Skating rinks open in Malta

The frigid temperatures that hit Phillips County last weekend couldn’t have come at a better time …at least for those folks who are fans of ice skating.

At last Tuesday’s Malta City Council meeting, Public Works Director Jim Truelove let the council members know that he had recently started filling one of Malta’s two ice rinks (this one located at 7th Street East and 6th Ave East, Behind the Prellwitz property.)

Malta Mayor Shyla Jones said she had received several requests for the rink to be filled with water and the City obliged. (Later in the week, Malta Trails Director Laura Pankratz notif...