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Jesse James stopped by the Phillips County News office last week. Well, not the notorious outlaw Jesse James, it was Jesses James Mullen, who is a candidate for the Montana Office of the Secretary of State. Mullen had spent some time in the Dodson community and stopped by to introduce himself and share his interest and incentive for running for the office, currently held by Christi Jacobsen. He was accompanied by Sue Orr, who is traveling with him as he seeks support across the state. He has...
1 yrs ago Jan. 29, 2014 Proud of our local guy Greg Kielb, the voice of the Malta Mustangs and M-ettes received a citation from the Montana High School Activities Association (MHSA) for his “significant contribution” to high school sports. Rough calculations indicate in his 40 year career, Kielb has announced over 250 regular season football games and over 1,200 games for Malta boys and girls basketball teams. He has also called Class C games in the county, and 35 state championship games. When the rhetoric had subsided, Big Fork claimed the s...
Congratulations to all the students who participated in their schools Spelling Bee contests for 2024. The following students from Whitewater, Saco, Dodson, and Malta have advanced to the Phillips County Spelling Bee to be held on February 7th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Malta High School auditorium....
Malta School Calendar Feb. 1: BB @ Glasgow Little Cheer Camp Feb. 2-3: WR Divisionals-WP Feb. 2: BB vs WP (Little M-ette Day) Feb. 3: BB @ Fergus MS BBB Malta Jamboree Feb. 5: P/T Conferences NEAN Concert Feb. 6: BB @ Havre FFA Spring Dist. @ Havre Class C Calendar Dodson Feb. 2: BB vs Lustre Feb. 3: BB vs Frazer Feb. 5: FFA Mtg @ lunch Feb. 6: FFA Spring Dist. @ Havre Saco Feb. 3: BB @ Scobey Feb. 6: GJVBB vs WP @ Hins. NE Arts Assembly Whitewater Feb. 2-3: WR Divisionals-WP Feb. 3: BB @ Scobey Feb. 6: GJVBB vs WP @ Hins....
Just under 100 students from across the state gathered Saturday Jan. 20th, to compete in the Divisional Speech and Drama competition hosted at the Malta High School. The Team Sweeps at the close of the event were as follows: In the competition for Speech in Class B, Conrad was the winner with 51 pts., followed by Choteau garnishing 19 pts., and Cut Bank claimed 3rd with 12 pts. The Class B Drama honors were claimed by Lincoln County with 52 pts, 2nd place was Conrad with 50 pts., and Shelby in...
Oh yeah, who doesn’t love flaky scrumptious homemade biscuits? Probably everyone loves’em. This takes place at the Malta Senior Center on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., and of course, it’s a free-will offering going towards LED lighting in the center. The Senior Center will be serving up platefuls of luscious biscuits smothered in sausage gravy bound to tempt anyone’s appetite. As always, a slice of orange to add sweetness and endless cups of coffee. All this, followed by out-of-this-world desserts. Chocolate sheet cakes,...
All members of the Malta School Board were in attendance for the January meeting on the 10th, which met at 7 p.m. Chairman Carter Clausen led the pledge to the flag. Board member Scott Meneely made a motion, seconded by Angel DeVries, to approve the agenda, minutes from the last meeting, and approve the bills. There were no applications for substitute teaching. The motion passed unanimously. There was no showcase presentation by the Middle School. Gina Lamb, Phillips County Prevention...
At 8: 30 PM on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, a Malta Elementary School faculty member received an email with a vague message and a threat that a bomb had been placed in the school. The email was immediately reported to the Phillips County Sheriff's Office and the FBI was notified. Sheriff Jerry Lytle and examined the suspicious email. It appeared there were multiple recipients. Sheriff Lytle, Undersheriff Robinson and three deputies conducted a search of the Malta Elementary School as well as the Malta High School. No suspicious items were...
Independence Bank is proud to offer scholarship opportunities for incoming first-year students planning to attend Montana State University-Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Cascade, Pondera, or Toole Counties. Independence Bank will award eight $1000 scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Recipients will receive $500 during fall semester and $500 during spring semester....
Those who attended sporting events out of town on Saturday, January 20, were enjoying the trend of slightly warmer weather when they returned home, some were at the basketball games with light jackets on. After all, spring is only 57 days away! Then…Mother Nature snuck in a surprise and most of the hi-line was washed with ¼ to ½ inch of freezing rain during the night. The Montana Department of Transportation in Malta closed the main highways in the county down for safety reasons. With safety as the first concern, the decision was made to clo...
Congratulations to the following Saco Public School students who have made the Honor Roll for the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Superintendent's Honor Roll List (4.00 to 3.75): Teagan Erickson (12th), Jocelyn Brown (12th), Nathan Salveson (12th), Abby Yeska (12th), Carter Pippin (11th), Ireland Mears (10th), Laytin Erickson (9th), Emerson Downing (9th), Jake Brown (9th), Chase Albus (8th). Honor Roll (3.74 to 3.25): Marshall Caves (12th), Jessa Erickson (11th), Blaine Downing (11th), Royce Strobbe (8th), Avery Salveson (7th),...
We are hearing reports of members getting a call from someone pretending to be a Triangle representative claiming that we have partnered with a cell carrier to make your home phone wireless. They instruct you to reply to a text message. This is NOT from us and you can simply disregard the call. A great way to combat these scammers is to enable Telemarketer Call Screening. This free service is easy to enable and set up. All you have to do is dial *95 and then press 6 from the menu options. Learn more and see all of the features here:...
1 yrs ago Jan. 24, 2014 The Villa Theatre is scheduled to open on Feb. 8, under new ownership. Vicki and Jim Truelove, the new owners signed the paperwork to become the owners of the 60-year-old business. After 25 years as the Malta Mustang defensive coordinator and one year as head coach, Tad Schye has stepped down from his spot on the coaching staff. The life membership in the Malta 4067 VFW Post had its biggest boost when seven members of the Cummings family became life members. They include Raymond, Robert, Don, Richard, Thomas, James and...
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at approximately 2337 hours, Phillips County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a mutual aid request from Blaine County for a vehicle pursuit headed towards Phillips County on US 2. The request stated the suspect vehicle was traveling at speeds over 100 miles per hour. The occupants of the vehicle were suspected of transporting drugs. Phillips County deputies prepared to deploy spike strips at Dodson but the pursuit did not make it to that location and the vehicle was lost by the pursuing deputies. Law enforcement...
Malta School Calendar Jan. 25: BB vs Roy-Winifred Jan. 26: WR Malta Mixer (Senior Night) S/D State @ Choteau Jan. 27: WR Malta Tournament S/D State @ Choteau MS BBB @ Scobey BB @ Fairview Jan. 29: Dist. Honor Bank/Choir @ Glasgow (Concert-6:30 p.m.) Jan. 30: GBB vs N. Country MS BBB @ Lewistown ---------------- Class C Calendar Dodson Jan. 25: BB vs Harlem JV Jan. 26: BB @ Nashua Jan. 27: FFA @ Fergus Mechanics Contest Saco Jan. 26: BB @ Circle Jan. 27: BB vs Turner @ WW Jan. 29: Dist. Honor Bank/Choir @ Glasgow Jan. 30: GBB @ Malta Whitewater...
On Friday, Jan. 12, as the mercury was rapidly disappearing in the thermometers, what everyone was worried about…came to be. About 4 a.m. Mayor John Demarais received the first of several calls and text messages alerting him to their lack of power. The sheriff’s office also started receiving calls of the same issue. Like it was routine work as mayor, Demarais started to make plans to get the residents of Malta into shelter where they would be safe from exposure to the extreme cold. Demarais placed a wake-up call to PWD Jim Truelove and wit...
The First State Bank of Malta would like to thank Michael "Mick" Morrison for his 22 years of service on the boards of First State Bank and F.S. Banco, Inc. Mick was a 1966 graduate of Malta High School who went on to serve his country as a member of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Infantry. Mick served bravely in Vietnam where he earned several citations, (National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/2 stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device, Combat Infantryman's Badge,...
Following up on a desire that she had for quite some time, Valene (Kielb) Benson saw that dream come true when she opened "Spare Change" on June 1, 2010. Now, approaching her 14th year of proprietorship, she is glad she bought the business and she loves what she is doing. Recently the business expanded and added more room, and more inventory with a variety of products. Benson said she added more toys – which was a hit during the Christmas season. In the near future, plans are in the works to a...
Last weekend, Zortman's David Crasco walked out to his camper and discovered his RV's antifreeze froze despite the label showing -75°F. The real temperature did hit -40°F this weekend and after some research, Crasco found that it will in fact freeze but it is not supposed to expand which would cause the pipes to burst. Still, a funny reminder of how cold it was....
Members of the Malta City Council met on Tuesday the 9th of January, with Councilperson Bonnie Wiederrick (Chairman) presiding over the meeting in the absence of Mayor John Demarais, who was recovering from Covid. Newly elected councilperson, Laura Pankratz was welcomed, as was re-elected council member, Bill Hicks. Also present for the meeting were Councilperson David Rummel, PWD Jim Truelove, City Clerk Lorie Bond, Compliance Officer John Wright, and Laura Gouker. Following the pledge to the flag, members made motions with each being seconded...
AARP Montana invites local eligible non-profit organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. AARP Community Challenge grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and more. Now in its eighth year, the program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and r...
Saco Montana set an all-time record low on January 14, 2024 with a low of -51 degrees. The previous record was -50 on January 25, 1969. Weather record go back to 1966 in Saco....
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says more than 100 candidates filed for office on the opening day of the 2024 Montana candidate filing period. "Congratulations to each of the candidates who filed on the opening day, and thank you for volunteering your service to represent your community," said Secretary Jacobsen. "It's an honor and a privilege to serve as an elected official, and we're happy to have assisted these new candidates with this important first step." Thursday's opening day had 108 total candidate filings processed as of 4:30...
1 yrs ago Jan. 22, 2014 Five downtown Malta merchants attended the city council meeting and told the council that something has to be done about the sewer smell that comes and goes inside and outside their businesses and is bad enough that employees sometimes get sick. At the monthly meeting on Jan. 6. the Dodson Town Council discussed the situation of unpaid water bills that are causing great concern. Currently, there are six to eight users who are three months delinquent on their bill. Attempts to locate the shutoff valves earlier were unsuc...
Malta School Calendar Jan. 19: WR @ Chinook BB @ Poplar Jan. 20: MS BB @ Poplar S/D Div. @ Malta BB @ Harlem (Game Change. This game was previously scheduled for Jan: 18 in Malta). Jan. 23: MS BBB @ Harlem Class C Calendar Dodson Jan. 19: BB @ Scobey Jan. 20: BB @ WW Saco Jan. 19: BB @ Frazer Jan. 20: BB vs Dodson @ WW Whitewater Jan. 19: BB @ Frazer WR @ Chinook Jan. 20: BB vs Dodson @ WW...
