Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The hard work of local fire departments and other agencies has kept a 32-acre fire at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall at bay. According to mine General Manager Dan Banghart, fire departments from Whitehall, Harrison, Boulder, Three Forks, Twin Bridges and United State Forest Service all responded to the wildfire that started Saturday afternoon on mine and BLM land. According to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Public Affairs Officer Leona Roderick, the fire was 100 percent... Full story
The Jefferson County Commissioners voted Tuesday on a referendum for a resolution to place a special ambulance district on the November 8 ballot. The Commissioners will vote July 12 on the resolution for the district whose coverage area would include the Whitehall school district, excluding the Whitehall town limits and Madison and Silver Bow Counties. Members of the Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue have requested the district be placed on the ballot. The meeting will take place at the Clerk and Record ers meeting room in Boulder. Prior to... Full story
With over 40 years of combined experience, Dawn Lewton, Gina Ossello, and Tracie Rich of McLeod Realtors are both eager and ready to assist the needs of their clients. They also are happy to announce they have moved into a new office in the heart of downtown Whitehall. The new office is located at 7 North Main Street, inside of the renovated Roper's Building. Although they have been in the office for a short period of time, Lewton said people are already excited about the change, and have... Full story
The Lewis and Clark Caverns were alive with the sound of music on Sunday, June 26. Guests were swingin' and swayin' and clapping hands and singing along as they took a moment on their way to or from the Caverns Tour. This musical weekend had begun several years ago when the Caverns State Park celebrated their 75th Anniversary according to producer Donna Weldon. It was well accepted and continues on. The day holds a wide diversity of music from the Gospel Hour with Donna, John, and Friends, on...
Former residents Jim Capp, Mrs. Charles Davis, Louise Capp Martin and Helen Michel recently came to visit the JV Museum to reminisce about the many adventures they had shared in this small western town. They brought friends from 'The Springs of Butte' an assisted living home and their friend Andrew who was their tour organizer and bus driver. The oldest visitor was 93 and one lady had even skydived and another lady was the wife of the wood carver recently featured on the Museum's Facebook Page!...
With a recall election scheduled in August, and a possibility of a new hospital district on the ballot in November, there are going to be plenty of letters to the editor in the in the upcoming editions of the Whitehall Ledger. We would like to thank everyone who submits letters and puts their thoughts out for others to see. It’s also very important that these letters stay civil or they will never see the pages of the paper. It’s completely fine to feel passionate about something, but profanity or name-calling is not necessary. If someone would...
I had the chance to walk to work the other morning and have to admit it was a great way to start the day. The temperature had yet to hit 50 and while there was crispness in the air, the views and blue sky made it well worth it. There was a symphony of birds, and I was surprised to see so many people out doing the same thing. I almost felt like I was in a Disney movie. I was almost expecting a plethora of movie friendly characters to join me as I frolicked down the street. I even saw a large group running down the street and for a moment I wish...
After years of hard work, Whitehall based Liberty Place Inc. is inching closer to opening their new facility near Belgrade. The non-profit company that assists people with brain injuries, conducted an open house last week at the "Bootstrap Ranch" property on Dry Creek Road. The property used to host a private high school. "We have been working on this project for over three years. During that time, there were many ups and downs and it seemed at times that it would never happen, Liberty Place...
