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Flyers stress fire safety tips for hunters

  As hunting season kicks into high gear, hunters are being asked to be mindful of fire safety precautions as they go out in what has been an abnormally dry year - excluding Wednesday morning’s rain showers.  

Local outfitter Craig Schell helped with the flyer project, that provides fire safety tips. The Prairie County Sheriff’s office has been handing out the flyers, ensuring that flyers are posted throughout the county.
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Adult pottery class will begin Nov. 1

  The Terry Schools art room will be open for adult education classes starting November 1, Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. beginning a 6-week adult pottery course. The art class won’t be open Thanksgiving week. The last class will be held December 13.

Adults are invited to work on your own pottery projects including throwing on the wheel, hand building, jewelry making or any other art project. 
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New shop offers coffee bar, beauty care and products

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Customer Marilyn Haidle receives a pedicure from Tristy Schroeber.

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Mom on a Mission’ aids search for thieves

By Elaine Forman
Yellowstone Newspapers

  Mari Weber has gone from being a victim to a "mom on a mission," after two of the family vehicles were stolen early Sunday morning. The two thefts were part of a rash of vehicle thefts where at least 14 vehicles have been stolen from Miles City, Forsyth, Billings, Terry, Glendive and Baker within weeks. They have been found wrecked in fields and driven in rivers.

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Declining enrollment, budget shortfalls plague DCC

By Chad Knudson
Yellowstone Newspapers

  Dawson Community College faces a serious threat from collapsing enrollment and unrealistic budget assumptions.

Deputy Commissioner for Two-Year and Community College Education John Cech offered the Board of Trustees what he called a “frank” assessment of the condition of the college last week.
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Packin’ in the Pinto


Four loaded trucks lined up Friday morning at the Yellowstone Bean receiving station in Terry. Although the station opened September 4, consistent loads didn’t start coming in until the last half of the month, according to station manager Bill Ziebarth. 

By Kay Johnson

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Investigation reveals large ring of stolen vehicles

By Elaine Forman
Yellowstone Newspapers

  At least 13 vehicles have been stolen recently from the Glendive, Miles City, Baker, Forsyth, Terry and Billings areas. 

All of the vehicles were unlocked and had the keys in them, according to Miles City Police Chief Doug Colombik.
Some of the vehicles were new pickups.
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Hospital group readies for annual fall fundraiser

        The Prairie Community Hospital Foundation is planning a “Fall Fun 4 All” fundraising event Saturday, Sept 29 at the Prairie County Fairgrounds. The event will begin immediately following the Terrier home football game and will include a wine raffle, open and silent auctions, as well as kids carnival games and cornhole competition.

A free will dinner will serve up pulled pork sandwiches among other side dishes. 

Published September 26, 2012

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Eastern Montana housing crunch topic of forum in Miles City

By Don Cogger
Yellowstone Newspapers

 
 
The regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Region VIII was in Miles City last week to address housing concerns in eastern Montana in the wake of the current energy boom.
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Potato harvest season is in full swing for Haidle operation


Potato fields on the Fallon Flat are harvested by Brad and Jody Haidle and sons Jesse and Ryan and families.  Photo by Nicole Dyer

By Nicole Dyer
For Yellowstone Newspapers

        Potato harvest is in full swing in Prairie County for the Haidle family. Haidle Farms Inc. is a family owned farm that has been in business since 1985 producing sugar beets, wheat, alfalfa, canola and potatoes.

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Prairie County Board of Commission's county-wide road designation efforts are::