Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale is predicted to have little trouble winning re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, and recent developments in the race appear to only have buoyed the Republican’s bid for a second term. In early August, Montana’s largest union backed the Independent candidate running in the state’s newly drawn eastern Congressional district, a move that wasn’t unprecedented but was out of character for an organization known for backing Democrats. The Montana Federation of Public Employees endorsed Independent Gary Buchana...
It was suggested that I could strengthen the logic of my last article, "To Record or Not to Record; Is that the Question?" which remains available at https://montanadecides.substack.com if you have not read it, by building on the principle that greater transparency helps to ensure accountability. The reason? It is in the individual's self-interest to have more information about issues that are relevant to them and serves the common good to have more people who are better informed. A great sugges...
At a construction site in Yellowstone County, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the number of new apprenticeships in Montana this year is on track to surpass the number for 2018, 2019, and 2020 combined. “A four-year college degree isn’t the path for everyone, and Montana needs more carpenters, plumbers, welders, and electricians like those I met today,” Gov. Gianforte said. “Through apprenticeships, we’re promoting access to good-paying careers, and it’s paying off. Montana has added a record 700 new apprentices so far this year.” Mont...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 04:23:50 Medical: Sugar Beet Row 07:02:29 Motorist Assist: McKeown Ln 08:22:19 Stranded Motorist: I-90 13:00:01 Medical: East St 016:25:38 Traffic Stop: I-90 16:28:23 911 Open Line: Starvation Point Rd 17:23:32 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 17:57:53 Suspicious: I-90 18:08:32 Motorist Assist I 90 18:20:53 Traffic Stop: Pipestone Rd 9:01:53 Reckless Driver: I-90 19:08:55 Traffic Stop: I-90 20:31:37 Traffic Stop 21:34:35 Motorist Assist: Pipestone Rd 22:19:09 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St MONDAY, AUGUST 29 08:10:45 Extra Patrol:...
Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter on January 8, 1789, “that wherever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” Jefferson’s intent was that if citizens were well informed, they could have the information needed to adequately participate in their government. It is, after all, our responsibility. This sentiment coincides with Article II, Section 9 of the Montana State Constitution which declares, “No person shall be deprived of the right to examine documen...
Senator Steve Daines will be the keynote speaker Sunday, September 11, at the JeffCo Republican Fall Harvest Festival BBQ Banquet planned for 5 PM at The Barn at Kleffner Ranch, 305 MT Hwy 518, East Helena. The Lincoln Reagan Trump event will begin at 3:00 PM with horse-drawn wagon rides, a happy hour sponsored by Chubbys of Clancy, and live music so that attendees can greet and talk with state and county candidates, and begin bidding on silent auction items. Emcee Scott Mendenhall will convene the evening program at 5:00 PM with Sen. Daines...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 00:18:14 Traffic Hazard: Hwy 2 E 00:22:16 Disorderly: Hwy 2 E 00:52:20 Medical: Hwy 2 E 01:15:25 Agency Assist 01:48:06 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 E 03:13:38 Traffic Stop: Hwy 287 04:47:00 Trespass: Hwy 2 E 04:53:50 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 05:07:21 Traffic Offense: I-90 05:15:36 Traffic Stop: I-90 05:47:18 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 06:08:49 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 06:12:50 Traffic Stop: Cardwell Exit 10:19:57 Fire Restriction Violation: Prickly Pear Rd 10:36:14 Harassment: Yellowstone Trl 10:37:33 Missing Person: Hwy 2...
USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams today announced that USDA is awarding $1,079,000 in grants to improve health care facilities in rural Montana. “Access to quality, affordable health care is critical for Montana families and communities,” said Williams. “The Emergency Rural Healthcare Grant program is a great way USDA Rural Development can help a diversity of health care facilities respond to their communities’ needs locally and effectively, and we are honored to be able to facilitate that.” The Biden-Harris Admini...
Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton announced an $18 million investment to fund 31 child care innovation grants across the state. “For too long, Montana’s working families faced a shortage of child care providers, putting them between a rock and a hard place,” Gov. Gianforte said. “To increase access to sustainable, quality child care and address this longstanding problem, we’re investing in quality providers who operate in child care deserts throughout our state.” R...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 04:51:43 Medical: N Whitehall St 08:55:22 Citizen Assist 10:07:54 Citizen Assist: I-90 10:21:32 Motor Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 13:54:21 Stranded Motorist 15:20:48 Medical: Hanson Ln 18:22:30 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 21:08:45 Traffic Stop 21:47:42 Traffic Stop: W First St 23:19:13 Motorist Assist: W Commercial Way 23:28:07 Traffic Stop: I-90 MONDAY, AUGUST 8 00:36:23 Motorist Assist: I-90 01:33:22 Suspicious Vehicle: Tebay Ln 02:20:34 Traffic Stop: W Second St 02:40:16 Warrant: N Whitehall St 10:04:14 Citizen Assist: N...
Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh started off the August Town Council meeting, held in the Town Hall, by dispelling a recent rumor. “The Town did not kill the Rotary Fish Pond’s fish. It is sad that it happened, but the Town did not have anything to do with it,” she said. The Rotary Club Fish Pond, which turns 100 years old this year, housed fish throughout the summer. Late last month it was discovered the fish were deceased as the valves inside the pond were manually turned off. Town Clerk Allissa Christensen said that the Town’s IRS issues... Full story
It’s late afternoon in August, you look out your window and a typical bright summer day is suddenly growing very dark. You step outside and the air is filled with a thick brown haze blotting out the sun, and you can hardly make out your neighbor’s house across the street. The wind is howling, breathing is difficult in the smoke and heat, and you can hear sirens in the distance. You aren’t sure where the fire is, but your nose tells you it’s close. What you do now can be the difference between survival and entrapment. Are you ready? As the hea...
If you encounter a closed road or trail (which is obviously not a federal highway, a state highway, or a city street) and you believe it may be a legally accessible road, here are some things you can do to check it out: FIRST, is it in a National Forest? If so, check with the Regional Forester office to see if a private easement or fee tile exists. If not, take your case to the Regional Forester. It could also be a county road within the boundaries of the National forest. In that case you will have to deal with county authorities. Keep in mind...
SUNDAY, JULY 31 06:33:35 911 Hang Up 11:00:43 Medical: Hwy 41 11:43:56 Trespass: Lower Rader Creek Rd 13:40:39 Trespass: Hwy 2 E 13:43:55 Stranded Motorist: I-90 16:52:51 Welfare Check: Makowski Ln 17:20:10 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 17:35:53 Traffic Stop: I-90 17:49:36 Citizen Assist: First St 18:24:20 Dog at Large: Tebay Ln 19:01:31 Stolen Vehicle: Whitetail Rd 19:35:02 Disorderly: S Whitehall St 20:30:00 Medical: I-90 21:16:08 Traffic Stop: E Second St 21:48:52 Traffic Stop: Pipestone Rd 22:36:27 Traffic Stop MONDAY, AUGUST 1 01:36:31...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold a public hearing via telephone to collect comment on an administrative rule change that was proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission at its June meeting. The public hearing will be Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. and will be on a rule proposal to postpone the implementation of a commercial use cap on the Madison River. The public comment hearing will be held via phone. A previous announcement of this hearing, mistakenly referred to it as a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. In 2020, the Fish and Wildlife...
SUNDAY, JULY 17 03:43:07 Suicide Threats: Delmoe Lake Rd 08:55:52 Medical: I-90 10:38:55 911 Hang Up: I-90 15:21:39 Criminal Mischief: Delmoe Lake Rec Area 16:14:11 Citizen Assist: I-90 17:56:16 Motorist Assist: I-90 18:08:16 DUI: Hwy 55 19:10:34 Traffic Stop 20:16:09 Alarm 21:00:14 Civil Standby: Pipestone Rd 22:02:24 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 E 22:50:10 Traffic Stop: I-90 23:46:19 Suspicious Vehicle: Piedmont Rd MONDAY, JULY 18 01:18:12 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 W 01:56:57 Traffic Stop: Old Stage Coach Rd 08:47:50 Animal: Hwy 41 13:16:48 Warrant:...
SUNDAY, JULY 10 00:20:46 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 02:34:50 Medical: E First St 11:14:40 Traffic Offense: I-90 12:14:49 911 Open Line: I-90 16:51:39 Parking: Hwy 2 E 19:28:48 Medical: Hwy 2 E 20:21:43 Reckless Driver: I-90 20:43:08 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 20:59:14 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 21:14:39 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 21:45:35 Traffic Stop: E Legion St 21:54:03 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 22:18:19 Suspicious Vehicle: Yellowstone Trl 22:29:32 Traffic Stop: W First St 22:42:45 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 23:31:40 Traffic Stop: I-90...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has launched a new program to help persons with behavioral health conditions successfully quit tobacco products. “Many individuals with behavioral health conditions want to stop smoking but may face extra challenges in successfully quitting,” DPHHS Director Adam Meier said. “Through the new Behavioral Health Program, participants will have access to specially trained coaches and additional coaching calls to help them overcome these challenges.” DPHHS officials say, in Montana, tobacco...
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet over Zoom at 6 p.m. on Aug. 2 to consider a proposal to postpone the implementation of a commercial use cap on the Madison River. In 2020, the commission adopted rules regarding the recreational use of the Madison River. These rules included a commercial use cap that would limit fishing outfitting and guiding for each outfitter and guide to the number of trips they reported in 2019 or 2020, whichever is higher. The commercial use cap is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023. However,...
A Shepherd man lost his hunting privileges for 16 years and will pay fines and restitution exceeding $6,000 after pleading guilty to 16 state and federal charges of poaching mule deer and leaving some parts at a federal recreation area. Brayden Reed, 19, pleaded guilty in Yellowstone County Justice Court to four counts of unlawful possession of deer, two counts of wasting game, three counts of hunting during a closed season, two counts of unlawful use of equipment, two counts of hunting without...
SUNDAY, JULY 3 00:09:52 Agency Assist: I-90 01:48:29 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 W 08:22:27 Animal: I-90 10:26:36 Traffic Stop 10:38:06 Animal: Hwy 55 10:40:51 Animal: I-90 14:13:31 Stranded Motorist: I-90 15:01:05 Transport: Highland Blvd 19:56:34 Traffic Stop: I-90 20:08:18 Motorist Assist: I-90 20:59:19 Assist: Pipestone/Bluebird Ln 21:37:38 Stranded Motorist: I-90 23:29:14 911 Open Line: Hwy 55 MONDAY, JULY 4 05:48:32 Medical: Hwy 2 E 09:35:24 Fraud: Hwy 2 W 09:37:02 Motor Vehicle Accident (Injury: Cold Springs Rd 11:27:40 Animal: Daly Rd 12:20:53...
I moved to Wyoming a few years ago for its outdoor recreation, but I also liked the state’s history of championing equal rights for women. As early as 1869, it codified women’s voting rights, 50 years before the 19th Amendment did the same thing. Western women in the 19th century quickly proved their mettle, helping to build communities in rugged and isolated landscapes. But now, sadly, Wyoming has agreed to subjugate women. In March, Wyoming’s governor signed a “trigger bill” that would ban abortions in the state five days after the Supreme C...
Roe v. Wade—the Supreme Court decision that mobilized generations of pro-life activists and shaped evangelicals’ political engagement for half a century—has been overturned. Millions have marched, protested, lobbied, and prayed for the end of the landmark abortion rights ruling. After 49 years, and more than 63 million abortions, the time has come. Christian leaders called the ruling “once unthinkable” and marked today as “the day we have all been waiting for” and “one of the most important days in American history.” “We hold that Roe and C...
Voters in rural areas across the country heavily rely on alternative ways to vote, including voting by mail and in-person early voting, and newly proposed state legislation would restrict their ability to cast a ballot, according to a new report by the nonpartisan election policy group Secure Democracy USA. The report, The Forgotten Voters: How Current Threats to Voting Hurt Rural Americans, found that nearly half of all rural voters in the United States voted by mail or voted early in person in the 2020 election. “Nothing should restrict an Am...
Following months of widespread, bipartisan opposition, proposed Ballot Measure I-191 received virtually none of the required 30,000 signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. Friday, June 17th was the deadline for all proposed Montana ballot measures to gather signatures. Requests to the five largest Montana county election offices showed only 10 signatures were submitted of the 30,000 needed, and those 10 appear to be collected online, something the Montana Supreme Court ruled against in a case involving the I-191 proponent in May....
