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 By Kay Braddock

        Buffalo Rapids district II commissioners met Monday afternoon to discuss whether the irrigation project, divided into two districts, should go their separate ways.

By Kay Braddock 

        Mayor Marvin Varner presided over his final town council meeting last month, ending a 26-year career as Terry’s mayor. 

 By Kay Braddock

        It wasn’t icy conditions that caused a 2009 Chevy Tahoe to slam into a guardrail as it headed westbound on I-94. According to 21-year-old driver Tyler Eckman, it was a bag of cookies. 

        The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is conducting a public meeting to discuss a proposal to rehabilitate the bridge over the Yellowstone River, located approximately one mile north of Terry, Montana (reference marker 1) on Secondary Highway 253 in Prairie County.  The meeting will start at 6:00 pm on January 12, 2010 at the Prairie Community Center, 112 South Garfield in Terry.

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  Members of the Buffalo Rapids Union Strategy subcommittee met last week to discuss upcoming negotiations with union representatives. The five-member subcommittee, including three BR Board of Control commissioners and two water users from the irrigation project, will meet with representatives from the International Operating Engineers on Wed. Dec 16 to begin talks on employee contracts.

 By Kay Braddock

  The election for a Farm Service Agency County Committee member in LAA-3 (the south and east part of the county) is complete. The seat up for election was held for the past nine years by Tim Ehman, who reached his term limit.

  When eight-year-old Riley Hauf of Sheridan, Wyo. was diagnosed with T-cell ALL leukemia two years ago, family and friends were looking for practical ways to help out the family. One project, spearheaded by cousin Linda Zeller of Canada, allowed many to become involved helping the family with their ever-increasing medical bills.