Community

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

Prairie History

SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1894

Calendar of Events

Tuesday, July 6,13,20,27

Center Menu

Please call the Prairie Community Center at 635-5364 a day prior to the meal to reserve your seat.

Terry Cowboy Band serenaded a president

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The legacy of the Terry Cowboy Band was, fittingly, chiseled in stone near Mount Rushmore in 1927.

‘Pages from the Past’

July 6, 1944

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.

Seeking photos featuring Prairie County

The Prairie County Economic Development Council is working with a committee of volunteers to put up new signs at the informational kiosks located at 4-Corners Convenience Store. We would like to feature several photos that capture the beauty and spirit of Prairie County. We would love to see what photos the community has to share!

The sorrow behind Tom and Theresa Murn’s gift

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For all of the joyous times at Murn Park — the Fourth of July picnics, and family reunions over 92 years — it’s hard to forget the inescapable sorrow behind Tom and Theresa Murn's extraordinary gift to their adopted community.

Prairie History

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1894