November 2016

Fergus volleyball team heads to state

After a one-year hiatus, the Fergus High School volleyball team is headed back to the Class A State Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman this weekend. The Golden Eagles play their first match at 2 p.m. on Thursday against Whitefish.

Volleyball Scoreboard

Eastern A Super-Divisional at Laurel
Thursday
Fergus def. Sidney, 25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 25-19
Fergus:  Kills 29 (Ajiah Ross 9, Anna Zimmer 9); Assists 24 (Mikayla Comes 24); Aces 9 (Carley Carpenter 3, Zimmer 3); Digs 75 (Bailey Collins 18, Comes 14); Blocks 3 (Zimmer 3).
Sidney: Kills 32; Assists 29; Aces 8; Digs 75; Blocks 3.

Lady Outlaws just miss going to state

The Lady Outlaws of Roy-Winifred fought back after losing their opening-round battle against Park City during the Southern C Divisional Volleyball Tournament held in Lewistown. The team showed “no quit” as they battled through three loser-out matches on Friday of the tournament to advance to within one match of the championship of the Southern C.

ELECTION RESULTS: Fergus County voters choose Republicans for state and local races

Around 78% of registered voters in Fergus County cast a ballot in Tuesday's election. As of 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the unofficial results for the HD 29 race showed Republican Dan Bartel with a lead of 3,709 to 963 over Democrat Dryn Durley, a roughly 80-20 percent split. In Senate District 15, Republican Ryan Osmundson held a 4,473 to 1,308 lead over Sean McConnaha. 

ELECTION RESULTS: Lewistown's form of government too close to call

As of 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, it remains unknown what form of government the city of Lewistown will have moving forward. 

Fergus County  Clerk and Recorder Rana Wichman told the News-Argus that just 12 votes separate the number of votes for the existing commissioner-manager form of government and the proposed commission-mayor form. 

The unofficial totals are 1,310 votes for the existing commissioner-manager form of government and 1,298 votes for the proposed commission-mayor form. 

ELECTION RESULTS: Judith Basin County reports high voter turnout; chooses Republican candidates

As of 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, unofficial results are in for Judith Basin County. 

Voter turnout was excellent with 86% of registered voters casting a ballot. 

On the national level, county voters went strongly for Donald Trump with 867 votes or 72%, compared with 232 votes for Hilary Clinton. In the race for U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Ryan Zinke received 870 votes or 71%, compared with 321 votes for Denise Juneau. 

Greg Gianforte received the most votes 717 (58%) in the race for governor while Steve Bullock earned 481 votes. 

ELECTION RESULTS: Petroleum County votes for Trump and state Republicans

Unofficial results are beginning to trickle in on Tuesday night. As of 8:50 p.m. results from Petroleum County show strong support for Donald Trump. Unofficial results indicate the Republican candidate earned 276 votes (84%) compared with just 30 for Hillary Clinton. The Liberatarian candidate Gary Johnson received 12 votes. The turnout was 79%. 

Decision time is here!

Election day has arrived and the News-Argus will provide local and state results on our website as soon as they are available. 

The results will not be available in the Wednesday print edition but we will provide complete results and analysis in the Saturday edition of the newspaper. 

Strong, pro-public lands agenda important for Montana’s economy

Hunting, fishing and other forms of outdoor recreation are an important part of the culture, tradition and economy of Montana. A few months ago Bozeman-based Headwaters Economics released a study that shows that big game hunting, especially elk hunting, provides $4 million dollars of economic benefit to Fergus and Petroleum Counties. And that does not include bird hunting, fishing, or the numerous other types of outdoor recreation.

What about unborn Black lives?

Dear Editor,
Black lives matter. Unborn lives matter. Black lives matter. Unborn lives matter.
A large university has reportedly openly embraced the mantra and activities of Black Lives Matter. When students at that same university posted signs that “Unborn Lives Matter,” school officials reprimanded them, saying that “Unborn Lives Matter” was an affront to Black Lives Matter.
I’m confused. You see, 13 percent of our population is African American or Black. Yet 28 percent of abortions are of black unborn babies. If Black Lives Matter—this makes little sense.

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