'Phantom Smell' possibility debunked

The Malta Public Works crew thought they might have had a lead on the “phantom smell” that has plagued downtown Malta for some time, but after a little asking around, the smell remains a mystery.

At the Tuesday meeting a week ago, Public Works crewmember Jim Truelove said that he recently talked to a member of Montana DEQ who said he had seen a similar problem in his neck of the woods and the cause was natural gas. Truelove and Mayor Jones met with Tony Boos of Montana-Dakota Utilities a few days after the meeting, according to Mayor Jones, and Boos said that the pipes downtown are tested on a...