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Kindred Spirits Pet Care
Mary Phillips and her husband moved to the Roundup area several years ago. Mary began Trailhead Pet Services, and provided pet care and grooming locally. Her husband was offered a pastoral position in...
White Mule Enterprises
After coming to Montana at the age of 16, and bringing back wild Mustangs to train, Candy Phillips fell in love with Montana, and dreamed about the Big Sky state one day being her home. She did many...
Power Outage During Weekend of Frigid Cold
Over the second weekend of January, Musselshell County and most of Montana faced our most severe temperatures of the winter thus far. Temperatures of twenty below zero and colder. These temperatures...
Roundup Inches Closer to New Water System
Residents of Roundup have been waiting for the new water system for what feels like forever. Though the water being turned on to Roundup is still a distant glimmer, the piping is well on its way. The...
Roundup Food Bank Stands in the Gap for Needy Homes
Inflation is hitting everyone, but no one can deny the cost of food becoming a big problem. You can deny yourself many luxuries to live within your means, but you still have to eat. The average Americ...
Post Office Gallantly Delivers Mail and Packages Through the Holiday Season
There's no time like the holidays. Especially if you work in mail and package delivery. The bundles get bigger, and the deliveries must go on. For our local post office, they have seen an increase...
The Business of Trash
A very unappreciated but crucial part of the Roundup and Musselshell County community is the city sanitation service and dump. Over the past few weeks, the city dump truck has not been working...
Sandra Gebhardt Brings New Resources to Roundup
There is a growing group of people who are looking to improve and modernize the community, and one of those people is Sandra Gebhardt. Sandra, who married local Derin Gebhardt, is active in promoting...
IGA had its 4th Annual TURKEY BOWL
There were three bowlers drawn from the sign up box, and sadly no one had a full strike this year, so no turkey was given away. However many pins (two liter sodas) were knocked over and won....
Quilts of Valor Presents Quilts to Local Veterans
On November 9th, Quilts of Valor had another presentation of Quilts for local veterans. Sharon McCleary, with thanks to the many quilters and the Signal Peak Foundation Donation, donated nine...
Petroleum County Stockgrowers Association
The Petroleum County Stockgrowers Association had their annual dinner at the new Community Center in Winnett Montana this past Friday. The keynote Speaker was cowboy poet Jim Hamilton, who...
The Founding of Youth C.A.R.E.S.
People may be familiar with Musselshell County Prevention. The project is a state program that analyses drug, alcohol, depression, and suicide among the youth within each county. Angie Mozqueda has...
Vandalism at the Food Bank and Golden Thimble
Food bank volunteer Virginia Carlson was disapointed to come to work only to find that someone had vandalized the Food Bank's sign. Taking the "d" from Food, and the "G" and "T" from the Golden...
Marcy Brookie Celebrates 20 years With Area II Agency on Aging
At 29, Marcy began working at the Area II council on Aging. The Council works with elderly and disabled persons to navigate through Medicare, Medicaid, Home health and other services. Area II is also...
Construction is underway
Construction is underway on this familiar street, 2nd Avenue West. The current owner is installing a propane tank underneath the sidewalk, with an easement from the city, to provide propane for the...
The Museum's 50th Year Coming to a Close For the Season
With the season coming to a close, the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum's 50th year was very eventful. The Museum is exceptional for the small town of Roundup. With documented written history of...
Local Teen, Noah Oakes, Brings Attention to Tourette's Syndrome
Noah Oakes met with Youth Ambassador Caitlin Barber in an interview for "Tuesday Newsday". Noah is a Montana State Youth Ambassador for Tourette's Association of America. Noah, who has Tourette's...
MusCaitlin Barber, Ayden Mozqueda, and Thaiden Godfrey Prepare to Lead as Prevention Ambassadors Among Teens During the School Year
This summer the Musselshell County Prevention hired three youth Ambassadors with a sponsorship from the Jody Alise Foundation, to lead the community youth with activities and inspiration. The three...
Kids Wish Network Sends Local Girl to Hawaii
Amyah Slimick was paralyzed from the waist down in an auto accident with her family in which she lost her younger brother to injuries from the accident. Amyah was diagnosed with severe abdominal...
Multiple Red Ribbon Cuttings
Friday September 8th, the City Council, Mayor Jones, and Commissioner Goffena met with local businesses to celebrate their Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Starting the Day out with Dimmick Auto Sales, 40...
August Highlights
August has been an eventful month in Roundup. The First Annual Ladies Tea Party took place August 12. Governor Gianforte visited Roundup and signed two bills, honored veteran Doug Parrott, and visited the local FFA chapter and dined at the Back...
Putting the "R" Back in Roundup
Seeing the "R" on the hill gradually fading into invisibility caused local Roundup resident Jerry Wickland to put a plea out on Facebook about his concern. A point of pride for most small towns is...
Governor Gianforte Visits Roundup
On August 17th, Governor Greg Gianforte, his wife, First Lady Susan Gianforte, along with his staff visited Roundup Montana with several stops. Beginning his day, he visited Petroleum County's new...
Roundup's Pine Ridge Golf Course Keeps Improving
One of Roundup's most underrated features is our incredible golf course. It is a true gem for our community and a draw for visitors. The 9-hole course features 2,849 yards of golf from the longest...
1st Annual Ladies Tea
The first annual Ladies Tea was Saturday August 12th. Special speaker Sandra Gebhardt gave a speech of encouragement and everyone enjoyed tea, sandwiches, cookies, raffles, gift bags, and individual...