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 Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to resurface approximately 8.4 miles of State Highway 29. The project begins approximately 4 miles north of Silver Star at the Junction of MT-41 and MT-55 and extends north 8.4 miles ending at the Junction of MT-41 and MT-2 (Locally known as Cactus Jct.). Proposed work includes seal and cover (chip seal), upgraded pavement markings, signage and guardrail. The purpose of the project is to extend the service life of the roadway,...
The recent Christmas holiday once again showed the giving nature of local residents with two donations to the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. Earlier this week, Reverend Tonya R. Whaley, a Pastor for the United Methodist Church presented a check to the department for $500. Whaley who moved to the area in July said the donation was 100 percent of what was raised by parishioners at their Christmas Eve Service. Whitehall Fire Chief Joe Granvold was very appreciative of the donation. "This is...
Esther Mabel Bieber, age 81, of Whitehall passed away unexpectedly at her home on December 28th. Esther was born January 7, 1938 in Elgin, North Dakota to Chris and Ida Stugelmayer. She was raised and attended school in Mott, ND where she met the love of her life, Fred Bieber. They were married on June 2, 1957. They moved many times over the years and finally settled down in Regent, ND where they owned and operated their own bar. Esther was a loving and devoted wife who followed her husband to Whitehall, MT in 1964. She was a stay at home...
A few weeks ago, I talked about how I would do my best to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year, but I was in bed well before the new decade. I remember my Grandpa once telling me nothing good ever happens after midnight, so I probably didn't miss anything too positive and I was also rested for a day off in the middle of the week which is a rare treat. If it was a decade ago, I probably would have spent my New Year's Day with a headache and watching football, but football on January 1 is not the same these days. Gone are the days when...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season with road games this week at Manhattan and Twin Bridges. In their lone game last week, the Trojans (5-1, 2-1 5B) fell 63-46 at Big Timber. The Sheepherders would come out of the gates strong and take a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and 35-19 lead into the half. Whitehall Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said Big Timber came out aggressive and outplayed them. "Once you get behind on...
The senior captains on the Whitehall High School wrestling team led by example at last week's Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational. According to Assistant Coach Steve Sacry, Mike Wilkinson, Riley Forcella, and Gaten Wassberg each had personal best performances and earned seventh place medals at the tournament that had some of the best wrestlers in the state and included teams from Wyoming and South Dakota. On his way to the seventh-place finish at 132 pounds, Wilkinson beat wrestlers from Billings...
