The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

'Twas the week of our Christmas Festival & all through the town Whitehall Chamber Members were bustling, up aisles and down. Gifts were hung in the windows all with great care, In hopes the community would SHOP LOCAL there. The merchants were...

125 YEARS AGO - December, Part I: December 1897 was proving to have a typical Montana winter. More horrific deaths were reported in the Butte mines. At Dunham, Montana, on the Blackfoot reservation, a wreck on the Great Northern railway resulted in...

DECEMBER 2, 1998 Jessica Brower of Whitehall was one of seven Montana State University-Bozeman students to present a poster explaining her research at this year's National Collegiate Honors Council conference in Chicago. Georgiana Andersen of Dillon...

This is one in a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning. The authors are Kaleena Miller, Madison-Jefferson County Extension Agent, kaleena.miller1@montana.edu, and Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist,...

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Frontier West, Inc. have paused bridge work between Helena and Jefferson City for the winter. Construction will resume in the spring. The I-15 Bridge Rehabilitations, Jefferson City, and Clancy Area...

Aha! The Whitehall Garden Club elves were caught decorating the fire station barrels for the upcoming holiday months! They decorated throughout the fire siren going off, and watched as Whitehall's volunteer firefighter men and women arrived to get...

Warriors & Quiet Waters (WQW) Foundation will host its first classical music fundraiser, featuring the talent of military veteran, pianist, and retired Marine Corps Colonel Eric Hastings. "An Evening with Colonel Eric Hastings," which will take...

‘Movember’ is a movement designed to spread awareness about men’s health. Even though we are moving into December, it is still important to talk about men’s mental health and suicide prevention as we approach the holidays. There has been a...

Many foods are inextricably linked to certain growing seasons. For example, most people seldom eat juicy watermelon before or after summer, as this juicy, refreshing fruit seems tailor-made for long, warm days. The same can be said for other produce,...

The Whitehall Middle School will hold a Movie Night fundraising event TONIGHT, Wednesday, November 29th at 7 PM at the Star Theatre. The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler, will be shown for $5 admission. Funds raised will help pay for the Whitehall...

NOVEMBER 25, 1998 The Placer Dome Executive Council voted on November 18 to approve the proposed Golden Sunlight Mine 1999 operating plan, a move which would keep the mine open and 208 mine workers employed. A special meeting of the Whitehall Town...

The Christmas Festival is around the corner and the Library will host its normal packed schedule of activities and treats. On Saturday, December 9th, the Library will be open from 9 AM to 4 PM and we will begin the day with the Friends Book Sale at...

Chloe Brown, of Whitehall, Montana, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Brown was initiated at University of Montana, she is a Butte High...