🌱 How the new Sleeping Buffalo Water District could affect Malta residents

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In today's newsletter:

• How the new Sleeping Buffalo Water District could affect Malta residents
• Why Phillips County's sheriff is leaving early for a new badge

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Legals for September 30, 2026 (phillipscountynews.com) — Local residents should know that Phillips County commissioners will hold a public hearing on October 5 at 2:15 p.m. at the Malta courthouse to consider creating the Sleeping Buffalo Water District. The notice also prints the full text of two statewide constitutional initiatives that Malta voters will see on the November 3, 2026 ballot, covering judicial elections and citizen initiative rights.
   

• It's Just Another Chapter (phillipscountynews.com) — Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle is stepping down early to become Glasgow's new chief of police, opening the way for Sheriff-elect Brian Robinson to take over sooner than planned. Lytle reflects on two decades of service in Phillips County and says he'll stay connected to the area, even hoping to golf in leagues in both Glasgow and Malta while enjoying more hunting time this fall.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• HSVB vs. Malta (C/JV/V)
  Glasgow K-12 Schools Glasgow, MT 59230
  4:00 pm
Friday October 2
• VB vs. Brockton (5:00)
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
• Football Game @ Wolf Point
  Wolf Point
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• XC @ Fort Peck 10:00
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
Friday October 9
• Jams/JH BB vs. Lustre (3/4/5/6)
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
• VB vs. Lustre (7:30)
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
Saturday October 10
• VB @ NC (5:00)
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
• XC @ Sidney 10:00
  Nashua 7-8 Nashua, MT 59248
• Conrad Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Chinook →
  Chinook High School, 528 Ohio St N, Chinook
  7:00 pm
• Conrad Girls Cowboys Volleyball at Chinook →
  Chinook MT
  7:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Chinook City Council - Regular Meeting →
  Chinook City Hall, 300 Ohio Street N, Chinook
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Poplar Girls JV Volleyball @ Glasgow →
  Glasgow High School, 1 Scotty Pride Dr, Glasgow
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Glasgow

• Glasgow Shooting Range Acquisition and Development FWP-CEA-POR-R6-26-007 (theoutdoorwire.com)
• Glasgow volleyball dominates in win over Poplar (glasgowcourier.com)
• "I know I didn't vote against it:" Austin contests no vote on street repair package (glasgowcourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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