Articles from the October 9, 2019 edition

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Huntley Deer Tests Positive for CWD; New Management Zone Set

BILLINGS – A white-tailed deer killed last month northeast of Huntley tested positive on initial tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It marks an expansion of the area where the disease has been found. All previous south central Montana cases w...

 
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Congressman Greg Gianforte visited

Congressman Greg Gianforte visited the Winnett High School on Friday, Oct. 4. He met with staff and students and took questions on a variety of topics....

 
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JOHN LIGGETT'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE JOHN LIGGETT’S 100TH BIRTHDAY THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE OCTOBER 13TH AT THE SENIOR CENTER COMMONS 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. A LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE SERVED...

 

Most Major Insurance Plans Now Approved at Roundup Family Pharmacy

After six months of contracting with insurance companies, Roundup Family Pharmacy is finally able to process most major insurance plans, including CVS Caremark, Aetna, and SilverScript Plans. Roundup Family Pharmacy has been waiting since they...

 
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Musselshell Unity Drive (MUD) for 2019

The MUD campaign is an annual fundraising event bringing together several local non-profit organizations that seek to better the community and its citizens through community service, family activities, education and assistance. The MUD Campaign is be...

 

Melstone Newspapers are Now Available Online

The Melstone Area Foundation (MAF) has been notified that the digitizing of Melstone's newspapers has been completed. Interested persons may now go online to montananewspapers.org and read all the available editions from 1911 through 1939. A search...

 

Pastor's Corner

Facing Discouragement Things are good, aren't they? Yes, in many respects, they are. I have noticed that there are a lot of people that I encounter that are having some significant problems in their lives. That is a part of life. How you go through t...

 

Montana's Economy, Local Governments Need Keystone to Move Forward

For over a decade, TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada Corp, has been striving to build the Keystone XL pipeline. They have diligently obtained permits in every state along the planned and alternative routes, studied the potential impacts of...

 

Trump Calls on all Nations to End Religious Persecution

“Our nation was founded on the idea that our rights do not come from government, but from God,” said Donald Trump, before the United Nations September 23, 2019. “Regrettably, the freedom enjoyed in America is rare in the world.” He explained that 80...

 

Want Lower Drug Prices? Make the FDA's Authority Advisory, Not Regulatory

Americans pay more for our prescription drugs than other people do -- half again as much as Canadians or Germans, more than twice as much as Greeks or Italians. In recent years, those costs have become a major issue in the political debate over...

 

Obituaries

Susie (Storer) Schoen passed away August 23, 2019 in Fremont, California after a long battle with cancer. She gave it a gallant fight to the end. Susie was born in Billings, Montana, on September 21,1953, and lived for a time on a ranch near...

 

Oil and Gas Lease Auction Brings in Over $340,000

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas raised over $340,000 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held online September 24. Nearly 50 percent of the revenue from the sale will go to the states where the oil and g...

 

Protect your Winter Landscape from Hungry Wildlife

There’s no doubt that managing critters in the landscape can be a challenge especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling with rabbits, deer, groundhogs or other wildlife, don't let down your guard as the growing season begins to...

 

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools to Tour 'Romeo and Juliet'

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools will enter its 27th season with a tour of “Romeo and Juliet” beginning Oct. 4. The play will be performed before almost 12,000 students in communities throughout Montana and Wyoming, and several public per...

 
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Annual Roundup Day Celebration

Annual Roundup Day Celebration Held Saturday, October 5 at the Community Center Sandra Jones, Roundup Mayor, has been installed as President of the Montana League of Cities & Towns at their annual...

 
 By Mike Glenn    News    October 9, 2019

unprofesRussian and Chinese Activity on the Rise in South America, U.S. Commander Warns

The head of U.S. military operations in Central and South America warned Friday that Russian and Chinese influence in the region is expanding with the goal of undercutting Washington’s interests and alliances. “They’re there. They’re present...

 

Musselshell County Commission Agenda

COMMISSIONER’S AGENDA OCTOBER 7th, 2019 8:30 Call to order. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda Approval of minutes Commissioner Board information Refuse property Old business Extension Office and Fairgrounds repairs Discuss the County’s nex...

 
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THANK YOU

The Musselshell Valley Friends of NRA Committee would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all of the people and businesses that made our 4th Annual Friends of NRA Fundraiser a big success. We...

 

FOUR OF A KIND – RANCHES NEAR COHAGEN

Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR (4!) ranches this week, all in the vicinity of Cohagen, MT. Quiz Question 1: Where is Cohagen? All true Montanans should know. Answer: Southeast of Jordan on...

 

Montana Public Lands Field Trip Grants Available for Elementary Students

(Helena, MT) – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is pleased to announce that applications for Montana Public Lands Field Trip Grants will be accepted October 6 through October 27, 2019. The $200 grants may be used for school field trips to f...

 

Sports

Elena Nunez (10) extends to pass the ball in Saturday's junior varsity game in Grass Range. Elena is a twelfth grade Spanish exchange student in Winnett living with the Zimmerman family. Also...

 

Musselshell County Commission Minutes

September 16, 2019 The meeting was opened at 8:30 by Commissioner Borner. Commissioner Berry and Commissioner Carlson were present. Maintenance Supervisor Jett and Mike Breeding met with the Commissioners with a personnel issue. Maintenance Superviso...

 
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Summit Celebrating Women in Agriculture Set for Oct. 12 at MSU

BOZEMAN – Thanks to a cooperative effort between faculty in the Montana State University College of Agriculture and a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the inaugural Summit Cel...

 

2019 State Test Scores Show Little Change in Math and English Proficiency from Last Year for Elementary and Middle School Students

HELENA— The Office of Public Instruction has released Montana’s 2018-2019 school year statewide assessment results for elementary and middle school students. The Smarter Balanced Assessment is used to show proficiency in math and English lan...

 
 By Jim Potter    News    October 9, 2019

MSU-Northern Sees Enrollment Increase

“Montana State University-Northern is pleased to announce that our enrollment is up this semester,” commented Jim Potter, Director of University Relations. “This is the first time that we have been up in several years, when most of the campuses in th...

 

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