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No one likes to hear the sound of a fire alarm going off, especially if one lives in the small close knit community of Zortman, where one would know a fire would mean someone you know is not having a good day. So it was, Tuesday the 15th of October, as Malta’s Volunteer Fire Department received the call of a fire in Zortman; tankers and pumpers were south bound in rapid fashion. Located over 47 miles south of Malta via Hwy 191 South, the distance usually takes about an hour to get there. Luckily, except for the short distance into the former m...
The Tuesday, October 22 meeting of the Malta City Council opened with the pledge to the flag. Mayor John Demarais and all four council members, Laura Pankratz, Bill Hicks, David Rummel and Bonnie Wiederrick were present. Also in attendance were PWD Jim Truelove, City Rec Director Sally Wright, Davy Conlon, Heidi Sjostrom, Molly Sjostrom, Max Sjostrom, Gemma Wright, Amanda Carnahan, and Jamison Carnahan. Sheriff Jerry Lytle joined the meeting at a point in time, as did Deputy Jordan Arthur. After the floor opened for public comment and there...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with Wickens Construction Inc., is pleased to announce that construction on the Malta-South project is substantially complete. This project enhanced road safety and improved durability on a 9-mile stretch of US Highway 191 (US 191) south of Malta. Crews reconstructed steep grades and sharp curves and widened the roadway. Work also included the installation of snow ditches to mitigate drifting and the addition of pedestrian facilities near 9th Street West, addressing community...
On Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10:49 PM, the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received an automated emergency response indicating the owner of the cell phone had been involved in a crash and was not responding to the phone call. The GPS location indicated approximately mile marker 20 on Highway 243 North of Saco, MT. Emergency personnel were dispatched to that location, and a single-vehicle crash was discovered. The driver and only occupant, Alysa Jensen, was pronounced deceased at the scene due to blunt-force trauma to the head. T...
I don’t like to think I’m slipping. While I’ll readily admit I’m not as strong or fast as I once was, I can still accomplish most tasks without looking like an old man. Or so I think. The backyard building project — Barb’s sewing shed — is coming along fine, despite a few setbacks. I had apparently forgotten how to do some things, at least correctly, but consoled myself with the old builder’s axiom “good enough for who it’s for.” Like sausage, the shed will be great when it’s finished but you...
Last week, Parker wrote about his experience with Australians and guns and it triggered a memory. For those that don’t know, in the late 2000's I lived with several Australians for about three years of my life. I was a drummer in an Australian Christian Rock Band. There was a time that we were on tour in my home state of Illinois that our crew stayed on a rural property and on this property, we were introduced to some of the finer things in American life; frog legs, Rocky Mountain Oysters, four...
This Saturday evening, as you prepare to settle in for the night, which for “some” of my friends means placing your dentures in water, and making one last passing of the refrigerator and bathroom…Montana will join many of the states across this great nation in the ritual of “FALL BACK” for the end of implementing daylight savings time. Whether you care for it or hate it…it is inevitable. We adjust, because we are like that. Now, I didn’t say we were happy with it, but we comply. As this goes to press and then hits the airwaves and streets o...
Adam Henderson passed away on October 20, 2024, at his home, from complications of diabetes. Adam was born January 22, 1987, to Phillip and Tina Henderson in Havre, MT. We knew Adam was going to be stubborn, when he didn't want to make his entrance into the world after many hours of labor. Four years later, he was joined by little brother, Lance. In 1996, Adam was blessed with another father, Bill Myers. He grew up in Malta and graduated from Malta High School in 2006. Adam made many friends in... Full story
Joyce Marie Wright born on October 29, 1941, in Malta, Montana, to Bert and Grace LaBrie, passed away at the age of 82 with family by her side at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana. Joyce spent her early years on a farm in Wagner, Montana, and attended Wagner Country School before graduating from Malta High School in 1959, which she proudly displayed on her license plate. She enjoyed playing various sports while in school and riding horses during her time spent on the farm. She... Full story
Richard, age 60, a beloved cowboy and rancher sadly passed away on October 24, 2024. Richard was born prematurely on December 30,1963, at Northern Montana Hospital, in Havre, Montana, weighing in at 3 1/2 pounds. Richard was the sixth child of William "Bill" and Shirley (Tribby) Fewer. Older siblings were Marie, James, FayeAnn, Paula (who died at birth), and Ronald (who is only 10 1/2 months older). Older sister Marie picked out his name, because she wanted to call him "Ricky" and to this day... Full story
Can you believe it is almost the end of October? Time continues to march on, but I think it’s flying now. Happy Halloween to all. I think I might have three goblins show up at my apartment. We already had a Halloween party with costumes and special snacks! I’ve seen evidence that the Clark addition is looking like an addition now! Maybe Cindy will have her bedroom back before the snow starts building up! Congrats to Shelbi LaBrie for being the Class C Cross Country State Champion! That’s two y...
Enid Faye Fewer, 81, passed away at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls, MT on October 27, 2024. Services will be held for family at a later date. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes – Malta.... Full story
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center. Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. Knitting & Crochet Club The Knitting & Crochet Club will meet at Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop at 11 a.m. every Thursday. Lunch at River’s Bend Mon. and Wed. River’s Bend Assisted Living has...
1 yrs ago Oct. 29, 2014 The annual Chamber of Commerce and Merchant Committee Parade of Lights Harvest Fest will be Thursday night. Christmas Scrip money will be available at all three banks to start the season. The Parade of Lights entrees will lineup at the Hi-Line Retirement Center and the parade begins at 7 p.m.; also, the Cattle Women will be having an open house from 6-8 p.m., offering taste testing of crockpot recipes using beef. Dollyann Willcutt, representing the PEO Organization, presented Catherine McMahon a $500 check for expenses...
RENTAL LISTING 3BR/2BATH HOME $1000/month, plus utilities No Pets - Fenced Yard - Deck Sprinkler System Call 406-724-3232 (leave message) or 406-724-7401 -------------------- Phillips County Clerk of Court Deputy/Clerk Position The Phillips County Clerk of Court’s office will be accepting applications for the deputy/clerk position. This is a part-time position. A full job description and application are available at the Phillips County Clerk of Court’s Office located in the County Courthouse at 314 S 2nd Ave W. Applications are due back to the...
Public Notice The second half of 2024 Real Estate Taxes have been mailed and are due on or before November 30, 2024. Payments postmarked after December 2, 2024 date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. Payments should be mailed to: Phillips County Treasurer P.O. Box 49 Malta, MT 59538 As per MCA 15-16-101(4) ** Please Include Tax ID or Payment Stub with your check, if you think there may be an assignment against your property, please call us for proper payment procedures. If you have...
On Monday, November 4th, be prepared to be energized and engaged with music that will speak to you and have you toe-tapping to the rhythm of the Jazz Legacy Project. The Northeastern Arts Network will once again transport us with upbeat tempos and beautiful harmonies with a concert at the Malta High School auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The Jazz Legacy Project performs the great legends of jazz such as John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and Thelonious Monk. Created in 2015 after an epiphany Justin Varnes had while teaching Jazz History at Georgia State...
Congratulations to the following Malta High School students who have made the Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Seniors: Malin Beck, Charlie Brettin, Lela Domire, Mariana Drabbels, Josslyn Hoge, Jade Imlay, Jeslyn McCorkle, Megan Morser, Kellen Murray, Kelbie Nelson, Stockton Oxarart, Brayson Rhoads, Kohner Schipman, Mason Simanton, Kash Stiles, and Danika Wilke. Juniors: Kylie Bishop, Kendall Clausen, Sonny Gray, Dawson Hammond, Shaylee Hines, Neva Jacobson, Alex Oshio, Straud Sims, Lola Snell, Emree Stuart,...
The following are students that made Whitewater School’s First Quarter Honor Roll for October 2024. Grade 12: Shelbi LaBrie and Korbyn Skubinna. Grade 11: Sommer Green and Kennedy Simonson. Grade 10: Mylee Clark and Kenan LaBrie. Grade 9: Rory Green, Sam Simonson, and Gracie Wasson. Grade 8: Hadley Hellie. Grade 7: Amus Blunt, Bryten Clark, Emmett Skubinna, and Barrett Wasson. Grade 6: Henson Hellie, Traxton Simanton, and Alex Stenvik-Harms....
Effective Wednesday, November 6th, the Malta Driver Services Office located at the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave W, will be reducing service days. Services will now be offered from 9:45 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month. For customers requiring immediate assistance, MVD services are available daily in Havre, the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in Chinook, and each Wednesday & Thursday in Glasgow. MVD also encourages customers to complete services online at www.mvdmt.gov Questions or concerns about t...
The Malta Mustangs Football team completed a perfect 9-0 regular season after defeating the Fairfield Eagles 40-0 last Friday, October 25, at Mustang Field. Senior quarterback Stockton Oxarart was asked what having a perfect record meant. "It's great," Oxarart said. "It hasn't happened since my freshman year, so it's a really big deal, especially, it's my senior year, it's a (heck) of a team." The Mustangs are set to host the Thompson Falls Eagles, the fourth ranked team from the Western B....
Whitewater Penguin Shelbi LaBrie, a senior, won her final high school cross country race, as she earned a first place finish for the second year in a row at the State C Cross Country Meet in Missoula on October 26. The PCN caught up with LaBrie, who won the race with a time of 19.40 and asked her thoughts on winning her second title. "Well, of course, it feels really good," LaBrie said. "But I think for me, what means more is all the people who take time to text me, or support me, come watch me,...
The Malta cross country team headed west on a crispy cool Friday morning to Missoula, MT for the state cross country championships and participated in the Class B races on Saturday the 26th. The state cross country championships are the finale of a ten week season of hard work. This is what you work towards all season, and it is an exciting time, filled with apprehension and nervousness until the starting gun fires and all the runners explode into a sea of colorful uniforms representing many schools from all over the state of Montana. The...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team is set to host the 2B District Volleyball Tournament this week. The team will have to bounce back after losses to Havre and Fairview last week. Four 2B teams will qualify for the Northern B which is set to start in Shelby on Thursday, November 7, and conclude on November 9. The M-ettes, who took third place in the conference, will face the Harlem Ladycats in the opening round of the 2B District Tournament on Thursday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m. "From the very...