Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

100 years ago April 30, 1919 Ole O. Lefdahl and Miss Ella Peterson were married in Malta and placed to make their home on the groom's ranch south of Malta. ♣♣♣ A fire at the town of Bowdoin had...

Editors Note: (4-16-19, 21;10): A few hours after the PCN went to press on Tuesday moning, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) annouced that the adjustment of hours at the Port of Raymond, Mo...

Members of the Hi-Line Future Foundation (HLFF) and representatives from the City of Malta met last Wednesday evening at Malta City Hall to discus the future of the City's 63-year-old Municipal Pool...

The City of Malta is planning a community Spring Cleaning event that will start on Monday, April 29 and run until May 3, in hopes of clearing rubbish, trash and other garbage out of the City’s...

A total of 46 students portrayed 46 members of their families last Tuesday at the Phillips County Museum as Malta Middle School history teacher Delmer Henry brought his troops over for a wax museum...

Over 300 students from 11 different schools poured into Malta last Friday and Saturday to participate in the 2019 District 12 Music Festival held at several different locations throughout Malta High...

Get ready to take aim at the Milk River Pavilion as the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Bad Bear Laser Tag April 26 and 27 as a family-friendly event beams into Malta. “It is going to be a...

Are you the best dancer in town? Is that your opinion or is it also the opinion of your peers? On Saturday, April 27, lace up those dancing shoes, grab your favorite guy or gal, and head down to the...

The Malta City Council met for their first meeting of April last Tuesday evening and talks covered what the Malta Public Works team are currently up to, happens with the Parks and Rec Department and...

100 years ago April 23, 1919 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz were recent arrivals from Minnesota. They had filed on a homestead on Assiniboine Creek. ○○○ A great shortage of farm labor was reported...

From a battle of wits between Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella in which they traded situations to Pooh Bear becoming a ninja and Cleopatra hosting a modern day, Oprah-style talk show in ancient Egypt,...

By combining forces, Barb and Gary Anderson and Carly Bishop now have a combined 51 years of experience in the real estate industry and throw Shane and Tanner Anderson into the fold and that number...

Boy howdy! You know the old saying that goes “time flies when you’re having fun?” Well, I am not sure what time does when you’re only mildly amused, but the days of spring are quickly ticking...

100 years ago March 11, 1919 Mrs. Catherine Weikle was elected president of the Malta Woman's Club. Mrs. C.E. Secrest was elected vice president; Mrs. Fred C. Gabriel, corresponding secretary, and...

Hundreds packed into the Malta City Hall gymnasium last Saturday night to celebrate the 30th Annual Malta Walleyes Unlimited Banquet with food, friends, and fun. "I really want to thank all the...

Business and community leaders met at the Great Northern Lodge Room in Malta last Wednesday to participate in a Ripple Effects Mapping exercise to map and highlight some of the areas of improvement...

100 years ago April 2, 1919 A camouflaged tank was to be shown in Malta. The tank was 16 feet long, weighed seven tons, and had a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. ♠♠♠ Harry Lyden was...

Reading the front page of any newspaper should almost never include perusing opinions. The bad news is, this spot is opinion, mostly, except for the fact that I blundered big this week…no fake news...

Laura Haller, Helena native and Miss Montana 2018, made her way to Phillips County last week, visiting Dodson Public Schools on Thursday and Malta Elementary and Middle Schools Friday on her trip...

The play Eight 10-minute Tales of Improbability will be performed by the Malta Public School's eighth grade and high school students on Tuesday, April 2 with the young thespians taking the stage at 7...

From the famous Phillips County Volunteer Fire Department burgers (and fried onions, don't forget the onions) to the 30 vendors; and from the cupcakes and other baked goods to the celebration of...

100 years ago March 19, 1919 Gov. Stewart vetoed five normal school bills, including the provision for the establishment of a normal school in Malta. ♣♣♣ Carl Veseth was to appear as a Hindu lec...

Which of the two acts will be on the grandstand first at this year's Phillips County Fair in Dodson is still a question, but the talent that will be playing this year's big concert is not. The Randy... Full story

If everything goes as planned the clients and staff at Malta Opportunity Inc. (MOI) will see the start of the refurbishment of their current building in early May in Malta. The clients and staff at...

If you know Malta High School senior Taylor Eggebrecht at all, you know she stays busy. From running cross country to coaching youth basketball and from being named to the Montana Coaches Association...