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The Prairie County Museum’s year in review

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2020 was a year we will all remember. But let’s start here with 2019 before all the havoc broke loose. It was a good year with 622 people coming through the Museum and Gallery. We had our wonderful volunteers coming in and helping out throughout the summer. Before that the homemaker clubs arrived and helped with the cleaning…unsung heroes in our minds. The anonymous donor donated again-so much appreciated.

Vaccine Arrives

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On Dec. 21, 2020, Tylene Eaton, RN, Prairie County Public Health Nurse, received an email notifying her that 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine had been allocated to Prairie County. By Monday afternoon, she received virtual education on how to administer the vaccine, along with other information and documents to provide to the recipients.

By Wednesday, Dec. 23, the vaccine had arrived.

County Officials sworn in

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Prairie County Elected Officials were sworn in on Dec. 30, at the Prairie County Courthouse. Pictured, from left, are Justice of the Peace Mary Bucher, administering the oath of office to County Attorney Daniel Rice, Clerk of Court/Clerk and Recorder Shari Robertson, and Commissioner, Christine Keltner. 

Annual Coyote Call Contest a Success

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On December 4th through the 6th, 2020, the Prairie County Sportsman Association held their annual coyote calling contest. We had 32 teams signed up this year.

MT SBA District

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MT SBA District Director Montana Small Business Administration Director Brent Donnelly visited Robertson’s Creative Creations last Wednesday as part of a statewide tour. Donnelly visited a small business in all 56 counties over the course of 7 days to promote shopping locally ahead of Christmas. He is pictured here, at left, displaying a map of his journey with Terry highlighted, along with owner Shari Robertson and family.

Prairie County to receive vaccine this week

Prairie County Public Health was expected to receive its first 100 doses of the recently-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Southside

Dorcas Lee was a lunch guest of Nancy Birkholz on Thursday. Secret Pal gift to Dorcas from Nancy was given. Nancy’s (Dorcas’s secret pal) gift is still in the mail !!!!!

Rural communities must get serious about responding to COVID-19

We are nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and cases in rural America are increasing at a rapid rate. The impacts vary greatly across rural states, yet per-capita infections are most extreme in communities occupied by meatpacking plants, predominantly in the Midwest, low-income African American communities in the Southeast, and Native Americans.

Survey shows strongest growth since 2013 on farmland prices and equipment sales

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The December Creighton University survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwest states where agriculture and energy are critical to the economy showed the strongest growth for farmland prices and farm equipment sales since June 2013. The index is a survey of bankers in about 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300 in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Churches struggle to decide how to celebrate Christmas during pandemic

Churches all over the nation are trying to figure out how to celebrate Christmas during the Coronavirus pandemic, a decision influenced by shut-down laws, broadband availability, and local sentiment.