Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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After last winter's record setting snowfall, the mountains across the state of Montana have received sporadic snowfall so far this year, leaving some river basins near normal for snowpack, while others are below normal on January 1. Early season snowfall has favored regions along the Continental Divide in western and south-central Montana so far this winter, and this is where the highest snowpack percentages can be found. "What's been unique about this winter so far is that the snowpack in...
After moving to the Friday of Frontier Days in 2018, the Montana Shakespeare in the Park performance in Whitehall will be returning to August in 2019. At a Whitehall Chamber of Commerce meeting last month, Past President Jan Throne told members she had again requested a date for Frontier Days, but MSHIP informed her that would not work and she selected the option of Thursday, August 29. Chamber members decided to pick "Merry Wives of Windsor" as the 2019 play. Thorne also discussed where to...
Long time Madison Valley rancher, Barry Rice, owner of Rice Ranches Inc., passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 unexpectedly from a heart attack. Barry was on the ranch, loading cattle and doing what he loved when God decided it was time. Barry Leslie Rice was born on March 6, 1953 in Butte, Montana to Bob and Bonnie (MacMillan) Rice. Barry graduated from Ennis High School in 1972. Following high school, Barry attended and graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor degree in...
A few days before Christmas I received some saddening news about the death of a longtime friend in Wyoming. In my time knowing Garry Gouger he was a co-worker who I would later work directly for. He was a mentor and someone who always made me laugh even if I was having the worst of days. He had no filter, a huge heart, and showed me that work should be fun not a horrible place you dread going to. I first met Garry when I was a hired as a full-time reporter at the daily newspaper in my hometown....
Whitehall senior Cade Briggs had a huge night Saturday leading the way for the Trojans impressive 53-37 home conference win over Manhattan. Briggs finished his night with a career high of 23 points. Whitehall (3-5, 2-2 5B) head coach Zach McLean said Briggs had a couple looks early in the first quarter that he did not shoot. "We told him those are shots he HAS to take for us. I thought Cade responded really well. Cade is a good shooter and he has to stay aggressive," he said. After trailing...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team faced off against some strong competition at last week's Tom LeProwse Invitational in Bozeman. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the invitational is designed as a Class AA tournament and the Trojans were one of the few Class B Schools who competed among the 29 teams. "It is good for us to see that level of competition and see how we stack up," he said. Leading the way for the Trojans was Dawson Powers who finished in seventh place at 113 pounds. Sacry...
It will be a battle of two of the top teams in the state this Friday night when the Whitehall High School girls basketball team travel for a road matchup against Townsend. Both squads will enter the matchup with perfect 8-0 records. The Lady Trojans (8-0, 4-0 5B) swept their two games at home last week with a 65-25 victory Thursday over Twin Bridges and a 47-33 win Saturday over Manhattan. While it had been 12 days since their last game, there were no signs of rust against the Lady Falcons. The...
