Scobey News

SCOBEY - The breadth of terrain crossing Montana's northern tier came as a surprise to Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Paul Schneider.

Dr. Joan Dickson ought to be worn out. She is a family practitioner and psychiatrist who runs a solo practice without a nurse, a receptionist or a billing clerk.

If Dr. Joan "Mutt" Dickson runs an unusual medical practice and has an unusual nickname, the path she took to the medical profession was stranger still.

George Lane IR staff photographer - Border Patrol Agent Joe Hazelton uses his binoculars to see if anyone is trying to cross the border, at Kennedy Gulch.

“At the same time, you can't get away with anything.”

When Jeff Greenwood walks across the stage tonight to accept his diploma from Opheim High School, there will be no parade of graduates before or after him. via Great Falls Tribune

Widespread areas of heavy rain were forecast Thursday from the Lower Mississippi Valley through the Upper Midwest. Powerful thunderstorms were likely across a region extending from eastern Texas through western Missouri.

Rain and high elevation snow were forecast from the Cascades to the northern Rockies as a trough of low pressure moves into the region.

Clear skies were anticipated along most of the eastern seaboard, though some isolated showers were forecast for parts of the Southeast. Read more

Ashley Goodian and Neal Levang are planning an Aug. 23 wedding. Her parents are Ed Goodian of Box Elder and the late Judy Goodian. via Great Falls Tribune

Loved your article on Class C basketball [Outpost, March 6]. When I graduated from Scobey, they were Class B as well as all the schools around - Plentywood, Poplar, Wolf Point, Circle, etc. via The Billings Outpost

Keri Tande, daughter of James and Karen Tande of Scobey, Mont. A 1999 graduate of Scobey High School, she is currently enrolled in the nursing program at South Central College in North Mankato. via Free Press

A documentary following five girls basketball teams won the prestigious Big Sky Award at the Big Sky Film Festival in Bozeman last week. via Great Falls Tribune

It takes someone from the Hi-Line, like me, to appreciate the upside of global warming. via Billings Gazette

“For the most part, it has come to an end”

A deep Arctic front packing ugly winds and subzero temperatures transformed the big sky into a murky, miserable, muck of gray clouds and snow Monday, and it might not get much warmer until Wednesday or ... via Billings Gazette

Broadwater Mercantile Antiques, 19th & Broadwater, Open 10-5:30 M-Sa., 11-4:00 Sunday. via The Billings Outpost

BOZEMAN A nationally recognized program designed to empower farm and ranch women to become better business managers, operators and partners in agriculture will be coming to Montana this winter. via The Billings Outpost

A former Montana Republican Party chairman says he will run for the Montana Senate. via Missoulian

SCOBEY - The U.S. Border Patrol will host a grand-opening ceremony for special guests and the public at its new Scobey Border Patrol Substation. via Great Falls Tribune

“Assistant Resident Directors play a very important leadership role within the campus residence life system and work in their building to help ensure that the students living in the halls have a positive experience”

Four Montanans are serving as Assistant Resident Directors at Montana State University this school year. via Montana State University