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January 10, 2020
BAKER, MONTANA
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New City Councilors sworn in
(Left) Brittany Hoversland was sworn in to office as City Councilor of Ward 2, City of Baker, by Mayor JoDee Pratt on Jan. 2, 2020 in the Fallon County Courthouse. (Right) Tracey Goerndt took the oath of office as City Councilor in Ward 1 of the City of Baker from Mayor JoDee Pratt on Jan. 2, 2020 in the Fallon County Courthouse.
Winds blast through Montana region A
severe windstorm hammered parts of Montana with gusts climbing to more than 70 miles per hour Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Fallon County region avoided the biggest blasts. According to Fallon County Disaster and Emergency Services director Chuck Lee, gusts reached 55 miles per hour in the eastern Montana region. “We are used to it,” he
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n Saturday, Jan. 18, the public is invited to a Wild Game Feast to be held at the Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration with the meal being served at 6 p.m. The supper will consist of roast pork prepared by Doug Bonsell and several wild game dishes to try along with beans, rolls and salads. After supper, a presentation will be given by Dr. R. Larry Moyer of Evantell, INC. Dr. Moyer is not only the founder/CEO of Evantell but is also an accomplished hunter who has hunted all over the United States and Canada. He has also been on a safari hunt
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said Monday, noting that looking ahead the area may also get some snow in the coming days, but with milder winds. It was in Glacier and Blaine counties where the winds hit the hardest in the Treasure State, measured at more than 70 miles per hour. Nearby, southwestern North Dakota was hammered by winds of nearly 70 miles per hour as the
in Africa. At the conclusion of Dr. Moyer ’s presentation, we will be drawing for the many door prizes that have been generously donated by area businesses and individuals, with the grand door prize being a Howa bolt action .243 win. rifle with a 3.5-10 power scope. Cost for the supper is only $5.00 per ticket with children under ten eating free! So bring the whole family out for a delicious meal, a wonderful speaker and great door prizes! To purchase tickets in advance or to reserve your tickets, please call Shawn or Sarah Strangford at 1-406-775-6752. We hope to see you there!
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storm front moved through the region over the weekend. Hettinger Airport was buffeted by 66 miles per hour wind gusts, a measurement duplicated near Mott and Gladstone. Bowman Airport was hit almost as hard, with gusts up to 61 miles per hour. Sand Creek, near Amidon, had gusts of 56 miles per hour, while a second Bowman area measurement hit 55 miles per
hour. The wind combined with precipitation to make many of the roads in the area dangerously icy. In Montana, the National Weather Service’ Climate Projection Center has issued a monthly forecast that the state and the western part of North Dakota will get cooler in mid-January and continue through the end of the month. The outlook reportedly has equal chances
of above, below and normal for eastern Montana. But there will be a trend toward colder weather throughout the region. Getting colder soon According to the North Dakota Storm Stalkers, the upper Midwest will get very cold very soon. “Arctic air will return to the Northern Plains after Jan 12. “Mild weather will mostly dominate the area for the next week and a half, but a
chunk of the Arctic air mass will move in after the 12th. Even though temperatures will be well below normal, it’s not abnormal for these arctic outbreaks to happen this time of year. “Expect wind chills to drop below minus-40 and several days of sub zero air temperature,” the group posted online. The cold will likely stick around for a while, the group also predicted.
Photo courtesy of John Edgell
Fire destroys Ismay post office
By Brad Mosher Country Media
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smay has a long history in eastern Montana. But the small rural community lost a large portion of it early Friday morning when a fire burned down its post office. The fire was discovered about 12:30 a.m. Friday morning with almost the entire volunteer fire department responding, along with the fire department from nearby Plevna. By dawn, all that remained of the post office was smoldering rubble and it remained smoldering for the rest of the
day. The building was built in 1920 and has been remodeled several times in the past century. According to John Edgell, the chief of the volunteer fire department, the postal service in the community may be resumed shortly. The Ismay Rural Fire District has ten volunteer members, with almost all responding to the fire Friday morning, the chief added, noting that the entire population of the small town is about 20. He added that two members living in a
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