Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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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...
Daily fishing restrictions, commonly known as hoot-owl restrictions, have been lifted for the Madison River upstream of Hebgen Reservoir with cooling water temperatures. A hoot-owl restriction remains in effect on the lower Madison River from the Bureau of Land Management’s Warm Springs boat launch to the confluence with the Jefferson River. Drought-related fishing closures and restrictions also remain in effect for the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers. These restrictions were implemented because of warm water temperatures. Hoot-owl restrictions...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 00:05:15 Medical: N Stanley St 08:43:18 Medical: N Stanley St 14:01:07 911: I-90 16:24:27 Traffic Stop 16:44:53 Larceny/Theft: Sugar Beet Row 18:17:30 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 18:36:14 Fire Restriction Violation: Paul Gulch Rd 19:34:45 Traffic Offense: I-90 22:39:37 Animal: W Legion St MONDAY, AUGUST 31 02:12:26 Burglar Alarm: W Legion St 06:22:30 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 06:27:54 Animal 07:29:47 Traffic Stop: N Division St 08:39:58 Abandoned Vehicle: Hwy 2 W 09:23:52...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) hosted US Senate candidate Kyle Austin last week. Though running on the Libertarian ticket, Austin presents as an isolationist non-Trump Republican. Austin is a pharmacist and farmer from Havre and has been pursuing a career in federal politics since high school. His affiliation with the Libertarian Party is loose enough that he has removed the Libertarian label from his campaign materials. His fiscal plan includes further cuts to government by eliminating inefficiencies, and he sees no need to alter the tax...
Many Montanans think a vehicle or vessel automatically passes according to their will when they die. Well, maybe or maybe not. Ownership and title laws often determine who receives those assets. Fortunately, a Montana law now provides a simple way to transfer a vehicle or vessel at death without the time and expense of probate. The Montana Legislature passed the Beneficiary Designation for Vehicles and Vessels Act in 2021, allowing owners to name beneficiaries who can receive title to certain vehicles and vessels after the owner’s death. The M...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 04:05:27 911: N A St 09:00:37 Traffic Stop: E Legion St 09:15:05 Traffic Stop: E Legion St 11:39:24 Medical: Tebay Ln 16:03:38 Custodial Interference: E Second St 19:20:46 Motorist Assist: I-90 20:21:41 Medical: Tebay Ln MONDAY, AUGUST 24 05:40:21 Suspicious: Hwy 69 07:21:17 Citizen Assist: Hwy 2 W 10:11:55 Traffic Hazard: I-90 10:55:28 Trespass: Hidden Creek Rd 11:00:56 Animal: Piedmont Rd 12:48:00 Traffic Hazard: I-90 13:57:43 VIN Inspection: Tobacco Root Ln 15:04:06...
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the 2026-2027 wolf and furbearer hunting and trapping regulations after nearly four hours of deliberation and public comment focused almost entirely on wolf management. For the upcoming season, which starts Sept. 5, the commission approved a total harvest quota of 300 wolves, broke down by regions. This is lower than last year’s statewide quota, but higher than the quota of 250 recommended by FWP. Last year’s quota was 452, and 247 wolves were harvested. The approved quotas are based on an ame...
Daily fishing restrictions, commonly known as hoot-owl restrictions, have been lifted for several rivers in southwestern Montana with cooling water temperatures. Restrictions have been removed for the Gallatin, Jefferson, Ruby and Shields rivers. The following updates have been made for the Madison River: The restriction immediately upstream of Ennis Reservoir and the closure downstream of the reservoir have been removed. A hoot-owl restriction remains in effect upstream of Hebgen Reservoir to the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. A...
NorthWestern Energy has been ordered by state regulators to take its 20-year power plan back to the drawing board. The move comes after analysts for the Montana Public Service Commission found deficiencies in the utility’s Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP. It’s essentially a roadmap that estimates power needs and how the utility will cost-effectively supply that power to its customers over the next two decades. Commissioners voted 3-1 last week to require NorthWestern to address flaws found in the plan, according to an independent review fro...
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the Roadless Rule, a 25-year-old policy that bars development like road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. In a press release, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the rule has led to overgrown and diseased forests ripe for deadly wildfires by limiting where the U.S. Forest Service can build roads and manage timber. Rescinding the Roadless Rule, the release said, will prioritize local decision-making...
Last week, Whitehall Indivisible (WI) welcomed Dr. Mike Eisenhauer, the Independent MT02 Candidate vying for the Eastern District U.S. congressional seat currently held by Troy Downing. Eisenhauer is an interventional cardiologist running as an Independent and has gathered signatures to get on the ballot. Eisenhauer is well-informed, smart, and reasonable. He is aware of the problems caused and perpetuated by hyper-partisanship, and he sees running as an Independent as one way to soften current congressional dysfunction and gridlock. He said...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 12:27:16 Reckless Driver: I-90 14:06:24 Animal: I-90 14:35:53 Traffic Stop 14:51:24 Traffic Stop 15:08:00 Reckless Driver 16:44:39 Medical: Sugar Beet Row 19:22:39 Citizen Contact: Delmoe Lake Rd 20:24:48 Fire Restriction Violation: North Whitetail Rd MONDAY, AUGUST 17 02:34:02 Burglar Alarm: Hwy 55 06:38:01 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 07:42:49 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 08:50:12 Traffic Stop: Robbins Ln 09:33:41 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 09:47:22 Citizen Assist: N Whitehall St...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 01:52:56 Suspicious Vehicle: Piedmont Rd 02:11:58 Transport: Hwy 2 E 02:34:18 Traffic Hazard 03:09:37 Trespass: Hwy 2 E 06:01:01 Animal Bite: Sheep Camp Rd 07:28:29 911: Rocky Mountain Dr 10:42:05 Traffic Stop: Hot Springs Rd 11:08:13 Traffic Stop: Hot Springs Rd 12:47:57 Abandoned Vehicle: Hwy 2 E 13:17:16 Larceny/Theft: Hwy 2 E 13:25:53 Stolen Vehicle: Whiskey Gulch Rd 15:04:41 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 E 15:13:44 Traffic Stop: Mormon Ln 15:31:22 Abandoned Vehicle: Hwy 2 E 15:41:17...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) invites everyone to join us for our fall guest speaker series. We have invited all the candidates, regardless of party, for US Congress seats and Montana HD75. Those who accepted are on the calendar; some said no, and many have not bothered to reply. In general, we find the position statements most candidates present on websites or in sound bites to be inadequate clickbait, so we have developed a set of questions with more weight. Some of our speakers are not running f...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) jumped back into the fray last week after breaking for July. Activist groups are ramping up for the midterms, and WI is choosing battles that matter in Montana and across the country. Our membership was one of the few among the 19 Indivisible groups in Montana with the decision-making structure and unity of voice to write a letter to Alani Bankhead (D) asking her to withdraw from the Montana Senate race (see inset). Bankhead has since announced she will not drop out....
Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent, and he tended to their home until he found another job. But his wife died last year. Soon after, Pugh became homeless. His problem with alcohol became worse, which made managing his seizures more difficu...
More areas of the lower Beaverhead River will be under daily fishing restrictions this week due to rising water temperatures. These restrictions, commonly known as hoot-owl restrictions, prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight each day. They are designed to prevent excessive fish mortality due to angling when water temperatures are warm. Beginning Aug. 5, a hoot-owl restriction will be in effect for the area of the Beaverhead River from Selway Park Fishing Access Site just north of Dillon to the confluence with the Big Hole River. This...
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 00:22:31 Wildland Fire 05:53:33 Animal: Hwy 69 05:55:48 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury): Whitetail Rd 10:47:57 Panic Alarm: Lewis & Clark Caverns Rd 11:45:48 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 11:55:46 Suspicious Vehicle: W Legion St 12:34:09 Medical: N A St 13:00:47 Reckless Driver: I-90 13:25:26 Shooting 13:35:34 Reckless Driver: I-90 13:51:28 Threats: I-90 15:01:38 911 16:10:52 Agency Assist 16:45:46 Citizen Assist: W Legion St 18:09:00 911: I-90 18:17:28 911 18:27:57 Suspicious: Delmoe Lak...
Two men from Harrison were convicted of multiple hunting violations in Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin counties. Jeremy Michael Hill and Ryan Francis McGuire faced several charges after the two men were found to have killed multiple deer illegally over several years. Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks conducted a yearlong investigation into Hill and McGuire following a report from a concerned witness about a wasted whitetail buck found in Hill’s possession. The investigation revealed evidence that Hill, over a three-year p...
SUNDAY, JULY 26 00:12:54 Stolen Property: Hwy 2 E 00:13:35 Suspicious: Hwy 2 E 00:22:42 Domestic Violence: Hwy 2 E 00:43:44 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury): Hwy 2 E 00:55:42 Medical: Hwy 2 E 00:56:12 Domestic Violence: N Main St 00:57:28 Trespass: Hwy 2 E 01:43:17 Medical: Hwy 2 E 01:51:50 Citizen Contact: Hwy 2 E 02:16:15 Fight: Mint Bar 02:37:33 Fight: Hwy 2 E 02:48:53 Citizen Contact 03:06:25 Reckless Driver: Hwy 2 E 04:22:37 Medical: Hwy 2 E 04:56:31 Administrative: Hwy 2 E 07:01:47 Traffic...
Montana Farmers Union, one of the state’s largest and most influential agricultural organizations, has endorsed I-194, The Montana Plan, adding the voices of thousands of family farmers and ranchers to the growing bipartisan coalition supporting the initiative ahead of the November 2026 election. The endorsement reflects a shared belief that Montana elections should be accountable to the people who live and work here—not to corporations, wealthy special interests, or dark-money groups that can spend millions while hiding the sources of the...
SUNDAY, July 19 07:42:16 Animal: I-90 12:46:58 Suspicious Vehicle: I-90 13:01:57 Medical: Quarter Horse Ln 13:59:52 Citizen Assist: Sugar Beet Row 15:03:10 Suspicious: Hwy 2 E 15:37:09 Suspicious Vehicle: Boe Ln 19:26:52 Medical: Hwy 2 E 20:46:56 Citizen Assist: E Viella St 21:07:15 Medical: Pipestone RV Park MONDAY, July 20 01:51:52 Agency Assist: I-90 01:55:34 Trespass: E Viella St 06:51:26 Extra Patrol: Boe Ln 06:58:01 Traffic Stop: I-90 07:33:14 Abandoned Vehicle: I-90 08:09:15 911:...
