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A man accused of making threats to blow up the Dodson school admitted to a hoax crime on Jan. 8, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Jacob Edwin Wilson, a transient, pleaded guilty to false information and hoaxes as charged in an indictment. Wilson faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The court set sentencing for Ma...
Malta School Calendar Jan. 10: School Board Mtg Jan. 11: MS BBB vs Lewistown Jan. 12-13: WR @ Miles City Jan. 12: HS BB @ Wolf Point All State Jazz Band @ Helena Jan. 13: S&D @ Fergus MS BBB @ Harlem Jamboree HS BB vs Fergus Jan. 16: MS BBB vs Harlem Class C Calendar Dodson Jan. 10: FFA Mtg @ Lunch Jan. 12: BB @ Box Elder Jan. 13: BB vs Circle Saco Jan. 10: Reg. BPA @ Lambert Jan. 12: BB @ Lustre Jan. 13: BB vs Nashua @ HHS Whitewater Jan. 12: BB @ Lustre WR @ Miles City Jan. 13: BB vs Nashua @ Hinsdale WR @ Miles City...
The final City Council meeting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, for 2023. In attendance were the council members, Mayor John Demarais, PWD Jim Truelove and Laura Pankratz. The meeting began with the pledge to the flag, followed by communications from the Mayor. Mayor Demarais shared that he is done with his involvement in the Montana Rural Water Board, stating, "I carry my emotions on my shoulders...I am done in June, so I am signing some dots...and Jim (Truelove) will be taking over the water oper...
Some look forward to the closing out of another year, while some dread it and there are those who waltz into a new year and not even know the last one was closing out. Which one best describes you has a great deal to do with several factors: how much you enjoyed the 365 days we call a year; how you were able to spend the year; and what memories you made throughout the year. Let's set aside factors like poor memory so we can at least start on the same level. What did we each do with the...
-Louise Ann (Halvorson) Uphaus -Darlene Fay Flesche -Anneliese Harms Moore -Robert “Bob” White -Marilyn Mattfeldt -Janelle Lynn Anderson -Travis Mitchell Schefflemear -Betty L. Munson -Donna Lee Dyrdahl -Eugene “Gene” Lewis Mendel -Janice Rene (Holzhey) Abrahamson -Anna Mae (Nan) Lundstrom -Harvey Smith -Irene Alice (Kalkman) Stout -Robert Schlieve -Cleo Phillips -Gordon Fredrick Pippin -Norma Jean (Opp) Peterson -Lloyd Frank “Crickett” Crowder -John C. Haldemann --Phyllis Anne Reynolds Lyytinen -Benjamin “Ben” Math -Frank C. Jensen -Gordon...
7 has been a significant year for GPDM with the biggest news being that our famous Leonardo, “the mummy dinosaur” became an international traveler and is now on exhibit and under study at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Fukui Japan. We are in the final stages of installing a new innovative exhibit that will connect us to Leonardo and Fukui via an interactive digital display. We’ve also partnered with the City of Malta and Bear Paw Development in a planning grant application that would help us plan & explore options for growth and e...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief late Thursday to safeguard law-abiding individuals’ right to keep and bear arms in public for self-defense against unnecessary intrusions. In this case, that unnecessary intrusion is a California law banning firearm magazines that can hold more than ten rounds. The district court appropriately recognized that California’s 10-round ammunition capacity limit “denies a citizen the federal constitutional right to use common weapons of their own c...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Dec. 28 was: Sharon Ann Spang, 30, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most s...
1 yrs ago Dec. 31, 2013 The Malta City Council, upon the recommendation of Mayor Shyla Jones, voted to reappoint Carolyn Schmoeckel as clerk/treasurer and John Demarais as public works director. Both appointments are for one year. William and Carol Hofer of the East Malta Colony announce the arrival of Asher John Hofer, born Dec. 24, in Glasgow. Selected as Snowball Royalty were King Kelin King and Queen Mariah Pankratz. The Billings Clinic MedFlight’s pilot transporting you might happen to be Andrea (Robinson) McCaffree, formerly of Z...
The nights are longer, the days are shorter. Soon we will close out another year on our calendar. Some of our loved ones will not witness the ending of 2023...and some of those are our family and friends who were in the military at some given time. The years they served left a memory for their family, and now they themselves are a memory. The year 2023 was a rather quiet year for VFW Post 4067 and American Legion Unit 57 color guard. They attended and honored comrades at eight funerals for...
For the past many years, the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club has sponsored "The Christmas Merchant Barrel Decorating Contest" This year there were many beautifully decorated barrels. The judges had a hard time picking the winners. First Place was awarded to the Liquor Haven for their entry "Tipsy-Ho, Ho and a bottle of Merlot". The entry was made by Scott and Gina Simanton and Jessica Robinson. The $100 gift certificate was donated by Westside Self-Service. Second place went to The Edgewater Inn...
Malta Public Schools Welcomes Norby as New Activities Director PCN Issue: August 23, 2023. Malta Public Schools has hired Jake Norby as their new Activities Director for Malta High School and Malta Middle School. "It really is like a dream job to me," Norby told the PCN. "I always saw myself as an A.D. I didn't know at what point I would get there." Norby, who will also serve as a Physical Education teacher and the MHS Strength and Conditioning Coach, was born in Kalispell to Scott and Kristi No...
With the spirit and enthusiasm of both the young and those who love the holidays, Mr. Roy McKenney, band director, and Mrs. Janell McKenney, choir director, and the high school band and choir members put on the 2023 Christmas concert at Malta High School on Monday, December 18. With few seats left in the auditorium, the sounds of the holiday filled the air providing a very relaxing evening of entertainment. It was the second in a line of concerts for the McKenney's, who were looking forward to...
E'Mbow (Bow) SaintLouis and Jacob Stark, students at Malta High School, have been selected to participate in the Montana All State Jazz Festival to be held in Helena on January 12th, 2024. The announcement was made by Roy McKenney, band director. SaintLouis is a senior and Stark is a junior; both competed earlier and were selected from the applicants to join other students from across the state. Only four students state-wide were selected from Class B schools, and Malta is proudly the home of...
Brazen Redlich was the winner of the Phillips County News' Christmas coloring contest. He won a $20 gift certificate to use at Spare Change....
Malta Community Church sang Christmas carols around the town of Malta last Wednesday....
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen shared the number of new business registrations filed with the state in November 2023. According to the Montana Business Economic Report, roughly 4,400 new businesses were registered in Montana during the month of November. For comparison, approximately 4,000 new businesses registered in November 2022. Montana has had record new business registrations in each of the past two years, with more than 53,000 new businesses registering with the Secretary of State's Office last year. Through the first 11 mon...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Dec. 21 was: Dashawn Kiree Bryant, 31, of Billings, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute c...
Cole, Montana was a whistle-stop community about 10 miles northwest of Saco on the Great Northern Railroad branch line to Turner. In 1934, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers was looking for gravel to use in the building of Ft. Peck Dam. Charles McChesney and Stan Hetrick of Saco notified them that gravel could be found in the Cole area. Tests were run and they indicated that there were millions of cubic yards of gravel. The J. L. Shiely Company of St. Paul set up a gravel screening and washing plant. Other contracts for toe and blanket gravel...
1 yrs ago Dec. 24, 2013 American Legion members Ken Wiederrick, David Wilkes, Jim Sintler and Gary Faydo presented a check for $500 to the Boys and Girls Club. What do Col. Sanders, Coca Cola and Wade Hasler have in common? They all have a secret recipe ingredient. In Wade’s case, the secret ingredient is in his dad’s (Bud Hasler) homemade Roquefort Dip. Sen. Max Baucus has nominated Jake French of Choteau for acceptance into the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Four residents of the Hi-Line Retirement Center were int...
A few photos from Malta Kids Club 2023 Santa's Workshop held Dec. 11th. Malta Garden Club provided supplies and volunteers to help kids create ornaments. Malta Kiwanis assisted kids in decorating sugar cookies to take home. MHS reACT kept kids active with Reindeer Games....
Malta Elementary Mrs. Ost Kindergarten Dear Santa, I have been very good. I would like any team football helmet. Love, Jens Anderson Dear Santa, I have been very good. I would like a shark. Love, Easton Bissett Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like video games. Love, Jexx Haggag Dear Santa, I have been good. I would like a silicone baby, Love, Willow Harms Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a mermaid. Love Sidney Hould Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like...
It stood there, in the clear. Not a soul was near, it showed no fear. As it wiggled its ear, the face made a sneer. There in his eye was a tear, almost a blear, yet no one knew how he got here, for he had no gear. Confused, onlookers knew there was no pier nor weir anywhere near; from where did the deer appear? He was of good cheer, as though he'd had a beer, but it was clear as he made a jeer, he'd avoid any spear that came near. He sauntered along in low gear, his head swiveling as if it was...
