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CONNIE WITTAK, of Flaxville, recently received a star quilt at the Poplar Middle School assembly. She is finishing up her second year as Home Economics teacher there, as well as other duties. Mariah Dimas posted on her facebook page along with pictures — “Some people make a difference simpl...

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Does one recall that big prairie fire southwest of Scobey (northeast of Lustre) on Wednesday, April 29, 2026? Smoke could be seen from a very large radius from all directions. Around 612 acres burned. The Daniels County Fire Department, based in Scobey, had all of its fire trucks responding. Membe...

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Heather Brower earns the distinction of turning into the Leader newspaper the first photo of a crocus spotted in the area. She snapped the photo over the past week south of the Navajo area. The crocus has been known throughout recorded history, mainly as the source of saffron. There are over 2...

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Redtail Communications of Billings was in Scobey last week removing obsolete antennas from a wood pole next to Nemont’s communications tower, located between the fire halls and the Nemont Central Office on 2nd Ave W. The new siren above right, was originally planned to be installed atop the...