The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

The mission of the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is to bring individuals, businesses, and organizations together to enrich the community of Whitehall. The annual Whitehall Frontier Days Rodeo is one of the best ways to accomplish this, but help is...

ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are on fire lately. There’s seemingly nothing you touch that won’t turn to gold afterward. This trend will continue, but try not to let it go to your head. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, unless you take swift...

The fact humans have so much trouble understanding each other’s differences says that they aren’t ready for extraterrestrial contact. The ultimate proof that there are no such things as ghosts is the fact that ghosts never haunt serial...

Dear Jo, Have you ever listened to a song and had thoughts that you wish life could be that way? Movies make me feel the same way. I feel incredibly happy when the movie is happy, sad when the movie is sad...all the emotions. Am I naive to believe...

Peter Stoner, philosopher and mathematician at Pasadena College a few years ago, described the probability of Jesus Christ fulfilling just 8 of those 300 Messianic prophecies are described in the Old Testament record. “Try to visualize this...

June 25, 1997 The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) and Montana Rail Link (MRL) were discussing possible arrangements that would lead to MRL operating freight trains over the trackage west of Whitehall over Homestake Pass. Both BNSF...

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 00:01:33 Traffic Stop: Jackrabbit Ln 00:19:06 Traffic Stop: Jackrabbit Ln 08:33:57 Domestic (Non-Violent): W Viella St 10:14:39 Traffic Stop: I-90 11:09:48 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 12:01:18 Warrant: Whitetail Rd 12:26:41 Warrant:...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in August. Under the new commission process, FWP is taking public comment on these proposals now and will present the...

Did you know? Lane filtering for motorcycles is legal in Montana, per the passage of SB9 by the Montana State Legislature in October 2021. The new law defines lane filtering as “the act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped or...

The Whitehall Garden club will meet Wednesday, July 6 at the Vorden’s Conference Room. Social time is at 9:30 AM, the meeting at 10 AM, and our program is at 11 AM. This month we are happy to have Dr. Jack Kirkley as our guest speaker on the...

Please join us on July 2, 2022, as we commemorate the Life of Roger (& Rita) Siemens. Beginning at noon, there will be a brief graveside service at the Silver Star Cemetery, followed by an afternoon of celebration and open house at their home at... Full story

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...

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...

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...

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...