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The Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic and the Phillips County Health Department teamed up last Thursday in parking lot of the Milk River Pavilion to administer COVID-19 drive-up tests to anyone who wanted one. All told, a total of 50 tests where given on the day. People sat in their cars and moved up following each test given in front of them. Once test takers were to the top of the line, paperwork was filled out ahead of a swab being given to rub for 10-second inside each nostri...
Winds up to nearly 90 miles per hour, hail, heavy rain, and even a small tornado in Dodson ripped through Phillips County last week, knocking over trees, ripping shingles off roofs, and leaving many without power for over 24 hours last Tuesday evening. Shortly after the power went out in Malta, sirens went off as two Phillips County Ambulance Service vehicles, a Phillips County Sheriff's deputy and members of the Phillips County Volunteer Fire Department headed to Dodson where a 5th-wheel...
The Phillips County Crop Tours will be held beginning on Monday, July 20 at the Mortenson Farm north of Wagner starting at 5 p.m., with First State Bank hosting. Tuesday, July 21, the tour will be at the Mavencamp farm east on Highway 2, with CHS/Independence Bank hosting. The final tour will be Wednesday, July 22, at the Sunford Farm at the farmhouse. From Highway 2 turn north on White Road, east of Saco, with Saco Dehy hosting. Pesticide points for the crop tour have been requested. Dr. Tim...
In their final meeting of June, the Malta City Council heard about mosquitoes, the Municipal Pool being readied for the swimming season, and that literal tons of trash and junk were hauled away from residences during the City’s Clean-up Days. Malta City Public Works Director Jim Truelove said that over 40 loads — both on pull-trailers and dump trucks — were hauled away from homes in the city and to the dump, totaling approximately 15-to-20 tons. “It really helped clean up the community and people got rid of a lot of unwanted items,” Director Tr...
Whitefish is the busiest stop in Montana for Amtrak's daily Empire Builder passenger train, which runs between Chicago and Portland or Seattle. The more than 55,000 people who board or disembark the train in Whitefish every year account for nearly half the line's Montana ridership. So when news arrived a few weeks ago that Amtrak will reduce service from daily to just three days a week in response to declining ridership due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was yet another blow for a town that...
The Montana Nurses Association (MNA) strongly encourages all Montana citizens to wear facemasks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. As COVID-19 spreads across the globe and cases continue to increase in Montana, the chances that you will be exposed and get sick continue to increase. When someone talks, coughs or sneezes they may release droplets into the air that land on surfaces and can infect others. If someone is ill or is an asymptomatic carrier, a face mask can reduce the number of germs that the wearer releases and can protect ot...
Surprises walk through our front door every week. This week’s surprise item was an Ingram’s Milkweed Cream jar. It was found by Ian Simanton. Curious about milkweed's facial cream properties started me on a fascinating journey. I was amazed at what I found. Milkweed floss (white stringy fibers attached to the seeds) has been used for many items. Settlers used the floss for stuffing pillows and quilts. Travelers often used it as a tinder for fires. And by far the most important practice was during WWII when it was used to stuff life jackets whe...
Whist On July 7, Leonard Leader scored 50 and took first, Kevin Stevens scored 45 and took second and the traveling prize was awarded to Ken Ruzicka. Pinochle On July 9, Clarence Blunt took first with 6,020, Ken Ruzicka was second with 5,580, and the traveling prize was awarded to Clarence....
As the country celebrates its birth as a nation, one of the most patriotic things Montanans can do is stand up and be counted--in the 2020 Census. Or, more accurately, go online and be counted. Or mail in the census form. Or chat with a census worker. Every 10 years, the country counts how many people live in the United States of America. The stakes are large. Results of the census determine how much money Montana gets from the federal government. That’s about $2 billion a year now. The equation is simple. The more people counted by the c...
I’m concerned. The weather forecast is calling for strong storms this afternoon. Lately, even the slightest chance of inclement weather has produced some scary meteorological events. I used to eagerly anticipate such natural phenomenom, but more often than not the weather that arrived was not nearly as exciting as what was advertised. I’ve never lived anywhere that the sky looks more threatening than it frequently does here in Malta only to just miss us to the south or the north. "Wow, that loo...
Yesterday I heard a jackass bleat. “Baaaahhh… Baaaahhhh.” As I sat in my Jeep with Goose the News Hound riding shotgun, the line behind me started to grow and folks lined up for free COVID-19 virus testing at the Milk River Pavilion last Thursday morning. The Phillips County Health Department and Phillips County Hospital and Family Clinic teamed-up on the day to give anyone who wanted one a test for COVID-19, so I figured what the heck. “Baaaahhh… Baaaahhhh.” There it was again. I looked out my car window and a man I have never seen, met,...
Gloria Mortenson, 86, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. A graveside service was on Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Dodson. Gloria was born at home on January 26, 1934, in DeLamere, N.D., to Palmer and Borghild Foley. She attended rural school at Hall #1, grades 1-8. She attended Delamere High School and graduated in 1951. She obtained her teaching certificate from Valley City State Teachers College in 1952. Her first...
Donald Dale Scheele, 89 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 11th, 2020. Born January 5th, 1931 to William (Bill) and Minnie Scheele on the family homestead just north of Saco. Don attended Saco schools all 12 years excelling in sports, basketball being his favorite. The Missoula Grizzlies recruited him to play football for them for one year. Don went on to proudly serve his country for four years in the Air Force where he again was able to play basketball and boxed before...
Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) today urged Amtrak’s president and CEO to reconsider cuts in service along the Hi-Line. “Reliable access to rail service is important for communities along the Hi-Line,” Gianforte wrote in a letter to Flynn. “Not only is passenger rail an economic driver for the state, it is also an affordable travel alternative. Reduced service threatens the connectivity of Montana’s rural communities.” On June 17, Amtrak officials announced Amtrak will reduce service from seven days to three for the Empire Builder, wh...
Question-Answer mail-in Consulting ADULTS ONLY. $26 no reference, $36 one reference, or $46 one reference & vitamin idea analysis in 6-8 months. Send consultant Katie L. McKeon, ABD, EdD a question jointly with non-refundable payment and return address to P.O. Box 605 in Malta, MT 59538. No Credit Cards. Vacation Bible School From July 20-to-24, four Malta churches are joining together to offer Vacation Bible School at Elim Lutheran Brethren Church. Morning and afternoon sessions are available, but class size is limited. Children will need to...
Please be advised: If you are planning on using Trafton Park shelters for an event in the future, please contact the Malta City Office, 654-1251, to reserve the shelters, get the key and pay for the electricity. The Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office will no longer be handling this. Thank you. Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2020 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2020, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2020 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2019 p...
Montana State University Extension educators say it is important for people to understand how titling personal property that is owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship could have unintended consequences. MSU Extension family economics specialist Marsha Goetting and Pondera County Extension agent Wendy Wedum said factors like property title laws and intestacy statutes can impact how property is distributed after a person dies. Joint tenancy with right of survivorship, according to Montana law, takes priority over a written will....
On Tuesday, a huge storm with very high winds hit our area. It hit so hard that I was worried that my picture window might blow out or break. I'm still thankful for the absence of a hail! The rain came down hard and sideways! One of my neighbors lost most of the shingles on his roof, another lost his barn from the wind. The hay windrows were blown all over the fields. Then the sun came out! Also, as a result of the storm, many power poles were broken and the electricity went off. The crew at Big...
Sympathy to families who lost people due to gun violence in many places. Pat (Ivanovich) Donich who is Sally Austin’s sister, was in Whitewater. She bought dinner at North 40 for Sally A., Dallas, and Ashley Green, Jeanne Green, and myself. Thanks to Pat for dinner and visit. Pat has been in Minnesota for a nursing class reunion. she returned home on Sunday. On July 4, many from the area went to the lake. The Scheffelmaers went camping in the mountians near Zortman. Sally Austin took me to t...
USDA Announces Flexibilities for Producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to enable Service Centers to best assist producers. USDA Announces More Than 1.2 Million Acres Accepted in Recent Sign-up for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands The United S...
Ozzy Orion Oyler was born on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at 6:37 p.m. at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces and is 21 inches long. Ozzy is the son of Jessica and Louie Oyler of Malta, Mont., and he joins older brother Oden at home. Ozzy's maternal grandparents are Rick Miller, and Tom and Linda Johnson of Malta. His Paternal grandparents are Mark and Tana Oyler of Malta....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $4 million in available funding to develop partnerships to leverage USDA and local, state, and private sector resources to address challenges for limited resource, socially disadvantaged, and veteran farmers and ranchers, and communities. The program is administered by the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE). The Centers of Community Prosperity initiative was launched by Secretary Perdue in 2019 to increase the capacity of rural and underserved...
The warehouse across the street the old NAPA building is being taken apart and moved on 1st Street in Malta. I believe Malta Ready Mix is going to put a new building at this location. A week ago, I was riding my bike near the Malta Elementary School, I got to watch Derrick Welch use a machine to start building a driveway to a private residence near the alley. Across the street from the Phillips County Courthouse, Malta Ready Mix poured concrete for a private residence where a driveway was being...
Hundreds filled the bleachers, grounds, and chutes as the Trafton Park Rodeo Arena hosted the 2020 Malta NRA Rodeo last Saturday. The event, hosted by the Trafton Park Arena Committee, featured competitors from the Northern Rodeo Association, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and local talent. "I think it went over really well," said Trafton Park Arena Committee President Jerey McEwen. "The stock was great, the crowd was awesome and loud, the food was good, and the contestants were...
The Malta M-ette Volleyball team held their annual Little M-ette Volleyball camp for fourth grade through eighth-grade students. The camp hosted just under 30 athletes. The camp took place at the Malta High School Gymnasium from 9 a.m. to noon one Wednesday, July 8, through Friday, July 10. According to Malta High School Coach Tasha Hines camp went great. "We didn't have an overload of really young girls, which made it perfect for teaming those littles up with the high schoolers and having one...
