Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Barrick Gold officials are anticipating a reduction in force at the Golden Sunlight Mine on September 30. At a Community Transition Advisory Committee meeting last week, Mine General Manager Dan Banghart said an email was sent to employees April 10 informing them of the anticipated September 30 RIF. Banghart reported the end of life for the underground would be in late April April and they are anticipating shutting down operations in the mill in the latter half of May. Barrick Gold announced at...
For Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh, the annual Town of Whitehall Spring Cleanup is her favorite week of the year. This year's event is scheduled to take place April 23 to 26. Janacaro Hensleigh said the event is extremely important for the town's appearance, especially for visitors. "First impressions say a lot. A clean town speaks volumes," she said. Local high school students will once again be taking part in the cleanup event that was started in the 1980's. Underclassmen will be participating...
The other day I was at the grocery store searching for some chipotle peppers in adobo sauce when I overheard two ladies having a conversation. They had not seen each other in quite some time and were very happy to see each other and exchange pleasantries with a few questions about how things were going. I could tell at a point in time they were very close as they both asked about their spouses, kids, and jobs. At the end of the conversation, they both said they really needed to get ahold of...
It is with great sadness that the family of Norma Joy Ohren (Thoreson), age 67 of Whitehall Montana, announce her passing on the morning of April 10, 2019. Norma was born in Bagley, MN on May 4th 1951. She grew up with her siblings and worked at the Mileage Café in town where she met and fell in love with Richard Ohren. They married, had a son and set up a homestead in Whitehall, MT. She worked as a waitress/bartender throughout her life. When her mother Grace passed away, Norma and Richard brought her sister Jo into their home to raise....
There were plenty of strong performances last Thursday for the Whitehall High School Track team at the Big Timber Meet in Columbus. The Trojans had two individual champions in their second meet of the season, with Cade Briggs winning the javelin and Charlynn Mercer finishing in first in the discus. "The second time out I thought ended very well for us. We got to see a lot of competition within our district as well as our division," said head coach Dan Lacey. "Anytime you are able to have a meet...
It was a busy weekend of action for the Whitehall High School Tennis team. Competing at the Great Falls Tournament, the Lady Trojans had a win for each player who made the trip. The team went 12-10 in singles and 6-4 in doubles matches. Head Coach Kerry Sacry said it was good learning experience for his team. Britney Welker went 2-3 at number one singles for Whitehall. She won 8-6 over Rachel DeLeon of Poplar, and 8-1 over Hannah French of Boulder. Alicia Konold went 2-3 for Whitehall. She...
