47-38 in Box Elder. The Lady Coyotes lost 83-7 to the Circle Lady Wildcats on Saturday, January 18. The Dodson teams are scheduled to host the Scobey teams on Friday, 24. The girls' varsity game will start at 5:30 p.m. and the boys' varsity game will take place at 7 p.m. Dodson will also host North Country on Saturday, January 25. The girls' varsity game will...
