Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Voters in Jefferson County approved Tuesday a ballot measure that will permanently increase tax liability to generate an estimated $29,485 per year for the Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue in and the Elkhorn Search and Rescue. In results from the Montana Secretary of States web site, the measure passed by a vote of 2,413 to 1,020. In other local primary races, Steve Andersen and Dean Hilderbrand advanced to the November General Election in the race for Jefferson County Justice of the Peace. Andersen received 1,277 votes and Hildebrand...
It will be a great time for a great cause this Saturday at the Whitehall Community Center with the Erik Todd Benefit fundraiser scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. The event will raise money for the former longtime Cardwell resident who suffered a serious head injury during a March snowboarding accident. The son of Lynette Green and John Todd, he was raised in Cardwell and a 2017 graduate of Butte High School. He was attending Southern Utah University at the time of the accident. Among the event org...
In June of 2017, over 1,000 spectators made their way through the gates at the Montana Mule Days at the Rodeo Grounds in Whitehall. The three-day event will return to Whitehall this week with a record 151 classes planned from June 8 to 10. The event will start each day at 8 a.m. and the price of admission is $5 a day or $10 for three days. The only mule and donkey show in Montana, the event that brings in participants from across the western United States and Canada is a presentation of the Mont...
With just a few days left for students and staff, high waters in late May made things interesting at Cardwell School. Jefferson County Commissioner Leonard Wortman made two visits to the school and said while the conditions were not terrible, the building was surrounded by water and most of the playground equipment was in the water. Cardwell Board of Trustees member Dawn Lewton said she was not aware of any damages. In her weekly For Your Information column, Cardwell resident Arcylle Shaw...
Things will be a little bit different when the annual Whitehall Farmer’s Market opens for business next Saturday, and this is a good thing for the local community. Event organizers are transitioning into a “Street Market” in Legion Park and this should bring life back into the market that has seen a recent dip in attendance. The “Street Market” concept still allows the traditional “Farmer’s Market” products like produce, but also opens the door for a lot more vendors that should result in better attendance. This could include favorites like...
There has been a great deal amount of work completed on the Montana Department of Transportation Whitehall South Project. According to Melissa Shannon of Strategies 360, work is continuing on the project that started in March, and they have made significant progress on the bridge replacement over Pipestone Creek on Montana Highway 55. Shannon said following completion of the installation of reinforced steel on the bridge, on May 23 concrete was poured for the bridge deck, adding thehe deck will...
As the Whitehall High School Class of the 2018 ventures out into the world, a new class in ready to start their journey. The Class of 2022 took their first steps to earning their diplomas at last week's Eighth Grade Promotion. Principal Hannah Nieskens said after nine years of school, the kids have only four years remaining. Class President Adam Williams also addressed the crowd and told the audience and classmates he was honored to speak and discussed the pros and cons of middle school. He...
The directors of the Whitehall Farmers' Market are pleased to announce they will be expanding this year to include an Open Air Street Market, open to all home based businesses, community fundraising groups, and those with vintage or repurposed goods to sell. In addition, regular demonstrations, events, and children's activities are being planned throughout the season. It has also been proposed that downtown businesses hold regular "Saturday Sidewalk Sales" in conjunction with the Market as a...
The schedule is just about complete for the 2018 Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. The Trojans currently have eight scheduled games, the first a non-conference home game August 31 against perennial power Missoula Loyola. Head Coach Dan Lacey said he is still looking to find the season opener for August 24. The August 31 game will be a matchup against two of the best programs in the state. The Rams played for the state title in 2016, the same year the Trojans advanced to the...
