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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Whitehall Theatrics performed a rousing rendition of CLUE in three amazing shows at the Star Theatre. Turns out, Mr. Green wasn't Mr. Green at all... and he did it... but so did everyone else!...
Whitehall will come alive July 23–26 as the community celebrates Red, Whitehall & Blue Frontier Days 2026, Whitehall’s annual festival packed with family activities, live entertainment, rodeo action, community traditions, historic celebrations and patriotic events, all coordinated by Whitehall non-profit Whitehall Events. Festivities begin Thursday, July 23, with free swimming for children at the Whitehall Swimming Pool from 1 PM to 5 PM, sponsored by the Jefferson Valley Volunteer Association. The evening continues with the Ressler Motors Com...
ATTENTION ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS! Jefferson Valley Fine Arts is happy to announce that we are holding our annual art exhibit during Frontier Days in the Borden Hotel Conference room in Whitehall. All fine art and photography are welcome. The cost to exhibit is $15.00; no commission is charged for sales. Artists will check in their art to the Borden Conference room on Thursday, July 23rd, from 3 PM to 6 PM. Come join the fun and show the town the amazing talent we have in our area! The dates for the exhibit are Friday, July 24th, and...
The Whitehall Community Center was awarded an AARP 2026 Community Challenge Grant to conduct a walking audit around the Community Center to assess the condition of the Community Center floor and surrounding sidewalks. A community meeting will be held on Thursday, July 23rd at 10 AM starting at the Whitehall Senior Center, then moving to the Whitehall Community Center to review the walkability of the area and facility floors. Free coffee and donuts will be provided for participants, and this will be a fun opportunity to identify and discuss...
Dear Editor, Montana taxpayers expect their tax dollars to be spent responsibly, transparently, and on priorities that benefit everyone-not directed to private organizations with the strongest political support. That expectation is reflected in Article V, Section 11(5) of the Montana Constitution, which states: "No appropriation shall be made for religious, charitable, industrial, educational, or benevolent purpose to any private individual, private association, or private corporation not under...
Dear Editor, My name is Erin Foley. I am the President of the Montana AFL-CIO, the Principal Officer/Secretary Treasurer of Teamsters Union Local 2, and a proud born and raised Butte, Montana resident. Across Montana, working families are feeling the squeeze. Whether you're a nurse pulling a double shift, a firefighter awaiting the next call, a construction worker putting in long summer hours, or a truck driver hauling goods across our state, the rising cost of groceries, gas, housing, and...
Dear Editor, I want to thank the City of Helena and the 30 individuals who came together on July 8th for the 250 th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. If you were not able to attend the rally, I encourage all Montanans to join a small group of family members, neighbors, or friends to read it aloud and absorb its relevance today, just as it was 250 years ago. Whenever many of us reflect on the 1776 Declaration, we often consider this paragraph: "We hold...
Any articulate person whose personal lexicon exceeds a fifth-grade reading level will be accused of being a bot or using AI. It’s already happening: The Great Regression. Insect populations are collapsing around the world, which has dire consequences for agriculture and the natural order. Healthcare will be essentially out of reach for a large proportion of Americans soon ALL of the Beech trees and ALL of the Ash trees in North America will be dead or dying within 15-20 years. The country will look very, very different. The dead internet t...
Montana’s prison population is exploding. In 2000, we had about 2,550 inmates in Montana. Today? Roughly 5,000. Congratulations Montana. We doubled prison. Why? You will hear the usual hits. Immigrants. Mexican drug cartels Montana’s growing population. Republicans who voted with democrats in the Legislature. But the biggest reason? Governor Greg Gianforte. No, he wasn’t getting tough on crime. Easier than that. Slicker too. He just changed the Parole Board. That’s all it took to create a silent earthquake. Montana law provides that the Gov...
The Montana Department of Corrections intends to relocate women currently incarcerated at Boulder’s Riverside prison, which holds about 50 of the state’s 370 female prisoners, to Pine Hills Correctional Facility in Miles City, according to agency spokesperson Carolynn Stocker. A press release shared by Stocker on Thursday, July 9th, announced that the agency planned “to explore options for the use of the 144-bed Pine Hills Correctional Facility in Miles City to potentially house adult females.” Later, in response to questions about the Montana...
Can you believe we only have two more weeks of Summer Reading/Feeding left at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W First St - Whitehall)? We still have plenty of great programs, including Planet Making next week on Wednesday at 10:30 AM. Wear old clothes as we will be using nail polish to design our planets, and I don't want anyone's best clothes to get a little dab on them. Then, on July 30th at 10:30 AM, will be our end-of-summer reading party. It is always a great time of snacks, prizes, an...
Six Whitehall non-profit organizations or groups have submitted applications for grant funding through the Jefferson County Metal Mines Grant program, and final decisions on grant funds could be made as early as August 2001. WHITEHALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Members of the WHS Rodeo Club. Nine members of the WHS Rodeo Club competed at the June 21-24 MHSRA state finals in Sidney, and many of them have placed in individual events. Will Glaus, Jill Hanson, Chase Holt, and Cotton Holt all placed;...
Do you ever feel like your body is betraying you? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything, but nothing is working? Do you feel like you’re doing everything “right,” but still don’t feel better? If you feel stuck or just can’t figure out what’s going on with your body or your health, this is the class for you! Join us and learn: • The aspects of healing that are often overlooked or ignored can block your progress. • How to listen to and understand what your body is trying to tell you. • Why creating physical, mental, and emotional safety is...
The Jefferson Valley Community Foundation (JVCF) is pleased to announce that its annual grant application timeline and process are drawing near. JVCF will hold a grant-writing workshop for all new and experienced grant applicants who want to brush up on their applications and ensure they are correct. The Grant Writing Workshop will be held on August 12th at the Whitehall Ambulance Center on Whitehall Street. The event will begin at 6 PM, and refreshments will be provided. Attendance at the workshop will ensure that grant applications are...
Working Equitation (WE) is a competition created to recognize and promote the equestrian techniques employed in countries that use the horse to work in the field. Whitehall's Brianna Krennerich is excited to bring Whitehall its first WE event - WE IN WHITEHALL - July 18th and 19th at the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds in cooperation with USA Working Equitation and Montana Working Equitation (MWE). Spectators are free! The aim of WE is to preserve and perpetuate not only the type of each equitation in...
Whitehall Low Power TV will be providing live TV coverage of the upcoming Frontier Days Parade on local PBS channel 49.2 starting about 10:45 AM. The Parade announcers this year will be Bruce Binkowski, Jefferson County Events Coordinator, and Whitehall’s biggest fan Coco Martinson. There will be a replay of the parade and highlights of the other Frontier Days activities the following week on channel 49.2. The times will be announced....
The Whitehall High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Ceremony will be held after the Frontier Days Parade on Saturday, July 25th, at 2 PM in the Legion Center at 405 W Legion (across from Valley Bank sign). The 2026 Inductees include: • Levi Simon • Layne Simon • Casey McLean • WHS 1961 Boys Basketball Team...
So Many Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview is a fast-paced comedy that proves there are countless ways to make a terrible first impression-and every single one of them is absolutely hilarious. Whitehall Theatrics Jr. Division will present this laugh-out-loud 45-minute-long comedy on Friday, July 24th at 5 PM and Sunday, July 26th at 1 PM in the historic Star Theatre. Tickets are $5, and proceeds will help the troupe pay registration fees for the 2027 Montana Thespian Competition in...
The Lewis & Clark 2026 Military Vehicle Preservation Association Convoy (LC'26) is a multi-state journey of historic military vehicles traveling from Bismarck, North Dakota, to Fort Stevens, Oregon. Owned and restored by members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA), approximately 50 historic military vehicles will convoy across five states, covering 2,100 miles over 21 days. MVPA cross-country convoys bring the theme "History in Motion" to life. For generations, military...
A healthy school year starts before the first day of class. The American Medical Association (AMA) is sharing six tips to help families prepare children for a healthy return to the classroom. 1. Pack nutritious food: When packing your child’s lunch and snacks, include a variety of healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, lean or plant-based proteins and whole grains. As much as possible, try to avoid highly processed food products, such as processed meats and sugar-sweetened drinks such as soda and juice. To help you make the healthiest c...
As a packed summer sports calendar gets underway, many fans are rethinking what it means to watch the big game. From international soccer tournaments and tennis championships to baseball, golf, and other live events, summer has become a season built around shared viewing experiences. With ticket prices, travel costs, and stadium expenses continuing to rise, more people are choosing to recreate the atmosphere of live sports at home. To help fans bring that big-game energy home, AWOL Vision is sharing recommendations for turning living rooms,...
Summer in Montana is something many of us look forward to all year. It means more time outside with our families, more biking, swimming, hiking, camping, and travel, and more opportunities to enjoy the places that make our communities special. But as a trauma physician, I also know summer brings a predictable rise in preventable injuries, especially among children. Every year, emergency departments see families whose summer plans changed in an instant because of a crash, fall, drowning, heat-related illness or other injury that may have been...
The American Red Cross is declaring a national emergency blood shortage as blood supplies around the country fell nearly 25% in June. Blood donors are urgently needed to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without delay. The shortage is especially serious for types O positive and B negative blood. Nationwide, a steep decline in blood donations since the end of May has created a growing gap between supply and patient need. On top of that, busy schedules and the seasonal loss of school blood drives are driving the decline which c...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is proposing updates to recreation fees for state parks, fishing access sites, wildlife management areas, wildlife habitat protection areas, and other FWP-managed lands. The proposal is now open for public comment, and we encourage everyone who enjoys recreating on Montana’s state-managed public lands to learn more and share their feedback. Why are fees being updated? Montana’s current recreation fee structure has remained largely unchanged since 2014. During that time, visitation has continued to climb whi...
Hoot-owl restrictions went into effect on Saturday, July 11, at 2 PM on the following rivers: North-central Montana: Sun River – from the Highway 287 bridge to the mouth of Muddy Creek. Southwest Montana: Lower Madison River – From Warm Springs Fishing Access Site to the confluence with the Jefferson River. Madison River above Hebgen Reservoir – From the upstream-most Yellowstone National Park boundary to Hebgen Reservoir. Lower Beaverhead River – From Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock to its confluence with the Big Hole Ri...
