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The Malta City Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 10th, with the venue being to the gymnasium. With the possibility of a hike in sewer rates on the agenda, a large crowd was anticipated. The crowd did not show. In attendance were the four council members, the mayor, and five guests: Katey Marquis, Darrell Carney, Marilyn Taylor, Jim Sintler and Matt Mudd, with Great West Engineering. Eric Witmer was present as he was filling in for PWD Jim Truelove. Following the pledge to the flag, Mayor John Demarais opened the floor for public comment; no one...
Tim Poynter, Assistant District Attorney for Refugio County in Texas, contacted the Phillips County News last week with an update on the case involving Gordon Parsons. Parsons pleaded guilty to the murder of a Zapata man, whose body was found in Refugio County almost 40 years ago. Parsons entered a guilty plea at a monthly court update for the murder of Robert Mooney. He will be sentenced October 10th. Mooney’s body wasn’t found in Refugio County until February 5, 1985. He had been murdered on August 3, 1984. He was arrested by Texas Ran...
Honorable Judge Dan Wilson of Flathead County's District Court in Kalispell is running for Montana Supreme Court justice in the 2024 Election. Wilson, a man with ties to Malta, stopped into the Phillips County News on Wednesday, August 21, right after a meet and greet event that his campaign held at the Great Northern Hotel in downtown Malta. "My great-granddad (Hurley Wilson and wife Edna) homesteaded south of Malta in 1913," Wilson told the PCN. "My folks grew up here in Malta. Met and married...
Grades 6-8 can work on this title, maybe make a class lesson and receive a grade! This is the Patriots Pen essay contest with 73,000 students entering in 2023 in hopes of receiving the $5,000 grand prize. Students are encouraged to use the web to clarify the topic and become thoroughly acquainted with the subject. All work must be of the student preparing the essay and keep in mind the essays must be between 300-400 words. Knowledge is 30 points; theme development-35 points and clarity of topic is 35 points. The time to start is now as the...
Herman George Robinson was one of the finest men in Malta, and his story was more than incredible, so I’ll share it with you. He was born on February 25th, 1865, in New York. He had always envisioned being a cowboy and a cattleman, and in 1884, his dream brought him to Billings at the age of 19. After only a year, he found himself on the alluring prairie we now know as Malta. The changes he brought with him were some of the most marvelous and game-changing modifications we needed. Herman worked on various farms until he was twenty-one when h...
How does this grab you? Good coffee conversation, eh? It’s the subject the county’s students in grades 9-12 can make an audio essay and enter in competition to win up to $35,000. This is the Voice of Democracy contest VFW is sponsoring. This great contest is where up to 27,000 students entered to compete for $2 million in scholarships and other incentives in 2023. Each school has received information and entry blanks for this interesting contest. All entries must be 3-5 minutes in length, do not identify yourself, your school, etc., alt...
1 yrs ago Sept. 24, 2014 Kelly McCann would be the teacher taking up the duties of retired Steve Schumacher at Malta High School. A native of Billings, he will be the tech coordinator and also helping Mr. Engebretson with the drum line at various events. Heading into a battle with the Plentywood Wildcats after losing to the Shepherd High School Mustangs, the Malta Mustang football team knows they are in for a battle. “Plentywood is a tough place to play,” said Coach Nick Oxarart. Saco painter Todd Mandeville recently found out he was one of...
Daughter of the Plains, an Independent film was being made in Malta last week. The film included locals as extras! More on this in next week's Phillips County News!...
We value our patients’ well-being and experience at Phillips County Hospital and that’s why we’re thrilled to share the latest addition to our imaging services, a GE SIGNA Voyager mobile MRI. This system, powered by deep learning software for superior, high-resolution imaging, will help us continue to deliver a great patient experience and outcomes throughout our community. To obtain this new service for our community, Phillips County Hospital has partnered with Monida Shared Imaging, a local, Montana-based mobile MRI company, to develop a new...
DODSON, Mont: The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and their partner, Wickens Construction, have announced that Secondary Highway 204 (S 204), commonly known as Stage Road, remains closed to through traffic approximately 2 miles south of Dodson for construction on the Dodson South Canal project. The road was originally expected to reopen for a few weeks after work on the Milk River Bridge was completed, but changing conditions presented the opportunity to begin the second phase of the...
As you sit in the quiet of your home today, planning the week out and thinking about tomorrow, take a minute and think about the tragic event of “9/11” that changed the world. Just stop, sit quietly and think. On this day, September 11 in 2001, the students in the schools across the nation weren’t even born, yet. Still those hours of terrorist attacks on innocent lives left an impact that is comparable to previous dates that you can probably remember. Fortunately, a majority of the population was born and is able to remember the devastation. Wh...
The Malta Food Bank received about 434 pounds of food along with generous cash donations from the First State Bank Annual Shred Day event held on August 26....
On Friday, September 13, when you line the streets to cheer on the Mustangs and M-ettes in the Malta High School Homecoming Parade, you will find that there is a new route this year. The parade starts at the MHS East parking lot with the line-up of floats and participants at 1:45 p.m. The parade’s procession will begin at 2 p.m. The parade will begin East on 7th Street (from the MHS East parking lot), go North on 1st Avenue East, West on Front Street, South on Central Avenue, and then West on 7th Street to return to the high s...
Montanans for Tester has run campaign advertisements stating that candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy has a plan that would close rural hospitals across the state. These are third-party ads that were not coordinated with nor endorsed by the hospital/s named in the ad. Montanans for Tester is responsible for the content of its ads. It is important that our community understands that our hospital is not at immediate threat of closure. Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic remains ready to provide vital healthcare services to the...
Montana—Agriculture continues to rank as one of the most dangerous sectors in this country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but many farm tragedies can be avoided through prevention and education. Since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. This year’s dates are September 15-21, with the theme “Don’t Learn Safety by Accident.” Reporting ag injuries is one of the feature topics for this important week of safety reminders. Workplace injuries and illness tend to occur at...
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) today shared a new study from Ernst and Young (EY) highlighting the economic activity supported by their small and family-owned business tax deduction. The Section 199A deduction provides a 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses, allowing these businesses to reinvest their hard-earned capital, increase wages and hire more employees. The new study found that 2.6 million jobs and $325 billion of GDP are supported by the deduction. Daines and Smucker introduced the...
1 yrs ago Sept. 17, 2014 Family members came from various parts of the states to help wish Madelyn Anderson a happy 90th birthday. Her favorite food is chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy and before she retired, she was a babysitter. The Senior Spotlight was shining on Lois Winkle, who also enjoyed the movie Downtown Wayne, probably while listening to “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and working on word search pages. The residents of Dodson met at a special meeting to discuss the proposed monthly water rate increase to pay for the nee...
Even though Phillips County is thousands of miles from any city or location where the tragic event known as 9/11 even happened, it will be a part of the remembrances across the nation. From sea to shining sea, from grain fields to city streets and especially within hearts of those who were part of the world listening to the devastation on TV or the radio, few will ever forget that day. And that is understandable - it touched many lives, like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the...
The Senior Center is cooking up a great Taco meal for one and all. Carrie Perry, with her able assistant Darlene Perry, will be making fry bread ‘on the spot’ on September 14, 2024, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nothing gets much better than that! Ken and Bonnie Wiederrick are providing the delicious meat sauce filling accompanied by garden tomatoes, onions and lettuce. Of course, cheddar cheese and sour cream add to the topping. Desserts will top off the terrific homemade meal: Jell-o cake, fudge, chewy brownies, blonde brownies, just to mention a few...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is accepting grant applications for the 2024 “Meals for Backpacks” program, which supports schools, food banks, and service organizations that provide weekend meal programs for Montana school children. “It is 65 hours from the time school is dismissed on Friday afternoon until the bell rings on Monday morning,” the Foundation says on its website. “Often, children in Montana go hungry on the weekends. It is estimated that one in six Montana children live in homes that struggle to keep food on the table.” O...
The enthusiastic crew with the American Red Cross pulled into Malta on Thursday, Sept. 5, and set up immediately to complete the series of blood draws in northeastern Montana. The Little White Church was the venue for this draw, as the entry to the Event Center was compromised with the construction crew working on Hwy 191 south of town. The goal for quota was 51 pints and 52 pints were drawn. Terry Hotchkiss served as coordinator for the event. Donors who helped the Red Cross on meeting the goal were Gordon Faaborg, Jim Sintler, Mariah Kowceun...
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) is reminding motorists to pay attention to all school bus and school zone traffic laws as students return to the classroom. By simply following the law and taking necessary precautions, motorists can help ensure Montana students get to and from school safely. “Always pay attention to your surroundings when you’re on the road, and especially when you’re near a school bus,” said MHP Colonel Kurt Sager. “Never pass a school bus that’s flashing its red lights and loading or unloading students.” Keep these traffic la...