Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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As part of the Western Montana Zone, Jefferson County is, as of March 1st, transitioning from the winter burning season into the open burn period that runs annually from March through the end of November. While the air quality restrictions are relaxed during this open burn period, burn permits are still required for fires over 48" in size. Those who need a permit can log onto the system at https://app.mt.gov/burnpermit/ to purchase and activate their permits. Remember that your permit must be...
Local residents can learn more about the Holocaust through an upcoming adult education class. The Whitehall School District and Whitehall Community Library are hosting a four-session Holocaust Literature Class. The class will meet March 5, March 12, March 26 and April 19 at the library. Whitehall Librarian Jeannie Ferriss said the Holocaust is a tragedy the world will never forget. "Yet less than half of all Americans can identify Auschwitz and the things which happened there," she said. The Holocaust Through Literature program is a four-week...
Want to test your trivia knowledge in a fun and laid-back atmosphere? The K Bar and Grill in Whitehall is the place to go. Each Wednesday starting at 6:30 p.m., K-Bar offers a "Trivia Night" where teams battle it out testing their knowledge on a variety of topics. The weekly event started in October of 2019, and Bill Brown of the K Bar has been very pleased with the turnout that packs the bar portion of the establishment located at 13 W. Legion. "It's been crazy," Brown said of the turnout. "It...
Say the magic words "pizza party" at a school and chaos will ensue. There will be yelling, screaming, and the happiest group of kids you could possibly find outside of a birthday or Christmas morning. Kids love pizza and they like it even more when they can have it at school. As a kid I would also get very enthused when a teach mentioned pizza, in fact I would get pretty darn excited anytime anybody mentioned pizza --- and still do. During my elementary years, I would go just about every Friday night to have Shakey's Pizza. This was in the...
It will be a win or go home game March 4 for the Whitehall High School girls basketball game. The third-seeded Lady Trojans (13-7) will be opening the Southern B Divisional Tournament in Billings with a play-in game against the third seed from the 4B District Huntley Project. The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the MetraPark Arena. The winner will advance to the double-elimination tournament with a matchup against Colstrip, the top seed from the 3B District. Whitehall Head Coach Kelly...
After finishing the regular season with three wins, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team won three games in three days at the 5B District Tournament in Belgrade and earn a spot in a Southern B Divisional Tournament play-in game today at the MetraPark Arena in Billings. The third seed from the 5B District, the Trojans will take on the third seed from 4B Columbus in a game scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. The winner will advance to the double-elimination tournament and a Friday evening...
The Whitehall High School boys basketball team showed the heart of a champion in a Wednesday night loss at the Southern B Divisional Tournament. The Trojans shined throughout the night on defense, but ultimately fell 36-34 in a play-in game heartbreaker against Columbus. "Those kids played their hearts out for themselves, for each other, and that is what it's all about. They battled, they battled, they battled. They did a great job," Head Coach Zach McLean said following the game. The Trojans were paced early by the outside shooting of Brendan...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team is moving on at the Southern B Divisional Tournament. The Lady Trojans used a balanced attack Wednesday night to pick up a 61-51 play-in win over Huntley Project. Whitehall will now move on to the double elimination bracket and an 8 p.m. Thursday matchup against top-seeded Colstrip. Following the game, Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said is team kept fighting all night and was able to keep a comfortable lead. "We knew if we kept taking care of the basketball things were going to go our way," he said....
It will be a battle of two VERY familiar teams Friday afternoon in Billings. The Whitehall High School girls basketball team is set to square off with Three Forks in a Southern B Divisional Tournament elimination game scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the MetraPark Arena. The Lady Trojans fell Thursday night 48-36 to Colstrip and Three Forks lost earlier in the day 36-24 to Roundup. The Lady Trojans won the first game against the Lady Wolves 56-42, but Three Forks won the second game 58-54 in double overtime and won in late February 36-25 at the 5B...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team is far from done at the Southern B Divisional Tournament. The Lady Trojans won a hard fought 43-38 elimination game battle Friday afternoon over conference rival Three Forks and will move on to play Saturday morning against the loser of Big Timber and Forsyth. The game is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Rocky Mountain College. “It feels great. The girls came out and played hard like they always do. We lost to Three Forks the last two times, I’m gla...
