Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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After tabling the issue last month, the Whitehall Council will once again be discussing a possible medicinal marijuana dispensary in town limits. The topic will be on the agenda at their February 10 meeting. The Council voted unanimously January 13 to table the vote on a business license for Peace of Mind Dispensary. The proposed business would be owned by Chris Nelson and Martina Iwen and located at 401 E. Legion. The grower for the business would be David Nelson of Livingston. The business...
After a quiet start to the flu season last October, 2020 has brought a fair amount of influenza B and recently influenza A to Jefferson County. According to Public Health Supervisor Karen Wandel, their public service announcements on the county radio station have encouraged vaccination, staying home while ill, and seeking medical care as necessary. "We are now beginning to see some influenza A which can be more severe than flu B. Although we've had over thirty flu cases reported in the past month, none of those have been hospitalized," she...
Kenneth Gene Gandenberger was born November 24, 1941 in Whitehall, Montana, to Albert H. Gandenberger Sr. and his wife, Alma L. (Comer). After Graduating from Whitehall High School, Ken enlisted in the Air Force. After basic training, he was stationed at Wurtsmith A.F.B. in Oscoda, Michigan. There, he met and married Shirley M. Daniels, the "love of his life." They were married for over fifty-five years and shared one daughter, Suzanne Lynne. Ken's Air Force days took him to an isolated tour to Goose Bay, Labrador, where he was a radar tech...
I think it is probably safe to say that nobody in my house is a morning person and the rides to work are usually pretty quiet. Every now and then I will badger Shayla on the way to work with a bunch of random questions that drives her up the wall. She turned 13 on Monday so she is at the age where she is fussy all the time and over some of the stupidest things so the random questions really can light a fuse under her. Although it is kind of like poking a bear it can still provide some laughter for the rest of us in the car. On a ride to work...
With two weeks left in the regular season, the Whitehall High School girls basketball will be focusing on the 'little things' as they prepare for the postseason. The Lady Trojans (10-4, 5-3 5B) fell in two conference games the first a 74-48 home loss to undefeated Big Timber and a thrilling 58-54 double-overtime road loss to Three Forks. Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said the team talked after the Three Forks game about breaking down the little things they need to work on. "We've got to get them...
In the past several weeks, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team has battled to the end in several close losses. The Trojans were able to get over the hump last week picking up their first conference win of the season last Friday with a convincing 59-48 home victory over Big Timber. Up 23-22 at the half against the Herders, Whitehall was dominant in the second half sparked by the play of Brendan Wagner who had eight three-pointers and a game-high 32 points. The Trojans outscored Big Timber 18-12 in the third quarter and 18-14 in the...
After a successful regular season, the Whitehall High School wrestling team will move on to the postseason starting with Saturday's Southern B/C Divisional Tournament in Cascade. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said his team is looking forward to this week's event and next weekend at the State Tournament at the Metra Park in Billings. "Our Southern division has several top-ranked teams, so Divisionals will be an exciting, competitive tournament. We have been working hard towards our goals and look...
