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‘Pages from the Past’

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Aug. 10, 1944

‘Pages from the Past’

Aug. 8, 1924

Prairie History

SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1894

Fire Department gets new water tender

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A 2008 Freightliner 2,800-gallon Water Tender has been provided by DNRC County Coop Program for Prairie County fire use. Here, John Riegler (DNRC employee), Deanna Bockness, Todd Devlin, Randy Sanders (DNRC employee), Dennis Teske and Dwight Tague are pictured with the new unit. Submitted Photo

DPHHS proposed rule -- Say what?

On June 16, 2020 DPHHS proposed a new rule to eliminate the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in response to the epidemic of youth e-cigarette product use in Montana. This rule would protect Montana kids, who have been specifically targeted with flavored e-cigarette products and use these products at an alarming rate. According to the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 30% of Montana high school students currently use an e-cigarette and nearly 60% have tried them.

‘Pages from the Past’

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May 31, 1918

Robertson states her commitment, dedication to Prairie County, urges write-in vote

Editor, The Tribune,

Prairie History

A page from Evelyn Cameron’s diary provided by the Prairie County Museum

USDA reports record enrollment in key farm safety-net programs

Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a 5-year average. USDA reminds producers that June 30 is the deadline to enroll in ARC and PLC for the 2020 crop year.

“REPUBLICANS” WHO WENT TO HELENA AND BECAME DEMOCRATS

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Senate Republicans: