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Hello, Dolly!
The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum (GPDM) teamed up with the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic in Malta last week at the hospital to conduct CT Scans on "Dolly", a long-neck dinosaur spe...
Dodson to hold public meeting on H20 rates
The Town Council of Dodson will be holding a public meeting on Monday, July 1 at the Catholic Parish Church in Dodson starting at 6:30 p.m. to inform and discuss a water rate increase to help fund the town’s water system. Dodson Mayor Teresa Cole...
Milk River Gospel Jamboree hits Malta this week
The public is invited to attend the 18th annual Milk River Gospel Jamboree at Malta High School starting on Friday, Jun 28 at 5 p.m., running through the weekend and including performances at 10 churches in Phillips County on Sunday. This year’s...
Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for June 26, 2019
100 years ago June 26, 1919 Phillips County Russian Thistle crop is being touted as the latest thing in greens and they were being recommended for canning for winter use at a canning demonstration...
2nd Annual Malta Peewee Summer Slam
The 2nd Annual Malta Peewee Summer Slam Tournament filled the Malta High School Old Gym with 40 young basketball players on Friday, June 21. The annual event put on by Tia Stiles and Caitlin...
Great Plains Dinosaur Museum to host Judith River Symposium June 28-30th
The chance to experience firsthand why Malta, Phillips County and Northeast Montana are so palynologically important will be one of the many themes at the Judith River Formation Symposium hosted by...
Fishing net finds its way home
Malta’s Don Voegel got a call from his wife, Cheryl, about a month ago and she was looking to borrow a fishing net for someone she didn’t really know. Cheryl, the store manager at Malta’s...
Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for June 19, 2019
100 years ago June 19, 1919 Earl Lusby returned from Plentywood where he was employed in a garage. ••• Miss Frazier Hould was the honored guest at a linen shower. •••Jack Mabee, manager...
Parks and Rec men's softball teams all knotted at 1-1 on season
Just two weeks into the 2019 Malta Parks and Rec Men's Softball season sees the four teams right where they started 14 days ago ... everyone tied for first. The four teams comprising the Men's League...
Guards on Duty
Though the Malta Municipal pool is on an abbreviated schedule this summer, it is open and ready for all types of swimmers…even dogs, again, once the season has run its course. Julia Tatafu and...
JOP Stahl warns motorists to slow down near emergency vehicles
What was at one-point common sense seems to have been lost on people and Phillips County Justice of the Peace Gayle Stahl thinks it is high time for a reminder: when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle on the highway, slow down and keep...
Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for June 12, 2019
100 years ago June 12, 1919 Robert Clarkson has been re-engaged as County Extension Agent by the Board of County Commissioners. ○○○ George Armstrong and Delena Robertoyre were married at Glasgow...
Malta City Council Recap
Issues with motorists speeding down streets in Malta where children are often at play was an issue again discussed at the Malta City Council meeting, this time with a positive update. Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle told the Council last Tuesday...
Truck with local ties cleans up at First State Bank Car Show
A 1950 Dodge Power Wagon rumbled down Malta's S 1st Street East, into the 17th Annual Malta's First State Bank Car Show, and stole the hearts and imaginations of the crowd on hand for the event last S...
Phillips County 4-H groups team to raise $800 hosting carnival
Each of the eight Phillips County 4-H Clubs combined forces last Saturday afternoon during the First State Bank of Malta Car Show to host their annual carnival which has been on hiatus the past five o...
Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for June 5, 2019
100 years ago June 5, 1919 The first annual World War Veterans convention was to be held in Malta from June 30 thru July 1. A barbeque at Trafton Park was to be one of the main attractions. ...
FSB Car Show headlines busy weekend in Malta
The wildest weekend of the year - with the crown jewel being the First State Bank of Malta Car Show - hits Phillips County this weekend with poker and color runs, carnivals, and the season-opening event for Phillips County Motorsports at the Hi-Line...
CBP to be flexible on port of entry hours in PC
You spoke, they listened. After numerous town hall meetings across the Hi-Line — including two well-attended meetings in Malta — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to not cut the hours at several northern Montana ports of...
Phillips County 4-H Clubs to host Carnival during Car Show
The Phillips County 4-H Carnival is making a return to Malta this Saturday during the First State Bank of Malta Car Show after the event has been on a five-year hiatus. “We used to host the carnival in the fall,” Jenifer Anderson, one of the...
Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for May 29, 2019
100 years ago May 29, 1919 A man by the name of Jack Rupp was dragged to death by his saddle horse. ♠♠♠ Malta won a fast baseball game from the Chinook nine. ♠♠♠ Twenty cars of Malta busin...
Turning Tassels
A total of 37 high school seniors turned their graduation tassels last week at Phillips County's four high schools and the following are highlights from those events. Dodson 5.17.19 Dodson High...
Malta Mayor ready to drop hammer on speeders
Malta Mayor John Demarais took to social media ahead of last Tuesday’s Malta City Council meeting to address a complaint made by a citizen and seconded by many others; children in the street near Cedarview Apartments, and motorists speeding...
'Fight For Our Future' back in Malta on June 1
Mixed Martial Arts fights, Indian Tacos, adult beverages, and live rock music? Where do we sign up? Wes KillEagle Jr's Killeagle Promotions is once again hosting "Fight For Our Future," June 1, after...
Malta School's general fund passes, building reserve fails
A special meeting was called in place of the regular May Malta Public School Board meeting to swear in Trustee Greg Skiff, reappoint Jane Knudsen as Board Clerk, as well as canvas for the school elect...
