Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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HELENA - An advisory council appointed to help Gov. Steve Bullock decide how to spend $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief money from the federal government submitted its formal recommendations Friday, laying out a framework focused on providing additional support to pandemic-disrupted businesses and nonprofits. "It's critical, certainly, that this funding reaches all corners of our state, considers really all the sectors of industry and the economy," Bullock said. Task force chair Larry Simkins...
From February to April, the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department responded to 14 wildland fires. To deal with the dry conditions, Fire Chief Joe Granvold recently announced all burning within the Whitehall Fire Department is closed. Granvold said during those 14 calls they have had to call out the Twin Bridges Department seven times. He added on April 26 they were at a wildland fire on Franich Lane for around nine hours. "We were really lucky it didn't get any structures," he said. "It's getting pretty serious. That's why we had to shut it down....
For the second consecutive year, Whitehall High School has been awarded the Montana IGraduate Grant. According to Principal Melissa Robbins, the grant supports post-secondary research and post-secondary option exposure for juniors and seniors. She added students will have increased opportunities to visit campuses and specific programs through these funds. With the last year's grant, Whitehall students were able to travel to Great Falls to visit the Montana Academy of Salons and another group...
Whitehall Rotarians Vic Miller, Libby McBride, Arlene Weber, and Wayne Peterson spent several hours on April 27th picking up trash at the I-90 intersection. The club has been taking care of this area and two miles to the east of town on I-90 for several decades. Club members are also giving back to our community by helping to supply businesses and several town groups with face masks and hand sanitizer. Masks have been provided by Vicky Fuller of Designs of the Times and Rotarian Millie Baycroft. Hand sanitizer was purchased by the club from...
I have witnessed a lot of aggressive debate over the past several weeks about how the government has been handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Some feel they are doing the right thing by keeping people at a distance and slowing it down, while others feel their rights have been stepped upon. That is certainly a debate I will never get into because nobody wins, people just seem to get mad. I also see non-stop bickering between political parties and that is also a can of worms I just cannot open. Instead, I will touch upon a much more lighthearted...
Whitehall -- Evelyn Collett, age 83, of Whitehall, Montana passed away April 25, 2020 at her home in Whitehall. Evelyn was born April 22, 1937 at Gladstone, North Dakota to Joe and Margaret (Steckler) Hellman. She was raised and attended school in Gladstone. While in Gladstone she worked as a waitress prior to moving to Phillipsburg, Montana. In Phillipsburg she worked at Granite County Memorial Hospital from 1959 to 1961. Evelyn then moved to Whitehall and worked at the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder. She was preceded in death by her...
The beef supply chain in the United States typically starts on a ranch like Marty Malone's, in Paradise Valley, with the birth of calves. After a summer of grazing, a cow reaches about 500 to 700 pounds. Then the cow is sold to a feedlot in the Midwest or Great Plains, where it eats feed like corn and barley to fatten up. At about 1,200 pounds and 18 months of age, it's slaughtered at a nearby packing plant. Then it's shipped to a wholesaler, who sells the meat to a restaurant or grocery store,...
