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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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It was the end of one journey and the start of another last Sunday for the Whitehall High School Class of 2018. A total of 25 students graduated at the afternoon ceremony in Varsity Gym. Whitehall High School Principal Hannah Nieskens welcomed the crowd and praised the graduates for their accomplishments and finishing sixth out of 179 Montana High Schools in ACT testing. Superintendent John Sullivan added the Class of 2018 set a high bar for future classes. Salutatorian Garrison Shaw told his...
The Friday before Memorial Day, the fourth grade class of Donna Loomis made their way to the Whitehall Cemetery to place United States Flags at the graves of Veterans. Loomis, who also serves as a Colonel in the Montana Air National Guard, said the project was part of a civics lesson where the students learned about the origins of Memorial Day. She also wanted the students to know it was much more than a three-day weekend. Loomis also used the project as a way for students to learn to give back...
In the mid 1990's, Whitehall resident Charles Shank fell in love with photography. This Saturday, June 2, he will share his passion with the local community with a photography open house scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coachman Courts located at 406 E. Legion. The event will take place in the upstairs Community Room, and will feature numerous canvas prints, several 8x10 photos, and a handful of 5x7 postcards. The event is free and open to the public. Shank said he is excited about the...
Early next month, local resident in Jefferson County will vote on ballot measure that would help pay for operation costs and equipment for Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue and Elkhorn Search and Rescue. The total amount raised by the levy would be an estimated $29,485 per year, and this is money is integral to operations for the organizations that are vital to the community. When the Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue is called to duty, members do their absolute best to help those in need. It...
It was a special night last Wednesday at Cardwell School for Avery Coombe, Judith Engler, and Westin Scheller who were all honored as eighth-grade graduates. In his Valedictorian speech, Coombe said there many been many memories made at the school, adding although the building is 100 years old, the school still has lots of lives to influence. Coombe said there are no popular groups at the Cardwell School, instead everyone is friends and this is a place that will always be close to their hearts....
Monday, May 21 2:34 p.m. – welfare check, 101 West Legion Avenue, Whitehall 7:22 p.m. - trees/debris on roadway, Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 7:46 p.m. – property-found, Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 8:02 p.m. – traffic stop, Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 8:16 p.m. – traffic roads & moving, Hwy 55, Whitehall 8:19 p.m. – mental crisis, 460 Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 8:36 p.m. – traffic stop, North Whitehall Street, Whitehall 9:16 p.m. – traffic stop, Hwy 55, Whitehall 9:49 p.m. – traffic accident, Robbins Lane, Whitehall Tuesday, May 22 12:36 a.m. – traffic stop, 415...
After a year of success for Trojans athletics, the 2017-18 sports season came to an end last Saturday at the Class B State Track Meet in Laurel. Much has been the case all season -- Whitehall High School had some strong individual efforts at state. "As a whole we had I felt our track team represent Whitehall very well. We had numerous athletes make the finals in numerous events and that's all you can ask for is to give yourself a chance to be one of the top 10 best in Class B," said head coach...
Each Memorial Day, Whitehall American Legion Post #24 and the Ralph Sullender Veterans of Foreign Wars host a special ceremony to honor those who made the Ultimate Sacrifice. Local Veteran Tom Harrington told a nice sized crowd gathered at the Whitehall Ceremony that many people don't understand the true meaning of Memorial Day, and instead think it is a time for sales, barbecues, or three-day weekends. He said it is instead about honoring those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice. A special...
The Rotary Club of Whitehall held its third Bike Safety Class for the third grade children in Whitehall on May 22. Thanks to a generous grant of $212.50 from the Pipestone Quarry that was awarded in 2017, they were able to pay the Bike Walk Montana their fee; the Whitehall Rotary Club purchased the 26 bicycle helmets that were given to the 26 kids who participated in this class. Participating Rotarians were Ed Handl, Hank King, Karen Burtch, and Millie Baycroft; Melinda Barnes of Bike Walk...
With two fights left on her UFC contract, Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg has a plan laid out for her next two opponents. Fresh off a first round TKO over Yana Kuntiskaya at UFC 222 in March, Cyborg said she expects the first two be a fight against the winner of Megan Anderson and Holly Holm who are scheduled to fight June 9 at UFC 225 in Chicago. She then wants a "super fight" with Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes. After beating Holm at UFC 219 in late December, Cyborg said she...
