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The BLM will be conducting a fuels-reduction operation on 755 acres in Petroleum County, Montana’s Tin Can Hill Road area, northeast of Winnett, starting mid-September and continuing through early November. Work will be conducted using mechanical methods, called mastication, involving heavy vehicles and large equipment that grinds up ladder fuels. To help ensure the safety of both the public and equipment operators, outdoor recreationists are advised to avoid entering the work areas. The purpose of this project is to minimize ladder fuels, w...
Attention Roundup Community: There will be a Community Disaster Drill on 9/28. It will be approximately 3 hours in duration. During this drill, you will see emergency service vehicles respond to the City Stage. Please do not be alarmed and know this is a preplanned event to practice our emergency response. This event is in collaboration with RMH, DES, MCAS, Sheriff’s office, and fire department. Thank you for your understanding....
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 the new program called Musselshell County Prevention had their first public meeting led by Community Prevention Specialist, Angelica Mozqueda. The meeting was a huge success with a large turn-out of community support. What is Musselshell County Prevention? It is a program that is partnered with the Mental Health Center in Billings to build and sustain a healthy and safe community. Prevention is focused on substance abuse, and is defined in their flyer as "a science...
Attention Roundup Community: There will be a Community Disaster Drill on 9/28. It will be approximately 3 hours in duration. During this drill, you will see emergency service vehicles respond to the City Stage. Please do not be alarmed and know this is a preplanned event to practice our emergency response. This event is in collaboration with RMH, DES, MCAS, Sheriff’s office, and fire department. Thank you for your understanding....
By Sabrina Lemons Service Officer & Chaplain VFW Post 4925 Joint Operation Mariposa came to Roundup on September 6. 2022, hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4925; greeted by Service Officer & Chaplain Sabrina Lemons of VFW Post 4925. Sabrina Lemons is also a Member of the Marine Corps League Detachment, Walt Pfister Post 903, here in Roundup. Picchioni's IGA was again kind enough to support the VFW to share the message and help start the conversation about suicide prevention....
8/28/2022 03:15hrs Traffic Stop 08/28/2022 10:59hrs Info 08/28/202213:02hrs 911Hang Up 08/28/2022 14:23hrs Animal 08/28/2022 14:54hrs Traffic 08/28/202215:04hrs 911Hang Up 08/28/2022 17:26hrs Medical 08/28/2022 18:02hrs Traffic Stop 08/28/2022 18:06hrs Assault 08/28/2022 18:58hrs Info 08/28/2022 21:21hrs Fire Smoke 08/28/2022 22.56hrs Traffic Stop 08/29/2022 00:18hrs Alarm 08/29/2022 02:15hrs Medical 08/29/2022 09:36hrs Medical 08/29/2022 10:28hrs Harassment 08/29/2022 12:01hrs 911 Transfer 08/29/2022 13:00hrs Medical 08/29/2022 13:44hrs...
Kayla Carlson of Roundup (59072) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Summer 2022 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year...
NorthWestern Energy customers have reported more than 400 attempts by scammers to steal their money since Sept. 1. The criminals are calling from spoofed phone numbers with state area codes and local prefixes. Customers say the scammers threaten to disconnect service in 30 minutes unless an immediate payment is made. Energy companies will never threaten their customers. Accounts with past-due balances received multiple notices in advance of a service disconnection. NorthWestern Energy personnel report each phone number to authorities to shut...
A live broadcast drawing for Post 4925 annual fund raiser was recently held during the “Mike and Bill Morning Show” at FM 99.9 Roundup. The winners announced by host Mike Morgan are: Tara Kinsey, $200.00 Gift Certificate to Electric Service Shop/Radio Shack; Ryan Stahl, $300.00 Conoco Gas Card; Pastor Dave Bergeson, $300.00 gift certificate to Vandyke’s; Audra Robbins, $300.00 Gift Card for Picchioini’s IGA and Michele Rafter, Henry Lever Action 45 Caliber Rifle. Post 4925 would like to express thanks to the community of Roundup and the sur...
FLATWILLOW and WINNETT NEWS Flatwillow Homemakers will begin our new season a week late. Due to conflicts with busy schedules the first meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, September 20 at Raye Anne Lund’s home. I will be doing ham so anyone can bring whatever they want to go with their ham. Secret sister revealing will be that day, and we will draw for new secret sisters; we will fill out our booklets. Our dues are will be paid, and there will be opportunity table. It will be such a fun and busy day. I look forward to seeing everyone a...
At its latest business meeting the Public Service Commission opened an investigative docket to address issues of resource adequacy and risk surrounding Montana's energy future. The Commission plans to work with regulated utilities in this sector to identify the size and scope of the issues facing Montana and the region. The issues will range from a full review of resource adequacy; to a stakeholder analysis of actors in the energy sector; to an analysis of the short- and long-term problems that will confront the sector during this time of trans...
Governor Greg Gianforte joined Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton today to announce the state is issuing $12.5 million in Summer Pandemic Electronic Transfer (Summer P-EBT) benefits to 32,000 children ages 0-17 next week. “With prices rising and inflation at a 41-year high, it’s more difficult for Montanans to put gas in their cars and trucks and put food on the table,” Gov. Gianforte said. “This timely funding will provide a boost for hardworking families as the school year kicks off.” Beginning...
Amid nearly nine months of silence from the Biden administration on Montana’s petition to delist the recovered grizzly bear in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, Governor Greg Gianforte recently blasted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for its proposed rulemaking associated with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FWS’ proposed change would allow endangered species to be reintroduced in ecosystems outside their historic ranges. In public comment to a senior FWS official, Gov. Gianforte provided six arguments detailing def...
Agenda items to be discussed include: 1. Current Grant Task Orders/Financial Update 2. Judith Basin Financial Report 3. Clinic Van Update 4. Update regarding settlement with Fergus County 5. Septic Permit software 6. Update on Tobacco Prevention Grant expansion...
The Roundup Chamber of Commerce is looking for interested local people to organize, man and take responsibility for the annual 4 th of July parades. Without local participation the traditional parade will not take place! The chamber does not have enough interested members to handle this large task moving forward into 2023. So, the chamber has decided to reach out to the community that if it wants to continue this time-honored event the community must step up and embrace this activity. The chamber will help wherever it can, but the...
Invitations have been sent to the 4 candidates who have filed for Musselshell County Sheriff and Justice of the Peace on the November ballot. The debate will take place Thursday, September 29, 2022, doors opening at 5:30 PM at the Community Center, 700 3rd St. W. The debate will begin at 6:00 PM and end at 7:15 PM, the public can send their questions for the candidates to: [email protected] or drop them off at the 343 Main St. drop box....
The Roundup Chamber of Commerce has established a GoFundme page to begin the raising of money to purchase Christmas decorations for Main Street. The goal is $20,000. To make a donation go to: https://gofund.me/55defc5b. NEWS FLASH: An anonoymous donation has been received by the Roundup Chamber in the amount of $12,400.00 to purchase the first 20 Main Street decorations, further details will follow. Thank you Roundup!! roundupchamber.org....
One doesn't have to look far on Facebook to see complaints of theft or vandalism in Roundup. You can even drive around town and see buildings that have been "tagged". It is becoming more common in our small, safe community to see this activity increasing. Whether it is Billings crime coming this way, increased drug use in the community, or the influx of new population, or all three, everyone can see that changes are coming to Roundup. While most changes are positive, we all need to work...
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The Roundup Chamber of Commerce is looking for interested local people to organize, man and take responsibility for the annual 4th of July parades. Without local participation the traditional parade will not take place! The chamber does not have enough interested members to handle this large task moving forward into 2023. So, the chamber has decided to reach out to the community that if it wants to continue this time-honored event the community must step up and embrace this activity. The chamber will help wherever it can, but the...
MINUTES OF SPECIAL JOINT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF JULY 19, 2022 SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 55 & 55H I The Trustees of School District No. 55 & 55H, Musselshell County, Roundup, Montana met for a special board meeting on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the District Office. Trustees present included Chairperson Vandeberg, Vice-Chairperson Brewer (via telephone), and Serrano (via telephone). Trustees Snook and Bedford were not present at this meeting. Also present were Superintendent Mayfield and Clerk Eiselein. The meeting was called to order at...
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) has acknowledged that research on the impacts and potential harms of marijuana use in pregnancy is limited and recommends patients be educated on current literature so they can make the most informed decisions when it comes to use. The Montana Obstetrics and Maternal Support (MOMS) program is having a special event focusing on the evolution of marijuana and the realities of legalization for Montana families featuring Ted X presenter and CEO of the Foundry Treatment Center Ben Cort on...
Stockwater is one of Montana’s oldest water uses and is critical to the continued survival of a Montana livestock industry. Before the Montana Water Use Act of July 1, 1973, livestock water rights belonged to whomever owned and watered livestock on a customary range. The person did not need to own the land or file a claim. The right became private property as soon as the livestock drank water. The right was for exactly as much as the herd needed to drink and no more. Livestock water rights were never adequately addressed in the Montana Water U...
The Montana Department of Livestock recently completed a training exercise to improve response to a foreign animal disease in a Montana swine herd. The four-day event was conducted in partnership with the National Pork Board and the Montana Pork Producers Association and involved a simulated detection of African Swine Fever (ASF); a swine disease that has recently been detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Traditional methods of disease control such as quarantine, vaccination, and early marketing are insufficient to control ASF, where...
A new study is inviting pet owners in the greater Seattle area who test positive for monkeypox to have their animals screened for the virus. The Monkeypox and Pets Study is accepting enrollees in King County, Wash. Owners of dogs, cats, ferrets, rats, mice and hamsters may participate. The study will not include reptiles or birds. "We're enrolling local households where someone has been diagnosed with monkeypox. Our team can go out and provide free testing of the animals and be able to tell with this study how big a problem this is," said Dr....
