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Girls State delegate selected

        Terry High School junior student Lindsay Stickel has been selected as the Terry delegate for the 2012 American Legion Auxiliary Montana Girls State. 

The 2012 Montana Treasure Girls State will be held at the campus of Carroll College in Helena, June 2-8, 2012 The Girls State program provides high school juniors an opportunity to participate in hands-on citizenship training which includes participating in student created governmental bodies.
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Area endures unusually warm, dry conditions

By Kay Johnson

  With record high temperatures and zero precipitation, the month of March yielded unfriendly conditions for area producers. It may be a trend that continues, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service office out of Glasgow, as moving storm systems have continued to result in little to no moisture for the area. 

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Fire precautions given in light of recent fire responses

  As area volunteer fire crews have responded to several recent fires in the past few weeks, Sheriff Bill Klunder is offering fire safety reminders.

“Be cautious of the fuels that are out there and the dry conditions,” Klunder said Tuesday afternoon. Klunder also noted that red flag conditions should be monitored and followed, with controlled burns left to a minimum at those times.
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Trustee candidates to be decided at May 8th election

       Two candidates  have filed for the open Terry Public Schools trustee seat. They are Allyson Capps and Michael Sterchi. Incumbent Sherry Strasheim, who has held the seat for four 3-year terms, did not re-file.

The May 8 school trustee election will be held in conjunction with the hospital trustee election, where voters will choose between incumbent Charles Deisher and Michael Sterchi.
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Venue change approved in felony rape trial

        A felony rape trial involving a Fallon man originally scheduled to take place later this month at the Prairie County Courthouse has been moved to Dawson County. The trial date was pushed back to begin July 23, 2012, allowing the defendant’s counsel time to arrange interviews for the case, according to documents filed.

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Celebrating Terry Schools 100th year of graduating classes will highlight Yippee!

        The 2012 Terry Yippee! town-wide annual festivity will include a celebration honoring Terry Public Schools’ 100th year of graduating students. Terry Yippee!, held the last Saturday in July, will be marking its 31st year July 28. 

Organizers are encouraging visitors interested in attending Yippee! weekend to make hotel reservations early. 
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Town of Terry website now online

       The Town of Terry’s website has been up and running since the second week in March, according to Town Clerk Lynn Strasheim, who created the site shortly after viewing an online webinar that explained how to build one. 

Tab items on the website include minutes and agenda items from town meetings, zoning commission and growth planning board information and a Murn Park tab, as well as links to other local websites. 
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Local Bras for Cause event planned

         It’s time again for the 2012 “Bras for Cause” event on April 21st at the American Legion. Individuals, groups, and businesses can use their creativity and decorate a bra in any theme for the event. There is no fee to enter a bra in the event. Decorated bras need to be dropped off by April 19th to Toni Kalfell at the Clerk and Recorder office. 

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Man loses leg in Forsyth train mishap

 By Elaine Forman

Yellowstone Newspapers
 
A man lost a portion of his right leg after he crawled under a BNSF train on the railroad tracks in Forsyth just after 2 a.m. Sunday. The train was believed to be stationary when the man went to crawl under it, but it soon began to move.
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Energy Summit addresses boom’s good, bad and ugly

 By Don Cogger
Yellowstone Newspapers

 
 
The first day of last week’s Miles City Community College Energy Summit was an informative one, highlighted by a presentation by Gov. Brian Schweitzer, among others, discussing the current energy boom in eastern Montana.
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Prairie County Board of Commission's county-wide road designation efforts are::