Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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When 9,750 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Montana as early as this week the delivery will mark the beginning of a complex distribution plan organized by public health officials, hospital administrations and commercial pharmacies. The goal of the initial round of distribution, state officials say, is to get the vaccine to as many frontline health care workers as possible. As of Tuesday, Montana reported 17,293 active cases, with approximately 70% of the state's ICU beds full, and...
On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988 hotline will provide a phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. Some area codes, like the 406 area code in Montana, currently allow 7-digit dialing to complete a local phone call. As a result of FCC Order 20-100, area codes that allo...
Demolition work is continuing in the mill area at the Barrick Golden Sunlight mine in Whitehall. At a Community Transition Advisory Committee meeting last week, Mine General Manager Chuck Buus reported a significant amount of demolition has taken place including the removal of the mills and cutting of concrete pedestals. The work is to ready the facility for the Tailings Reprocessing Project. Buus told committee members in his opinion the permitting is going well, and they should have a date...
Clement "Clem" Joseph Patritti, 83, of Whitehall passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Dec. 7, 2020. Clem was born May 8th, 1937, to Clement and Victoria (Carpino) Patritti in Philipsburg, MT. He grew up in Butte, MT, where he attended Butte Central School. Clem worked for Carter gas station through his high school years, upon graduation he and his dad purchased the gas station and changed it to Clem's Enco. In 1960, Clem joined the Army, where he proudly served his... Full story
Patsey, John F. 06/10/1941 - 12/11/2020 Born in Denver, CO to Francis (Pat) Patsey and Ursula Patsey (Wagner). John was raised in east Denver and graduated from Regis High School. He retired from Xcel energy after 37 years. John served in Vietnam in 1968-69 with the Colorado Air National Guard. He was an adventurer and mountaineer, summiting 54 of Colorado's 14'ers as well as Pico de Orizaba in Mexico. John raced the Baja 1000 in Mexico, flew airplanes, and drove fast Fords across the country. H...
Harold Lee Smith, 77, of Whitehall, died on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Bozeman. He was born at the old hospital in Whitehall on November 23, 1943 to Virgil and Hazel Smith. Harold grew up on and worked the family ranch in Twin Bridges until he graduated from Twin Bridges Highschool and moved to Havre, MT to attend college. After college Harold became a heavy equipment operator for the Anaconda Mining Company in Butte and later for the Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall and worked there up until his retirement. Harold had a quiet demeanor and...
Sept. 21, 1950-Nov. 26, 2020 Father Daniel Driscoll, age 70, passed away Nov. 26, 2020, Thanksgiving Day, at Big Sky Living Center. Dan will be sadly missed by his sister, brothers, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and his church family. Dan was born Sept. 21, 1950 in Butte to Jamie and Ellen (Gigi Salvagni) Driscoll, the second of four children. Dan's life held many challenges, starting with being born several months early. This left him with poor vision and partial deafness, which he...
Whitehall High School student-athletes were back in action December 7 with practice starting for both basketball and wrestling. While school officials are stilling piecing together the wrestling schedule that will look much different in 2021, the basketball schedule has been released. Whitehall will officially open their season Saturday, January 2 with a 5B District road game at Sweet Grass County in Big Timber. The two Trojans squads will open their home season with a Thursday, January 7 game...
Jefferson County Radio is getting into the holiday spirit playing “country sounds of the season.” The stations will be playing the special holiday music through Christmas day. The local stations will be featuring classic country artists Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, the Statler Brothers, Burl Ives, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, and many more. The Jefferson County stations are: Basin, 98.3 FM; Boulder 105.9 FM, Cardwell, 106.1 FM; Elk Park 103.7 FM, Jefferson City 100.3 FM, Montana City 105.9 FM and Whitehall 106.5 FM. Jefferson County Rad...
