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Articles from the December 23, 2020 edition


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  • Mask Mandate in Doubt With Incoming Governor

    Matt Volz, Kaiser Health News|Dec 23, 2020

    HELENA, Mont. - Incoming Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signaled he won't continue a statewide mask mandate in place since July, though he said he plans to wear a mask himself and get vaccinated against COVID-19. If Gianforte, a Republican, reverses outgoing Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's mask order, Montana will be just the second state after Mississippi to lift its mandate. Thirty-eight states now have statewide mandates. "I trust Montanans with their health and the health of their loved ones,"...

  • Whitehall students receive sweatshirts

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Dec 23, 2020

    Since the creation of Montana Rail Link's Project Sweatshirt in 2014, a total of 16,243 sweatshirts featuring school colors and mascots have been presented as a gift to students and staff throughout the state. Last Thursday, students, and staff in Whitehall received sweatshirts as part of the program runs in conjunction with the Dennis and Phyliss Washington Foundation. According to MRL Vice President of Corporate Relations Ross Lane, 2,082 sweatshirts were handed out in 2020. Along with the two local schools, students and staff in Three Forks,...

  • Chamber announces contest winners

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Dec 23, 2020

    The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of their 2020 Christmas Lights Contest. The winner of the residential contest was Jerry Ward at 404 2nd Street, and the winner of the business contest was Settings by All Things Montana at 11 N. Main. The residential contest was judged through a ballot by local residents and the business contest was judged by NorthWestern Energy. "It's truly amazing to drive around our community and see so many took the time to spread some holiday...

  • Our Town 100 Years Ago: Dec. 1920 Part 2

    Arlene Weber, Jefferson Valley Musuem|Dec 23, 2020

    (Please note a correction for December 1920, Part 1. Mr. Black's first name is Tanjor, not Tannor.) Another year is wrapping up. Kids are playing sports, people are getting married, organizations are selecting officers for the coming year. There are three marriages of interest to locals. Guy D. George from Butte has married Lucile Renaldo of Laurin. Mr. George is a mail clerk at the Butte post office. Antone Bertoglio was united in marriage to Ethel Mae Winslow. Our Superintendent of Schools, Professor Lowry, was married on Christmas Eve to...

  • 'We're getting there': Health care workers are first in line as Montanans receive initial round of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

    Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press|Dec 23, 2020

    HELENA - At St. Peter's Health in Helena, many doctors and medical staff spent the beginning of this week eagerly preparing for a pivotal moment. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the hospital said, frontline employees began receiving the first of two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, marking what many health experts consider a seismic step in the fight against the coronavirus afflicting Montana and the country. The past several months of vaccine development...

  • Jefferson County Radio Airing 'It's a Wonderful Life"

    Dec 23, 2020

    Jefferson County Radio continues its holiday programming with a special radio presentation performed by the Jefferson High School Drama Department. The radio adaptation of “It’s a Wonderful Life” has been recorded by the JHS drama department and will be airing multiple times on Jefferson County Radio. The radio program will air Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve at 6 pm and on January 1st at 1 pm and 6 pm. “The program is a radio and motion picture classic and the JHS students did a great job with the production and presentat...

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