Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Spring is typically a season of optimism. Entrepreneurs are opening new businesses, family farms and ranches are calving and planning for the next season, and existing small business owners are reviewing their finances and planning for growth. However, at precisely this moment, Congress is considering legislation that would make those plans harder and riskier for Montana’s small businesses and agricultural producers. The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), also known as the Durbin-Marshall bill, may be marketed as pro-competition, but its r...
I believe that our representative republic depends on citizens who are engaged, informed, and involved. In our community, I see it almost daily: people are engaged and care deeply about our freedoms and the direction our state is taking. I value faith, family, hard work, and personal responsibility. These principles built Jefferson County and Montana, and they must remain the foundation of our future. Our community deserves representation that listens first, stands firm on conservative...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) discusses political candidates weekly and tracks the changes in who’s running for what. Last week’s change of significance was that Montana’s Eastern District candidate, Montana State Senator Windy Boy, dropped out of the US House race, leaving candidates Sam Lux and Brian Miller running against Troy Downing for the Eastern District. At last count, there were seven people running for the Western District US House seat, and 11 people running for US Senate. Seems excessive, but the primary election is coming on June...
SUNDAY, APRIL 19 07:24:23 Traffic Stop: I-90 07:59:55 Traffic Stop: Mormon Ln 08:28:55 Civil: Charlie's Way 08:38:12 Suspicious Vehicle: Boulder Cutoff Rd 09:09:28 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 09:32:17 Welfare Check: Tebay Ln 09:56:49 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 10:15:28 Traffic Stop: Whitetail Rd 10:30:11 Citizen Assist: McKeown Ln 12:14:49 Extra Patrol: Pipestone OHV 13:12:42 Administrative: Delmoe Lake Rd 13:54:59 Forest Service Patrol: Delmoe Lake Rd 14:25:44 Reckless Driver: I-90 14:39:08 Motorist...
Whitehall Mayor Linda Jung announced the results of the recent Town of Whitehall survey regarding the four-way stop on First Street and A Street at the April Whitehall Town Council meeting on Monday, April 20. A total of 157 surveys were returned, which asked whether the Town should keep the four-way stop as it is or remove the stop signs on First Street while retaining the stop signs on the cross-street, A Street. Three surveys stated they did not care either way, 19 replied that they wanted to keep the signs as they were, and 135 surveys...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) watched the conclusion of the 2018 documentary “Dark Money,” which focuses on how money from unclear or clearly undisclosed sources infiltrates elections in the post-Citizens United world. The film follows investigative reporting, specifically in Montana elections, and includes the genesis story of the Montana Free Press. The next free showing of “Dark Money” is at the Covellite Theater in Butte, on Thursday, May 7, at 6 PM. Signature gathering continues to get corporate donations back out of Montana elections with Th...
As the ballots for the May 5 school and special district election are mailed this week, election officials are reminding voters that they must write their birth year and signature on their mail ballot envelope before mailing it or returning it to their elections office. Failure to provide either detail will result in the rejection of the ballot. The birth year requirement is a result of House Bill 719, passed by the 2025 Legislature, which took effect on October 1, 2025. For mail-in elections and absentee voters, the return envelope features...
For the second consecutive year, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has proposed a budget that attempts to undermine the agencies that care for America’s public lands. Released in early April, the fiscal 2027 budget plans to cut nearly 3,000 positions from the National Park Service alone, plus thousands more staffers across the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Congress largely rejected those cuts the last time around, but the administration is trying again, hoping to b...
SUNDAY, APRIL 12 01:05:29 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 07:08:09 911: I-90 09:39:31 Traffic Hazard 10:17:42 Suspicious: W Legion St 10:54:06 Citizen Assist: Legion and A St 11:08:01 911 11:38:45 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 12:05:05 Dog at Large: E First St 12:50:08 Suspicious: E First St 18:12:21 Burglary: Kelly Rd 18:22:49 Transport: S Clark St MONDAY, APRIL 13 09:46:32 Traffic Stop 10:20:27 Traffic Stop: Hot Springs Rd 11:14:44 Welfare Check: Daly Rd 11:52:46 Citizen Contact 12:20:53 Citizen Assist...
As the ballots for the May 5 school and special district election are mailed this week, election officials are reminding voters that they must write their birth year and signature on their mail ballot envelope before mailing it or returning it to their elections office. Failure to provide either detail will result in the rejection of the ballot. “These laws impact every voter using mail ballots, and we want to ensure that people are aware of this requirement before they send in their ballots to help set our voters up for success,” stated Com...
While there is still (a little) snow left in the high country, the wildfire season is well underway in Jefferson County. We can’t predict exactly what our season will look like, but there are steps we can and should take to be prepared for whatever may come. The most important part of that preparation includes knowing how to get emergency information. Jefferson County’s Mass Notification System, the Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page, and the County Low-Power FM Radio Network are the three pillars of emergency notification in Jefferson Count...
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 03:27:26 Medical: E First St 08:38:04 Abandoned Vehicle: Yellowstone Trl 09:04:54 Suicide Threats: N Whitehall St 12:49:52 Traffic Stop: W First St 14:37:20 Civil Standby: Edwards Addition Rd 17:04:51 Traffic Stop 18:31:27 Welfare Check: Mormon Ln 18:36:29 Domestic Violence: Mormon Ln 19:11:30 Duplicate Call 19:13:14 Suspicious Person: I-90 19:49:19 Citizen Assist: E Legion St 19:59:14 Animal MONDAY, APRIL 6 06:54:14 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury) 09:20:23 Motorist Assist...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) took a deep dive into the Rescission of the Roadless Rule and an overview of data centers. The rainstorm during the meeting and the puddles outside were an unexpected treat. Retired United States Forest Service (USFS) employee Grant Godbolt shared his research on the Rescission of the Roadless Rule and its ramifications. One stated motive to get rid of the Roadless Rule is to increase timber harvest, but the Forest Service could increase timber harvests by 25% without entering roadless areas. Also, the idea that fire...
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 06:30:10 Reckless Driver: I-90 09:30:30 Burglary: W First St 11:04:52 Found Property: W First St 12:10:07 Transport: St James 16:08:27 Domestic Violence: Z Bar T Rd 16:18:40 Fire/Smoke Report 19:32:57 Stranded Motorist 20:02:26 Traffic Stop: N Division St MONDAY, MARCH 30 00:15:16 Traffic Hazard: Hwy 55 06:10:27 Traffic Hazard: I-90 07:55:01 Suspicious Person: I-90 08:43:00 Traffic Stop 14:04:47 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 14:46:29 Traffic Stop 15:04:02 Traffic Stop: Hwy 69 16:42:52...
We, the people of Montana, grateful to God for the quiet beauty of our state, the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of our rolling plains, and desiring to improve the quality of life, equality of opportunity, and to secure the blessings of liberty for this and future generations, do ordain and establish this constitution. ~Preamble, Montana Constitution Whitehall Indivisible (WI) learned the ins and outs of the Montana Constitution last week, from the process behind its 1972 ratification to the provisions that make it a model for other...
Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts (MNC) is celebrating significant milestones on the way to qualifying Constitutional Initiative 132 (CI-132) for the November 2026 ballot. Following successful court rulings in late 2025, the campaign to pass CI-132, which enshrines the right to judicial elections without interference from political parties in the Montana constitution, has launched signature gathering across the state and is on track to gather over 60,000 signatures by the June deadline. Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts has achieved the...
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 00:57:03 Motorist Assist: I-90 00:58:35 Suspicious: Kelly Rd 06:24:28 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 07:09:51 Traffic Stop 08:29:49 Civil: Cold Springs Rd 08:32:45 Motorist Assist 09:05:31 Traffic Stop: Hwy 41 09:47:03 Traffic Stop: I-90 10:11:54 Traffic Stop: I-90 10:49:08 Traffic Stop: I-90 11:12:36 Traffic Stop: I-90 11:33:26 Reckless Driver: Christopher Crt 11:48:18 Medical: N Stanley St 12:17:35 Traffic Stop: I-90 12:46:21 Traffic Stop: I-90 13:20:42 Citizen Assist: W Second St...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will honor Montana’s centenarians during the 57th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging on Oct. 7, 2026 during a noon luncheon. The annual conference and luncheon will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell. DPHHS is asking Montanans who will turn 100 on or before Dec. 31, 2026, and those who are currently over the age of 100 to submit their name and a brief profile. All centenarians who submit information will receive a recognition certificate from Governor Greg Gia...
Whitehall Indivisible welcomed a new addition to the HD 75 campaign trail, Pat Sullivan. House District 75 is the district that residents of Whitehall and most of the surrounding area live in, and currently Mark Reinschmidt serves as its Representative, having been selected by the Republican Party as a replacement when Representative Marta Bertoglio vacated the seat to move to the Department of Commerce. Self-described as a “blue-collar PhD,” Pat Sullivan states he is familiar with how the government works, from decision-making to budgeting, at...
Across Montana this March, hundreds of people have been turning out to testify in support of the Roadless Rule. But for many, the bigger question was: Why are we here at all? “Why are we turning our attention to these high-elevation forests which don’t provide economic returns?” asked Jim Burchfield, former dean of the University of Montana School of Forestry. “This is a wrong-headed, dramatic mandate in search of a problem.” Burchfield was one of many speakers with deep knowledge of forest ecology and economy who spoke at seven rallies f...
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 01:36:08 Traffic Hazard: I-90 02:14:38 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 10:29:56 911 10:46:24 Non-Violent Domestic: First Rd 11:07:18 Vehicle Fire: I-90 11:26:08 Transport (Prisoner or Other) 11:52:59 Animal Abuse 13:46:19 911: I-90 19:58:29 Traffic Hazard: I-90 MONDAY, MARCH 16 11:15:03 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 12:14:34 Larceny/Theft: N Whitehall St 13:30:34 Parking: N Division St 14:48:42 Domestic Violence: Hwy 55 18:00:34 Civil: S Centurion Way 18:10:36 Civil Standby: N...
In the lead-up to the November election, campaign workers are spreading out around the state to collect signatures from Montana voters — endorsements that are required for a handful of ballot initiatives to appear on voters’ ballots. As many seasoned political organizers will tell you, the process of gathering signatures in support of ballot issues is no easy task. With rules and mathematical formulas for tallying signatures varying from state to state, the work of gathering voter support is niche enough that some campaign firms actually spe...
The Transparent Election Initiative (TEI) announced today that it has received official petition sheets from the Montana Secretary of State for Initiative I-194, the statutory version of “The Montana Plan,” allowing the campaign to begin collecting signatures to place the initiative on the November 3 ballot. The statutory initiative — now designated Initiative I-194 — was found legally sufficient by the Attorney General and transmitted to the Secretary of State’s office for petition preparation and circulation. If passed in November, “The Mont...
Member-driven changes are underway at Whitehall Indivisible (WI). WI has decided to adopt a structure that allows the group to sign nationwide letters and petitions and to expand our participation in the Indivisible Action Coalition. In preparation for WI's guest speaker, HD 75 Candidate Patrick Sullivan, on March 18th, we are compiling a list of expectations and suggestions for legislative candidates. Actions of the week included calling Congress to encourage the reclamation of the War Powers...
The Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) is hosting a debate for federal MT-01 Congressional candidates on April 21, 2026, at the Calvary Chapel in Bozeman. The three candidates – Al Olszewski, Christi Jacobsen, and Aaron Flint – have been invited to participate. “Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates on how they will best represent and serve the people of Montana. This debate is an opportunity for each candidate to make their case and show why they should be sent to Washington,” MTGOP Chairman Art Wittich said. The event will be...
