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PCH administrator Powell to serve as interim CEO for Glendive Medical

 By Jason Stuart

Yellowstone Newspapers
 
 
 
Glendive Medical Center has named an interim chief executive officer to take over for outgoing CEO Scott Duke. 
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Clearing the way for the Terry Airport

  A John Deere 544K frontend loader was delivered to the Terry Airport Thursday, February 7. The loader will be used as a snowplow to clear off the airport’s runway. 

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County crews respond to small fire on Interstate 94

  Prairie County Fire and the sheriff’s office responded to an early morning incident occurring on Interstate 94 Wednesday, February 6. Crews were called out about 9 a.m. after a trailer, traveling in the west bound lane, caught fire 

The incident took place about half a mile west of Terry.
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Calling all bridge players


Bridge card players are pictured clockwise from top left: Lucille Covert,
Jan Just, Ruth Lekse, Winnie Harmel; Table two: Darlane Pisk, Linda Strasheim,
Linda Koehler and Dorcas Lee.

By Kay Johnson            
             

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Young Thespians perform


Joe Mendenhall portrays a crafty turtle out to get the drum from the
Leopard, Harleigh Dion.

  Terry School’s Young Thespians Drama Club performed two feature plays Saturday morning on the stage of the Terry High School study hall room. Along with the plays, the show included small commercial skits written and directed by students Lillian Crista and Harleigh Dion.

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Medical provider joins PCH

  Joining the staff at the Prairie Community Hospital is Royce Snapp, PA-C. 

Snapp began her duties as the new medical provider at the hospital Feb. 1. She comes to Terry from Cold Bay, Alaska, where she worked for two years as Director of Clinical Services for the Eastern Aleutian Tribes. While there she supervised eight clinics in the sparsely populated area.
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Young Thespians at it again

  A group of young actors are at it again as Terry School’s “Young Thespians Drama Club” are preparing to perform Saturday, Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. at the Terry High School study hall room.

They will be presenting, "Another Way to Weigh an Elephant," adapted by Lenore Blumenfeld and "The Leopard's Noisy Drum," written by Janice Kuharski. Acting coach Tammi Prete will be directing both performances. 
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I-94 accident kills driver

  An accident that took place west of Fallon Friday evening on Interstate 94 near the Fallon Creek Bridge claimed the life of the driver and seriously injured his passenger. An 86-year-old Savage man was pronounced dead at the scene Friday evening, shortly after 8 p.m., according to news reports. His 81-year-old passenger, also of Savage was transported to Prairie Community Hospital with serious injuries.

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Chilly conditions blow in

  Tuesday’s blizzard conditions came into Prairie County just on the heals of Saturday’s spring-like temperatures that reached into the 40s. 

A wind chill advisory remained in effect for county residents until 5 a.m. Wednesday, with temps falling into the 30 below zero mark due to the wind chill factor. 
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Hospital earns Trauma Receiving Facility designation from state

 
Kay Schaaf, Director of Nursing and Chip Mintz, PA-C, hold a certificate
from the State of Montana that was recently presented to Prairie Community
Hospital designating the hospital as a Montana Trauma Receiving Facility. The designation came after a 5 year review process was completed ensuring requirements were fulfilled, based on available medical equipment as well as trauma training for PCH staff.

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Poll

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