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1 yrs ago Oct. 23, 2013 Bobby Knudsen, former M-ette basketball standout, has been selected by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as an All-American for the West Region. The Malta Mustang football team header in to final game of the season 4-3 to face the Harlem Wildcats. Malta has not lost a game to Harlem since 1986, when Head Coach of the Mustangs, Scott King was head coach of the Wildcats. Gary and Barb Anderson and Zane and Barbie Gray donated two semi-trailer loads of choice grass mix hay to the Health Care Foundation Fund-raiser...
There are three individuals who have stepped forward and signed on to be a candidate for the position of city alderman (alderperson) and have their names on the ballots for the November 7 election. The election is done via means of mail-in ballots. The three candidates for Ward I are incumbent councilperson Bill (William) Hicks, and the two challengers for the position, Jerry Roberts and Warren Abrahamson. Each of the candidates were presented with a page of questions for them to answer in an at...
Malta Elementary School has started a new community outreach program, Business in Focus/Ag Connection. Any Phillips County business is encouraged to sign up and help serve breakfast on a Wednesday morning to the students, while also educating them on how their business is connected to agriculture. Some businesses may think that they aren't connected in any way to agriculture, but maybe you provide the copy paper and ink for the local produce farmer to print paperwork and flyers, or maybe you...
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Julie Ruff of MSU-Bozeman, met with Jo Tharp, Phillips County Hospital and Health Clinic Administrator, Erica McKeon-Hanson (Community Research Associate with CAIHE) and ten community members to discuss matters as the Community Advisory Council (CAC) in the direction of the clinic and hospital. Both Johnson and Ruff are Assistant Professors at the Bozeman College. The clinic will be working closely with the MSU-B staff on a grant for assessing the local clinic and...
On Halloween night, Tuesday, October 31, Malta High School students will be seeking donations for UNICEF. You will know they are working with the Key Club because the student will have a specially labeled box for your donation. The funds will be used by UNICEF for their Strong Start Zambia project. The project creates community hubs that help parents and caregivers create nurturing environments for children....
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Malta will host their annual fall dinner and bazaar on Sunday, November 5th, 2023. Everyone is invited to enjoy a home-style turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. There will also be a craft and bake goods table and final tickets for a raffle featuring the grand prize of ½ beef, and other prices including a handmade quilt, a gift basket of handmade items and a gas card will be on sale. Meal service begins in the basement church dining room (yes there is an elevator) at 11:30 a.m. and continues until 1:...
General antelope season opens this Saturday, Oct. 7, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 12. For information about what to expect this season, check out the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting forecast. FWP provides online information about hunting access, including our popular Block Management Program, which provides hunting access to more than 7 million acres of private land. FWP’s interactive Hunt Planner is a mapping tool that allows users to look at information for various species, including hunting districts and regulations. The hunt planner...
A Dodson man today (Oct. 15, 2023) admitted an assault charge after he drifted into the oncoming lane while driving and crashed into another vehicle, seriously injuring the other driver, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Marvin James Cole, 27, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Cole faces a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, 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...
How many of you remember the Great Northern Railway branch line that ran from approximately two miles west of Saco, north through Cole, Whitewater, Loring and on to Turner and Hogeland? Surveying for the line started in late August 1927. Construction started in April 1928. Approximately 2,000 men worked day and night shifts and in late October the line was completed at a cost of just under two million dollars. The first freight train went over the line one day after the workers were finished. The completion of the line allowed farmers to take...
1 yrs Oct. 16, 2013 Addy Anderson, winner of the third grade “What I learned at Ag Ed Day” contest said, “Cows are good for the environment because when cattle graze they reduce the length of grass. Cattle fight fires another way also. When they graze the grass, it gets shorter and it keeps it so there is less fire.” Winners of the first “Brag Tag” awards at Dodson School were Nellene Messerly, Christina Jaynes, Tanner Ball, Cash KillEagle, Junior Stiffarm, Christopher Jaynes and Jeremiah Henry. Introduced by new Superintendent Debbie Comb...
One of our very own, Wanda Bushman, has begun a battle with stage 1 lobular carcinoma, a form of breast cancer. Wanda is our office manager at the Phillips County News and worked at the Harlem Elementary School for many years. She is mother of six adults, and grandmother of six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Wanda had a mammogram in June of 2023 which was an abnormal mammogram, from there a biopsy had detected the cancer. Wanda will have a lumpectomy with partial lymph node removal...
It took teamwork, meticulous timing and cooperation from Mother Nature to make history in Glasgow, Mont. on Friday. The National Weather Service sent out a message to the media of a pending upgrade in equipment, the fourth and final major upgrade of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). Yes, it is true, even the Weather Service had to plan according to the wind gusts for this project. "Wholesale replacement of weather radars is cost-prohibitive, and as it was determined that the best way...
October. The month of crisp leaves, hot cider, hayrides, autumn and bonfires. Another time when the seasons battle out the last bit of energy to grasp onto all the things one has enjoyed over the year. With the arrival of cooler days, and pending frost, is…OKTOBERFEST! The Malta Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for another spooktacular promotion on Tuesday, October 17th beginning at 6 P.M. Check out the fun and exciting evening in stores as the Chamber hosts the 6th Annual Oktoberfest. This is one of the biggest promotions of the Chamber ...
Malta hosted the Fall Montana Association of County Superintendents of Schools (MACSS) Conference on September 28 and 29, 2023, at the GN. Thirty County Superintendents from around the state attended the conference. We had lots of great speakers with homeschooling being discussed, new education programs, and the keynote speaker was Larry Crowder. Larry has been recently named the Director of Montana Rural Education. Larry is a Malta High School graduate and a former Superintendent of Schools in...
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. PC Library Knitting and Crochet Club The Phillips County Library hosts a knitting and crochet group from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday. Hearing Screenings Through 10-31-23 Hearing Screen...
1 yrs ago Oct. 9, 2013 A stand-alone independently owned bank, The First State Bank of Malta celebrated its 110th anniversary last March. As of October, Bob Galt became just the eighth president of the bank in its long history. A daughter, Castielle Louise, was born to Jory and Katherine Schipman. She joins brothers, Ross and Cody, and sister Lexis. A filming crew was at the Great Plains Dinosaur Station to film for a possible series, “Bone Rangers.” Local rancher Brenda Koss was interviewed as the museum has numerous fossil finds from the...
The Malta M-ettes, assisted by donations from the community held a Breast Cancer Awareness event at the Saturday volleyball games. Funds raised from the Chinese Auction, sale of t-shirts and baked goods sale amounted to $3,100 which will go to the family of Courtney Hellie and Thora Prellwitz. The crowd from Malta and Wolf Point were dressed in pink, the players had pink hair ribbons and the cheerleaders replaced their blue pom-poms for pink ones for the evening. A small community, Malta has always been big in heart and generosity. They...
With one week under her belt, FNP Aubrey Crittenden is excited to be in Malta. Arriving the Friday before, with boxes yet to unpack and a few adjustments to make, she is looking forward to working with the staff at the Phillips County Health Clinic. Crittenden attended college at St. George, UT so she said she is glad to leave the big town atmosphere behind here. "I really like the people here! People all wave at you and care," and "nobody does that in St. George!" At this time, she is seeing...
Following the opening rituals, the City Council had a relatively quiet meeting and agenda. Present were Mayor John Demarais, City Clerk Lorie Bond and Council members Bonnie Wiederrick, David Rummel and Bill Hicks; absent was Councilperson Jim Sintler. Joining the Council members at the meeting were PWD Jim Truelove, John Wright (Compliance Officer), and Sally Wright (Recreation Director) and Josh Newman, of the Volunteer Fire Department. PWD Truelove gave his report on happenings and events of the City crew. He stated the crews are now in the...
Malta Elementary School students were treated to a day of 'hands on' at the Milk River Pavilion on Friday as the Phillips County Cattlewomen brought back to active status the Ag in the Classroom Day. Students grades two through fifth grade enjoyed a glance at farm and ranch life, with various stations they were able to visit. Taylor French, head of the Cattlewomen, was assisted by a group of knowledgeable and experienced individuals who shared their personal connection to life on the ranch or...
Malta City Council opened at 5 p.m. on Tuesday; joining the Mayor and board members were Terry Hotchkiss and Dennis Fitzgerald (YDI). Following the pledge to the flag, motions to approve the minutes from the last meeting, the current agenda and the payment of claims were passed. Bringing his update as PWD, Jim Truelove opened his report with the announcement that the new truck route signs are up. He said Riverview Park has been closed for the season, due to non-use. Other restrooms will be closing soon as well. Truelove said the leaf truck has...
A black bear sow and her two cubs were found at the Zortman Dump on Friday morning. The cubs were unable to get out and ultimately the bears were put down by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The bear was described as beautiful and was not aggressive towards the photographer....
Phillips County Hospital and the Montana State University team is enthusiastic to relay that the CAIRHEINBRE project, A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Phillips County Hospital Infrastructure and Rural Community Healthcare Needs Assessment in Malta, Montana, has been funded and notification occurred this past August. Phillips County Hospital’s CEO Jo Tharp has been working with Erica McKeon-Hanson, a Community Research Associate with MSU and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Project Lead and Assistant Professor at the MSU College of Nursing, on the project p...
