Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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This time next week, all the votes will be cast, and most midterm races will be decided, with some counting and verification still underway. Whitehall Indivisible (WI) has been paying close attention to ballot initiatives, candidate races, and party drama for almost two years, and it will be a relief to be through this phase. WI hopes all duly elected candidates will be seated without fuss; if that doesn’t happen, we will join in demonstrating our dissatisfaction. Anyone can join our election interference response network. At this week’s mee...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 03:51:28 Wrong Way Driver 06:41:19 Animal: Hwy 2 E 07:36:50 Traffic Stop 08:12:46 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 08:32:06 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 09:57:44 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 10:08:47 Traffic Stop 14:37:48 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 15:24:45 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 16:08:52 Suspicious Vehicle: N Whitehall St 16:22:16 Animal 16:37:39 Reckless Driver: I-90 17:35:45 Noise: Cox Ln 18:24:02 911: Piedmont Rd MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 04:08:01 911: W Third St 09:19:43 Agency...
Montana’s Constitution establishes the right to a clean and healthful environment. Does that right extend to how the state regulates the climate impacts of monopoly utilities, like NorthWestern Energy? A coalition of businesses, environmental groups and healthcare professionals says yes. That’s why they first petitioned the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to include climate change in its regulatory decision-making two years ago. Last month the PSC formally rejected that petition, and earlier in October EarthJustice and the Western Env...
In addition to casting votes for three-quarters of the state’s congressional delegation, an open state Supreme Court seat, two Public Service Commissioners and legislative candidates, Montanans will also weigh in on three ballot measures in the upcoming election. Those measures, which have already satisfied multiple requirements to appear on the ballot, allow voters to directly amend the state Constitution or statutory code. This year, Montana voters will determine via initiative the future of nonpartisan state courts, corporate spending in p...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) trekked to Boulder for this week’s commission meeting on Election Heroes Day to publicly thank Ginger Kunz and her staff at the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for their excellent work every election (see letter to the Editor). This month’s Jefferson County Planning Board meeting opened with a letter from Sue Pullman asking the Planning Board to prepare for potential data center developments in Jefferson County. The Planning Board Chairperson said the Commissioners told the board to spend no time on da...
Absentee Drop-off Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The Jefferson County Election Office will be available at the locations below for voters to drop off their Absentee Ballots: • Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First St. - Whitehall) • Clerk & Recorder/Election Office (102 S. Monroe - Boulder) • Clancy Old Red School House ( 3 N. Main St. - Clancy) • Montana City Fire Hall (1192 Hwy 282 - MT City) Ballots can also be returned: • Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 12 PM, and 1 PM - 5 PM at the Election Office, and • 7 AM to...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 07:02:21 Citizen Assist: W First St 08:27:19 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury): I-90 10:12:42 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 10:18:56 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury): I-90 10:25:37 Vehicle Accident-Non Injury: I-90 11:48:53 Medical: E First St 12:02:25 Medical: E Legion St 13:24:40 Animal: Pipestone Rd 13:31:26 Citizen Assist: N Main St 13:41:30 Animal 15:26:21 Motorist Assist: I-90 15:56:33 Vehicle Accident (Injury) 16:44:55 Medical: Quarter Horse Ln 17:03:51 Unknown Alarm: W...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) opened with a lively discussion of the HD75 candidate forum in Boulder. The format didn't allow for audience interaction, and time constraints meant many attendees’ questions went unanswered. Absentee ballots have been delivered, and early voting is underway at the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder’s office. The Secretary of State’s office has mailed out a Voter Information Pamphlet that includes information on the initiatives. Voter registration from now until November 2nd is in-person only at the Clerk and Recor...
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel David Oclander has been touring Montana for months urging fellow veterans to support Initiative 194 on the Nov. 3 ballot. The Helena resident's recent stops include East Helena, where he's a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, and Montana City, where he lived when he first moved to the state several years ago. I-194, or the Montana Plan as it's colloquially known, seeks to curb corporate "dark money" campaign financing by defining corporations as...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 05:17:37 Burglar Alarm: W Legion St 07:44:41 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 08:00:53 Traffic Stop: W First St 09:10:28 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 11:15:02 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 11:46:18 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 11:57:44 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 12:10:17 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 12:21:43 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 13:20:23 Traffic Stop: I-90 13:25:55 Traffic Stop: I-90 13:45:29 Traffic Stop: I-90 15:43:23 Animal: Kountz Rd 18:08:28 Reckless Driver 18:24:51 911 19:32:02...
Absentee Drop-off Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The Jefferson County Election Office will be available at the locations below for voters to drop off their Absentee Ballots: • Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First St. - Whitehall) • Clerk & Recorder/Election Office (102 S. Monroe - Boulder) • Clancy Old Red School House ( 3 N. Main St. - Clancy) • Montana City Fire Hall (1192 Hwy 282 - MT City) Ballots can also be returned: • Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 12 PM, and 1 PM - 5 PM at the Election Office, and • 7 AM to...
The new Southwest Lion Ecoregional Population Objective Panel will meet for the first time on October 19 and 20 to discuss managing mountain lions in southwest Montana. The committee will meet in Whitehall at The Iron Wheel (40 Cedar Hills Road) from 11 AM to 6 PM on Monday, and from 8 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday. The meeting will also be live-streamed and recorded. The public is invited to participate in person or online. Public input at the beginning of the meeting will set the stage for the panel’s multi-day discussions. FWP is seeking public t...
An absentee ballot requirement that has resulted in thousands of Montana votes being thrown out since 2025 was ruled unconstitutional on Monday, October 5th by a state judge. At issue is the requirement that voters write their birth year on absentee ballot return envelopes. In his Monday ruling, Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan said the requirement had disenfranchised nearly 6,000 Montana voters since it was created by the 2025 Legislature. The ruling means that 2026 general election ballot envelopes missing the birth ye...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) met last week with a focus on strategies against election interference. Across Montana and the country, election interference is being targeted differently based on phase. Phase One election interference occurs from now until November 3rd and includes voter intimidation, undermining confidence in parts or all of the election system, and creating barriers to registering to vote. The most visible effort against Phase One interference is the “No Kings: Vote Early” events across the country, which encourage people to regi...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 00:46:03 Reckless Driver: I-90 07:22:00 Animal: Hwy 55 09:09:08 Suspicious: Yellowstone Trl 09:48:59 Traffic Stop 10:02:18 DUI: W First St 11:47:27 Traffic Stop: Piedmont Rd 12:05:28 Traffic Stop: Piedmont Rd 12:57:03 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 13:13:41 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 13:29:17 Traffic Stop: N Stanley St 14:34:48 Traffic Stop: S Division St 15:19:03 Traffic Stop: S Division St 17:12:57 Stranded Motorist: I-90 17:47:23 Traffic Hazard: Hwy 55 18:44:27 Suspicious:...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 07:12:36 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 07:54:04 Traffic Stop: Hwy 69 08:51:53 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 09:03:05 Traffic Stop: W Yellowstone Trl 09:55:24 Reckless Driver: I-90 10:05:29 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 10:29:47 Traffic Stop: N Division St 12:29:11 Traffic Stop 12:44:00 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 13:20:40 Traffic Stop 13:44:46 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 14:30:47 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 15:54:38 Traffic Hazard: I-90 16:17:39 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 16:35:30 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 17:06:56...
Join us in welcoming Pat Sullivan to our Meet & Greet this Wednesday, September 23, at 6 PM at the Whitehall School library. Pat is running for Montana Representative for House District 75, which includes the Town of Whitehall. Sullivan is running against incumbent Mark Reinschmidt, who remains unavailable. Our guest speakers will continue through the winter, so stay tuned as dates emerge. A representative from CI-133 (Keep Montana’s Courts Nonpartisan) stopped by to hand out yard signs. We continue to support I-194, called both “The Tra...
It is nice to be back at the Whitehall Community Library (110 W. First - Whitehall) after a week off, putting up veggies, quilting, watching my grandchildren play football, soccer, and run cross-country. I was greeted with fantastic news: the Whitehall Library has been selected to host an Artist-in-Residence this winter. The program is part of the Montana State Library's Creative Aging area. Our Friends of the Whitehall Library are providing part of the funding to bring in a professional artist...
From introducing advanced scanners to letting passengers keep their shoes on, the TSA has made major updates to its screening processes lately. But one familiar and often frustrating rule for travelers has remained in place: a strict limit on the amount of liquids allowed through the checkpoint. Now, the TSA is exploring the possibility of easing those rules for some travelers for the first time in over 20 years. Here’s what you need to know. A Change in Liquid Rules for PreCheck Members? Since 2006, the TSA has imposed a 3.4-ounce limit on m...
You would not want to be a cutthroat trout in the Middle Fork of the Judith River before 2023. Along a 6-mile stretch of this water in central Montana, there were more than 80 entrances to the river and 27 shallow spots where everything crossed, from cars to off-highway vehicles like side-by-sides. Chris Edgington, a watershed project manager with Montana Trout Unlimited, says by 2020 sediment runoff from vehicles moving through the river had gotten so bad it was choking out nearly all the fish. “The fish population was estimated to be less tha...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 03:43:58 Animal: E First St 09:28:55 Animal 12:37:16 Citizen Assist: E First St 14:03:36 Disorderly: Hwy 2 E 16:19:55 Animal: Ringing Rocks Rd 17:01:44 Medical: Patticake Dr 18:00:59 Fire Restriction Violation: Cherokee Pl 18:38:17 Runaway: Edwards Addition Rd 20:23:33 Lost Property: W Legion St 20:53:55 Traffic Hazard: I-90 20:59:48 Reckless Driver: I-90 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 02:06:28 Traffic Hazard: I-90 06:28:31 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury) 08:19:45 Criminal Mischief: E...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 06:22:58 Traffic Stop: Whitetail Rd 06:48:35 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 W 08:43:49 Traffic Stop: I-90 09:02:43 Traffic Stop: I-90 12:00:22 Citizen Assist: E Second St 12:57:24 Larceny/Theft: Hwy 55 13:18:09 Medical: Yellowstone Trl 14:37:57 Reckless Driver: I-90 14:48:15 Traffic Stop: I-90 16:53:11 Traffic Hazard: I-90 17:33:34 Motorist Assist: I-90 19:13:26 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 22:27:29 Vehicle Accident (Injury) 22:49:43 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) continues to follow the effort to repeal the Roadless Rule. Last August, the American public sent in almost half a million “noes” during the USDA comment period. The current comment period is with the US Forest Service, and public input is needed again now. The documents describing the proposed repeal are repetitive, shallow, and available on the USFS and USDA websites. They do not acknowledge two key facts: 1) timber harvest could be increased by the stated desire of 25% in currently accessible areas, and 2) the sha...
Jefferson County is seeking public input through a community survey to help guide updates to the County's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The survey will remain open through September 30, 2026, and will help identify priorities for recreation, emergency response, and other infrastructure investments throughout the county. The survey is part of a larger planning effort the County is making to update the 2020 CIP. In the 2020 plan, Jefferson County identified a variety of projects and infrastructure improvements that would benefit county...
Just two weeks before classes were set to begin, the Missoula County Public Schools board debated whether to raise the price of school meals. In the end, the trustees decided to raise the adult meal price by 15 cents while maintaining the student meal price, but the August discussion highlighted the connections between meal debt and changes to eligibility for federal food assistance. In Missoula and other school districts, students are fed regardless of their ability to pay. But that unpaid meal...
