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Book signing and kid's fun at GPDM
The Kid's Day and book signing at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta last Saturday had GPDM Paleontologist Cary Woodruff pleased as punch on Monday morning. "Our community is the tops!" he...
Book signing and Kid's Fun Day at GPDM in Malta
Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station (GPDM) Paleontologist Cary Woodruff has penned his first children's book entitled "Beyond Dinosaurs! My First Book About Flying Creatures" and to celebra...
GPDM's Woodruff to be featured on PBS
As anyone in Phillips County knows, if you have a question about anything prehistoric-related, Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Fieled Station's Director of Paleontology Cary Woodruff is your...
Family Matters celebrates 20 years
"We are so excited to announce our 20 year anniversary! Especially with the past six months that we have had, we couldn't wait to celebrate something positive!" said Avery Sorensen. Sorensen has been...
Malta City Council Meeting recap
In case you hadn't noticed, the City of Malta is currently spraying for mosquitoes because, well, tis this season. That was reported during the City of Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove's...
Knudsen wins contested race, Christofferson, Dunbar, and Lang retain offices following primary
Statewide in Montana, nearly 55-percent of registered voters turned out for last Tuesday's Federal Primary Mail-in Ballot Election, an all-time record for a primary election in the Treasure State,...
Live music to highlight NW Realty customer appreciation party at the Stockman Terrace
As some summer events for Phillips County have bit the dust this week, one this Friday, June 12 in Malta as Kyle Shobe & the Walk 'Em Boys head to town to take the stage at the Stockman Terrace...
Concert, Jamboree, and Car Show canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions
One by one, events in Phillips County and around the country keep disappearing from the 2020 calendar and three more added to that list for this summer recently; Easton Corbin mainstage concert at the 105th Phillips County Fair in Dodson, The First...
Chickens and Cats discussed at City Council meeting
From getting stray cats out of town to bringing chickens into it, last Tuesday’s Malta City Council meeting discussed those animals and much more and on Monday night held a special meeting to decide what to do with the Municipal Pool and if the...
Take a Kid Fishing!
At the high watermark, the Malta Walleye Unlimited Chapter boasts a member roster of 162 people, but because the 31st Annual Banquet was postponed and then canceled due to COVID-19 restriction, the...
The Quack is BACK!
The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum (GPDM) announces that up to 500+ rubber duckies will race to the finish on Saturday, July 18th starting at 3:00 PM – just fol-lowing the wrap up of the First State Bank Car Show and start of the PC Motor Sports...
Use it or lose it
When the rubber hits the road is when winners are eventfully crowned and couple that with the adage of "use it or lose it" states, it's time to head to the Villa Theatre in Malta and buy some tickets because it could possibly be now, or never. Since...
Villa Theatre owners making most of down time with new projector and seating
Many changes have and continue to occur at Malta Villa Theatre, but perhaps the most important change at the storied moviehouse is the doors will reopen for film viewing on Friday, May 22 after...
Mail ballot primary election June 2
Among the ballot items voters in Phillips County are asked to decide on in this year's primary election, three levies are being proposed by the Phillips County Commissioners; A County Road Levy, County General Levy, and a County Bridge Levy. All acti...
DHS announces '20 top students
Dodson High School has announced that Christina Jaynes has been named the Class of 2020 valedictorian and that Corbin LoneBear has been named Class salutatorian. Christina is the daughter of Rob and...
Easton Corbin to headline PC Fair Concert
The Phillips County Fair Board has proudly announced that Country Music's Easton Corbin will be headlining the 2020 Phillips County Fair Concert in Dodson this summer, July 31, 2020. With two No. 1...
Interim CEO position nothing new for Putnam
Larry Putnam is no stranger to taking a position as an Interim CEO of a hospital and took on that position at the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic in Malta following the departure of...
Some businesses set to reopen as Covid-19 restrictions loosen
Correction: May 6, 2020 8:06 a.m. The positive test for the COVID-19 virus in Fergus County reported below was taken off of that county’s total after it was discovered that the infected person no...
Fly-over Phillips County to salute first responders scheduled for 11-to-11:30 a.m. this Wednesday, May 6
As a part of the U.S. Air Force Salutes flyover program, two C-130 aircraft from the 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard, will perform flyovers throughout Montana on Wednesday, May...
Whiskey and robbery in Saco ... just playing
With in-school learning shutdown across the state of Montana, so too were the Missoula Children's Theatre's remaining performances for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year, and some young thespians...
County schools to continue remote learning, Malta seeks three admins
Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced plans to "Reopen Montana" last week during the COVID-19 virus outbreak which included schools, allowing them to open on May 7, but ultimately left the...
Montana COVID-19 numbers as of 4-20
For the first time since the COVID-19 virus began being tested in Montana on March 11, Sunday was the first time that there were no new cases reported by the Montana state lab among the 135 tests administered. Monday did, however, mark the 11th death...
Volunteer Firefighters battle blaze in Malta
Shortly after 12:30 p.m. last Thursday in Malta, sirens filled Malta as Phillips County Volunteer Fire Fighters, Phillips County Sheriff's Deputies, and Phillips County Ambulance Service vehicles...
Cruising Malta
In an attempt to break up some of the monotony with social distancing and stay-in-place protocols as we deal with the COVID-19 virus, Malta's Rhonda Dalby took to social media and within a few...
Gianforte speaks about CARES relief with Malta merchants
Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) teamed up with the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday in a conference call to discuss the CARES Act which passed both the US Senate and House and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27...
