Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has issued a fish consumption advisory for Piedmont Pond, south of Whitehall. The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) conducted water sampling in the area as a part of their groundwater investigation of the Upper Jefferson Valley. They discovered elevated concentrations of arsenic in the pond and an adjacent monitoring well. The concentrations of arsenic found in the pond exceeded the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) numeric water quality...
This year's campaign for governor pits two candidates with very different impressions of how Montana is doing and what should be done to make life better against one another. At a construction site in Helena, Montana, Republican Greg Gianforte told a group of contractors clad in orange shirts and work boots that things had to change after 16 years of Democrats controlling the governor's mansion to make sure Montana's best days are ahead. "We're going to get government out of the way," the...
The rocky road to Ringing Rocks will soon be smoother after Bureau of Land Management road crews finish scraping and leveling troublesome portions of the route. The road to the popular geologic site will be closed through Oct. 9. The Ringing Rocks site, a unique geological formation whose rocks chime when tapped lightly with a hammer, is 12 miles northwest of Whitehall. For more information, contact the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7600....
Celia Ellen Kloos, 90, of Twin Bridges, Montana passed peacefully away on September 21st, 2020 at the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center. Celia was born in Whitehall on April 9, 1930, daughter to the late George and Ellen (Stark) Mercer. Celia married her true love, Arthur Kloos in 1974 and they farmed in Waterloo until 1978 when they retired to Twin Bridges. Celia and Art were faithful Twin Bridges Falcon fans and attended every game possible. In 1996, they were presented an appreciation plaque...
It was an amazing week for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. Coming off a week where their lone match was cancelled due to a positive COVID case at Jefferson High School, the Lady Trojans showed no signs of rust picking up a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 Tuesday win over Three Forks and avenged an earlier season loss with a 25-17, 25-16, 19-25 and 25-20 Thursday victory over Big Timber. Having practiced two weeks without a game, Head Coach Kyla Simon was proud of how fired up here team came out...
For the second time in under a month, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will square off against rival Jefferson High School. After having their non-conference seasons cancelled, the two teams decided to meet in their season opener on September 4 in Whitehall (1-2) with the Trojans picking up an 18-6 non-conference victory over the visiting Panthers (1-3). Whitehall is coming into the game after a 42-0 loss last week to second-ranked Manhattan. Trojans Head Coach Dan Lacey was...
