Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Sitting in his office last Friday morning, Corner Store owner Tim Mulligan took time to reflect on his nearly thirty years as a business owner. With the store officially changing hands to a Thriftway Super Stops this week, Mulligan has mixed emotions about selling, but also knows he is leaving at the right time. Growing up, Mulligan was able to learn about small business first-hand with his parents owning an insurance and real estate agency. He also felt they stayed too long and became...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team will return a wealth of varsity experience when they open the season September 3 at Townsend. The Lady Trojans will welcome back three seniors with Meagan Johnson, Kendra Klapan, and Dalaney Scafani all returning for their final year with the program. Other key returners for the team include juniors Haley Briggs and Brynna Wolfe, and sophomore Maxine Hoagland. Incoming freshman Charity Nieskens and Lindsay Briggs will also return after playing on last...
It looks like the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will get a non-conference game --- well sort of. After having their first three games of the season canceled due to an order from the Jefferson County Health Department barring non-conference games for the Trojans and Jefferson High School, the two county teams have decided to schedule an exhibition game for September 4 at 7 p.m. According to Whitehall Head Coach Dan Lacey, the two teams will meet in a game that will not count in...
Students in both public and private schools will be required to wear masks at the start of the upcoming school year. Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a Directive last Wednesday that is applicable to counties with four or more active COVID-19 cases. Jefferson County currently has five active cases. At the time of the announcement, the Whitehall School District did not have a mandatory mask policy for the 2020-21 school year. On July 15, Bullock announced a directive that required the...
The Jefferson County Health Department has directed both Whitehall and Jefferson High Schools they will not be able to participate in non-conference games for the 2020 Fall season. According to Whitehall District Officials, the schedules will be modified accordingly. The Whitehall football team was originally scheduled to start the year with three non-conference games including August 28 against Cut Bank, September 4 at Shepherd, and September 11 against Missoula Loyola. Their original schedule...
Jefferson County Commissioner Cory Kirsch announced last week the county is looking for some help to allow them to hold polling place elections rather than a mail-in only election in November. "We are in need of election judges for the polling places and without these critical volunteers, our polling place election may not be possible. This task requires you to be at the polling place all-day on Election Day and to wear personal protective equipment," he said. Earlier this month, Governor Steve...
After hosting the annual Frontier Days celebration in July, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with plans for the Fall Festival. They are also hosting a special "Hot Summer Nights event Wednesday, August 19. Chamber President John Kreis said "Hot Summer Nights" would be similar to take out night events this summer but would be a little bit larger with music in the park and vendors. The event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. and will feature music from local band KneeJürk! The...
Whitehall Town officials are pleased with the result of the recent chip sealing project completed by HardDrives Inc. At a Council meeting Monday, Whitehall Public Works Director Kory Klapan told the governing body the chip seal looks wonderful compared to when the company did the project in 2017 and that it should work out well. Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh said both the recently completed MDT sidewalk and the chip seal project both turned out well. HardDrives Inc. had originally provided a chi...
Three Forks resident Julia Caruana was returning home after to a trip to Pipestone when she saw the vandalization to the joint campaign sign for U.S. President Donald Trump and Montana Senate District 38 candidate Jim Buterbaugh. What she witnessed propelled her into action. Caruana said there is always that "what the" moment when you've driven past something countless times has suddenly changed and she spent much of that evening storming over how something like this could happen in Whitehall...
Enrollment is now open for the new Kindergarten Readiness Program in Whitehall. The program is for children who are at least four years old by September 10 and will take place during the week from 12:10 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Whitehall Superintendent Hannah Nieskens said the district is excited to offer another kindergarten readiness opportunity in the community. "Head Start and private preschools have caps on enrollment, so there are some kids in Whitehall who don't get the opportunity to attend a...
With a second-place finish at last week's Southern A District Tournament in Three Forks, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws are headed to the State Tournament this week in Lewistown. The Outlaws will open play Thursday, August 6 at 4 p.m. against one seed Glacier. The winner of the game is scheduled to play Friday at 7 p.m. and the loser will play Friday at 1 p.m. Playing as the third seed, Gallatin Valley went 3-2 at last week's district tourney picking up a 7-6 win in their opening game last...
As it stands today, fall sports in Whitehall are scheduled to start on time. The Montana High School Association (MHSA) announced July 27 their guidelines for fall activities that include a five-tier structure with all schools across the state starting in Tier 1. According to Executive Director Mark Beckman, the MHSA Board recently approved various directives, requirements, and considerations regarding the return of fall activities. "Along with the National Federation of High School...
Molly Carey of the Jefferson County Health Department recently described the process officials follow after the notification of a positive COVID-19 test. After a county resident receives a positive result, she said the JCHD is notified and a nurse begins the investigation by contacting the positive case to educate them about isolation requirements as well as additional education support. According to Carey, follow-up monitoring involves daily contact with a health nurse. The positive case... Full story
In conjunction with the USDA Convoy of Hope and Farmers to Families Food Box program, several area churches, and Love Inc. of the Greater Whitehall Area will next week be providing free pork and chicken to local residents. According to Whitehall Assembly of God Pastor Bill Lanes, the food will be handed out on August 6 and 7 starting at 1 p.m. in Legion Park. Lanes said he was extremely excited to be contacted by Convoy of Hope and they will be providing an entire semi full of food that will be...
It's been so far so good for Whitehall Drug at their new location at 411 E. Legion Avenue. According to owner Josh Morris (PharmD), things have been going great and patients are very welcoming to the new changes, especially in response to COVID-19. "We have been able to reopen our gift store and over the counter sections which has really helped business," he said. Formerly located at 203 W. Legion, Morris said their current building has allowed them to expand their pharmacy work area, which has...
I'm writing this on a Wednesday and just moments ago I spent a few minutes glancing at the Internet and found out it was National Hot Dog day. I know in this day and age there seems to be a "national" day for just about anything, but in my mind, the hot dog is very well deserving of having its own day. If I had read the article just a few minutes earlier, I might have walked down to the convenience store and picked up a couple of hot dogs and loaded them up with toppings. The only problem with...
The Whitehall summer school program came to an early end last week with students testing positive for Covid-19. According to Superintendent Hannah Nieskens, the positive cases in the school setting did trigger the Jefferson County Health Department to place 29 students and seven staff members into a 14-day quarantine. "As a result, the entire summer school program did shut down; this would have been the last week of the program," she said. "Thankfully, the students are doing well, and I wish...
Whitehall area residents hoping to "Rock the Rivers" later this summer will have to wait until next year. Officials for the annual Rockin' the Rivers music festival at the "Bridge" in Cardwell announced last week they will be postponing the event until 2021. The festival had originally been scheduled for August 13 to 15. A release from the festival said after months of monitoring and discussions with our team and local health officials, organizers are absolutely heartbroken to announce that in...
The vandalism of campaign signs has once again become an issue in the Whitehall area. Montana Senate District 38 Candidate Jim Buterbaugh reported the vandalism of an 8 by an 8-foot sign on the eastbound side of Interstate 90, just east of Whitehall. Along with being a sign for his campaign, the top half of the sign showed support for U.S. President Donald Trump. Buterbaugh said he was not surprised this happened, but very disappointed. He added that it appears someone went at the sign with a...
On February 6, Clinton Baker departed from Inlet Beach, Florida on a nationwide walk to raise awareness about suicide. Five months and around 2,000 miles later, Baker made his way to Cardwell last Thursday afternoon. "Every 40 seconds there is a suicide. I'm trying to bring awareness and 'pro'vention. I'm trying to save a life every 40 seconds," Baker said nestled in the shade at the Cardwell School. Throughout the journey that will take him to Washington State before a return trip across...
The Whitehall Town Council voted Monday to move forward with a 30 mill levy increase to generate funding for law enforcement and the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. This would be the first general fund mill levy increase in Whitehall since the early 1970s and would only affect residents in town limits. According to Town Clerk/Treasurer Summer Fellows, the Public Safety Mill Levy would be an increase of $40.50 per year on a $100,000 home and $81.50 on a $200,000 home. She said the next step...
Whitehall School District Officials have been busy in anticipation of the 2020-21 school year. Superintendent Hannah Nieskens said a lot of planning has been in the works in conjunction with the Jefferson County Health Department – with the plans for a regular length school day. Among the changes at the school at the start of school will include block scheduling for grades 6 to 12. According to Nieskens, kids would have three to four classes a day instead of seven with the length of the class c...
While unsure if and when the 2020 season will start, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team has been working hard with the hopes they will be hosting Cut Bank on August 28 at Trojans Field. Trojans Head Coach Dan Lacey feels it is tough right now to figure what is going to happen with fall sports and tough decisions will have to be made, and there are a lot of factors that will lead up to those decisions. "As we stand right now, I think it's a 50/50 chance that we will play our...
The Whitehall Community Swimming Pool is officially open for the season. The pool opened for the season July 7 and will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pool Manager Allissa Christensen said lifeguards wrapped up their training Monday and she is excited for the pool to be operational. "I'm thrilled about opening," she said. The Town Council voted in June to use the $4,622.80 remaining in the pool funding from the 2019-20 fiscal year budget to open the pool starting July 7....
Sincerely Paul Feeding His Sheep is making a positive impact for residents of the Whitehall area. The 501c3 non-profit organization, whose mission statement is caring people caring for people and feeding the hungry through the love and compassion of Jesus Christ, has been giving away free produce boxes each week at the Education Station located at 7 W. Legion Ave. in Whitehall. The giveaway is in conjunction with Farmers to Families and the Montana Food Bank Networks. Last Wednesday, organizatio...
