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It has been two decades since the 2000 Malta M-ettes track team was crowned the State B champion, earning the school a three-peat. The team won the title on Saturday, May 27, 2000, with a total of 74...

It’s not every day someone hits a hole in one, but that’s exactly what Malta’s Travis Somerfeld did on Sunday, May 17. Somerfeld is a member of Team Independence Bank and his hole-in-one was...

Dodson Mayor Terri Cole and her daughters, as the family participated in the 2020 Montana Women's Run, keeping an 11-year tradition alive. The event, typically held in Billings, was scheduled to be he...

What ocean does the Red River run into? What's another name for a polygraph test? What side is the port side of a ship? These are a few of the many questions that were heard during Trivia Night at Blu...

The 2020 Marian Hills Golf League started on Thursday, May 14, while still abiding with Montana Governor Steve Bullock's social distancing requirements due to the COVID-19 Virus. This year's team...

Last Friday, May 15, Studio Stiles and Total Fitness reopened the workout facility to its clients for the first time since gyms were announced closed in March due to the COVID-19 virus. The closing...

On Saturday, May 9, Carly Prestwich ran a half-marathon around and through Malta as a participant in the Bigfoot Social Distancing Running Challenge. The event, a virtual walk/run, started on Thursday...

Talking to anyone on the internet is like walking on eggshells. In times of crisis, one would think that something like the game of baseball potentially coming back soon, would bring us together. Not...

I definitely understand the reasoning because there is a lot at stake, but I am bummed that the spring sports season is canceled. While revisiting the history of Phillips County Sports has been fun,...

After redshirting his first year at Montana State University Northern in 2017, former Malta Mustang standout Ostin Welch has made up for lost time as a Northern Lights defensive back. Welch, son of...

James Brant Young made perhaps one of the greatest plays in Malta High School history on Saturday, March 16, 1985, but before and after his game-saving three-point play in that state basketball champi...

Malta's Lesa Williamson is going to Vegas! But, not simply for a vacation, she is going to run in the 2020 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon (RNR) to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospti...

Even though many sporting events around the country are still shut down due to the COVID-19 virus, golf remains a sport that can be played with restrictions and rules that allow for safe social distan...

I can, in fact, admit that I was wrong. Growing up, I learned to be pretty frugal with the use of gasoline, so years ago when my wife told me that cruising was a thing, I couldn’t relate and...

Malta senior Franky Werk became the latest Mustang football player to sign a letter of intent to play football in college after agreeing to play for Rocky Mountain College (RMC) Battlin' Bears next...

Former M-ette Sophia Stiles started in all but one game (29-of-30) for the University of Montana Lady Griz this past year and the PCN caught up with the two-time Montana Gatorade player of the year,...

Malta has been host to many foreign exchange students over the years, but 2020 has presented the world with a complex issue that ended the school year early. This week, the PCN caught up with Alba...

The COVID-19 virus has forced Montana Governor Steve Bullock to issue a stay at home order in March and forcing Malta's City Hall, Gym, and all events associated with the Department of Parks and...

I have a hard time with faces sometimes. I don’t know why that is. Whenever someone changes hair color or wears a hat, helmet, or an N95 mask to possibly keep their risk of getting COVID-19 lower,...

Hard work pays off; That's the message that Dodson High School senior Corbin LoneBear and his parents Pat and Sarah Ditmar want to send. LoneBear, a 6'5" Dodson Coyote standout, has signed his letter...

Former Malta High School standout and Zortman native Mary Grace Kalal has finished up her college volleyball career. Kalal had been in Malta during the COVID-19 quarantine so the PCN caught up with...

Malta has been host to many foreign exchange students over the years, but 2020 has presented the world with a complex issue that ended the school year early. This week, the PCN caught up with Mario...

Though many sporting activities have been shutdown due to the COVID-19 virus, Marian Hills Golf Course gives locals a chance to stay active. In past weeks, the course had only been open to club...

It took a crisis for us to consider “cutting the cord.” A couple of years ago I was excited about getting cable television because I wanted to watch live sports again. I’m a Chicagoan and have...

Malta senior Kelbee Denham will be wearing white and blue next year as a member of the Miles Community College (MCC) Pioneer Women's basketball team in Miles City. Denham, daughter of Morris Denham...