Articles from the December 13, 2023 edition


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  • Dear Post Office Box Holders

    Dec 13, 2023

    We are looking forward to another exciting Peak Season, with Christmas just around the corner. We would like to make the delivery of your mail and packages as convenient for you as possible. If you are going to be out of town and will not be picking up your mail regularly, please place your mail on hold. We will hold it securely behind the counter and will resume delivery upon your return. We would also like to place as many parcels in the lockers as possible, so you can retrieve thme afterhours. To do this, we are asking that everyone come...

  • Governor Gianforte Leads Western Governors in Opposition to BLM's Efforts To Change Grazing Policies

    Dec 13, 2023

    HELENA, Mont. – Leading a group of western governors, Governor Greg Gianforte today opposed an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to change its grazing policies without collaboration and urged them to pause changes immediately. In a letter to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning, Gov. Gianforte and four other western governors expressed their frustration with the BLM's various attempts to change policy without collaboration, eroding the public's trust. "It is disappointing and frustrating to exclude cooperators from regulatory policy d...

  • Mid-Rivers Communications Awards Education Technology Grants

    Dec 13, 2023

    Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Education Technology Grants. Grants are awarded to educational and non-profit entities with an educational mission to benefit members and customers in the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education, funded with unclaimed capital credit dollars, be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 12 applicants totaling $80,000. • $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County for virtual reality equipment and wor...

  • The Business of Trash

    Lura Pitman|Dec 13, 2023

    A very unappreciated but crucial part of the Roundup and Musselshell County community is the city sanitation service and dump. Over the past few weeks, the city dump truck has not been working properly. We have come to realize how much the service that we take for granted is such an important part of our lifestyle. The city employs two people, Nick Tomassi, and Lorenze Alt, to pick up the city trash each week. The Dump truck has been waiting on repairs, but Mayor Jones states that the truck...

  • Musselshell Unity Drive

    Dec 13, 2023

    It's not too late to donate to the Musselshell Unity Drive. One charity you can help is Area II Agency on Aging. This group helps with those who cannot help themselves. Funds raised are used to support the Guardianship Program at Area II. This program helps aging and disabled individuals with no family or circle of support and is court ordered. Through the program a person's personal, financial, and medical needs are handled throughout the year. Thank you for giving to Area II this year....

  • Hunting Season Wraps Up with Low Deer Harvest and Hunter Turnout in South-Central Montana

    Dec 13, 2023

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  • Toy Time!

    Dec 13, 2023

    The applications for toys are out. The paper apps can be found at Picchioni’s IGA, Van Dykes and The Arcade Bar. One can also go online to the Toys for Tots- Roundup website and apply. The pick up will be on Wednesday December 20th from 9-noon in the bottom of the Roundup Family Pharmacy building. Last year toys were provided to over 180 kids. We appreciate all the donations- from toys to money. If you want to donate toys, boxes are out at various businesses. Monetary donations can be made to Toys for Children or Toys for Tots. Please take y...

  • Rep. Rosendale Responds to Decision to Enlist Wolverines as Threatened Species

    Dec 13, 2023

    Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decision to list the wolverine population as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “Unfortunately, this decision was based on unanswered questions and old or non-existent data,” said Rep. Rosendale. “This decision subjects any action regarding the species to the whims of Sec. Haaland – whom Montanans have very little faith in - while incentivizing the federal government to establish additional regulations and limitat...

  • Letters to the Editor

    Dec 13, 2023

    We must Never Forget the Pilgrim’s Failed Socialist Experiment Few realize that New England’s first form of government under the Pilgrims was communalism (socialism) where “each produced according to his ability and each received according to his needs,” applied in practice more than two centuries before Karl Marx first penned the above quote. The result, “share the wealth,” then and now was, and always will lead to shared poverty. William Bradford, Plymouth colony’s governor its first 30 years, wrote of the agreement between the 102 Pilgrim M...

  • Letters to the Editor

    Dec 13, 2023

    On the morning of October 7, 2023 the people of Israel were wrapping up a seven day Jewish festival known as Sukkot. A large music festival was taking place in Jerusalem where hundreds of Jewish youth had gathered to enjoy a good time. Suddenly and without warning rockets were deliberately aimed at them. Israel was under attack by Hamas. Hamas so far has launched thousands of deadly rockets into Israel that have killed 1,100 Jewish and injured thousands of Jewish residents. Hamas rockets have gone as far as Tel Aviv. Who is Hamas and why did...

  • Letters to the Editor

    Dec 13, 2023

    Legislature's work on criminal justice and public safety By: Senators Jason Ellsworth, Barry Usher, Dennis Lenz, and Chris Friedel Public safety has been a significant and growing concern in our communities for the past several years. The 2023 Legislature heard these concerns loud and clear and acted to make our state a safer place to work, play, and raise a family. We took on human traffickers with HB 112 from Rep. Jodee Etchart. It increased penalties for human trafficking and gave law enforcement more tools to prosecute these heinous...

  • Attorney General Knudsen joins coalition defending Trump's right to be on 2024 ballot

    Dec 13, 2023

    Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in fighting a state-by-state effort to disenfranchise voters and thwart the democratic process of electing a president by keeping Donald Trump off of ballots, this time in Colorado. If President Trump is left off the ballot in one state, it will have implications for voters in Montana and across the country. Such cases have already been tossed from state courts around the country. The attorneys general filed an amicus brief Wednesday urging the Colorado Supreme Court to...

  • Update: Tim Sheehy, Principled Conservative or Establishment Darling? Connecting the Dots on Issues You Should Consider

    Dec 13, 2023

    This Senate primary may feature an Establishment, big government, unprincipled candidate vs. one who has proven he will stand for social and physical conservativism. The groundwork is being laid now! Thomas Jefferson famously said, "An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people." Eric Raile, a professor of political science at Montana State University said "he has not seen many indications that voters would pay much attention to concerns over possible conflicts tied to Sheehy's federal work." Jefferson was right...

  • From The Musselshell County Sheriff's Office

    Dec 13, 2023

    3/03/23 01:54:46 Medical 12/03/23 05:55:59 Info 12/03/23 06:37:40 911 Hang Up 12/03/23 07:51:20 911 Hang Up 12/03/23 07:54:42 Fire Wildland 12/03/23 10:36:53 911 Hang Up 12/03/23 12:03:05 Medical 12/03/23 12:13:08 Medical 12/03/23 20:10:19 911 - No 12/04/23 10:20:09 Medical 12/04/23 10:41:28 Welfare 12/04/23 12:10:04 Theft 12/04/23 12:40:09 Animal 12/04/23 12:42:09 Arrest 12/04/23 13:10:56 911 - No 12/04/23 13:37:31 Traffic Stop 12/04/23 16:49:38 Traffic 12/04/23 19:21:43 Welfare 12/04/23 19:52:51 City Code 12/04/23 21:39:03 Assault 12/05/23...

  • Montana State Breaks Ground on Great Falls Nursing Building

    Dec 13, 2023

    By Greg Cappis, MSU News Service GREAT FALLS — Blue and gold shovels dug into soil here Tuesday afternoon during the groundbreaking for a new Montana State University nursing building, a ceremony which marked a step toward improving health care for all Montanans. The new building, made possible by a series of donations and investments by MSU and its partners, will improve facilities for students and faculty while allowing the Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing to increase enrollment at its Great Falls campus by 50% to help offset the s...

  • MSU Extension Releases Publication Outlining Trustee Responsibilities Under a Revocable Trust

    Dec 13, 2023

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension has released a publication outlining trustee responsibilities under a revocable trust. "This guide will help readers understand what can and cannot be done in the role of a trustee," said Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist. "The content is for family and friends who have been asked to serve as a trustee, not for professionals or organizations. The information is not legal advice." In Montana, the term for a person who sets up a trust is settlor. In s...

  • MSU Extension Informs Montanans about Corporate Transparency Act

    Dec 13, 2023

    From MSU News Service A new federal reporting requirement aimed at reducing corporate crime will affect some Montana farmers, ranchers and businesses, according to Montana State University Extension. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, certain corporations, limited liability companies and other entities created or registered to do business in the U.S. will be required to report information about their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, within the U.S. Treasury Department. The new reporting requirement stems from...

  • Chimichangas

    Dec 13, 2023

    TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 12 servings. Though still debated, Tucson is generally credited as the original home of chimichangas (fried "burros", as we call them, stuffed with meat, onions and chiles). I've combined several recipes into this one, and it's fairly authentic. —Laura Towns, Glendale, Arizona Ingredients 1/4 cup bacon grease 2 cups chopped or shredded cooked beef, pork or chicken 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 2 cans (4 o...