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The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) today announced the first meeting of the newly formed Montana Early Childhood Account (MECA) Board. Established by the 2025 Legislature through House Bill 924, MECA is a landmark initiative designed to strengthen early care and education systems across the state. The MECA Board will hold its kickoff meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The meeting is available remotely via Zoom. MECA provides the essential funding needed to improve child care quality, access,...
The National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL’s) Higher Education Task Force met for a Summit in Washington, D.C. on December 15 and 16 to examine the state and federal relationship between our individual states’ higher education and area labor markets. Task force members were encouraged to invite representatives from their local higher education communities to participate in roundtable discussions. Topics included aiding institutions and elected policymakers to promote the success rates...
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 0:01:42 Agency Assist: I-90 07:23:38 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 08:34:07 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 11:02:02 Burglar Alarm: Transmission Way 11:54:47 Traffic Stop 12:04:45 Citizen Assist: Morgan Dr 12:51:19 Threats: Bowman Ln 13:41:33 Medical: N A St 14:52:50 Hit & Run: I-90 21:47:12 Runaway: Rocky Mountain Dr 22:11:34 Fireworks: Skyline Dr MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 06:53:40 911: Hwy 2 E 08:21:32 Wildland Fire: I-90 09:44:47 Welfare Check: Tatanka Trl 14:38:55 Stranded...
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 00:10:05 Extra Patrol: Hwy 55 08:48:22 Medical: Skyline Dr 09:36:56 Traffic Stop: Legion/Brooke 10:24:46 Animal: I-90 13:00:57 911 15:35:09 Traffic Offense: I-90 17:21:53 Wrong Way Driver: I-90 17:43:10 Traffic Stop: Makowski Ln 17:58:08 Extra Patrol: Kelly Rd 18:20:25 911: W Legion St 20:10:05 Extra Patrol: Curlew Ln 20:31:26 Citizen Assist: S Lincoln St 22:19:45 Shooting: Hwy 2 W 22:39:31 Animal: S Lincoln St SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 01:29:39 Extra Patrol: Cardwell Campground...
As we move through the Christmas season, I hope you’re finding time for what matters most—family, friends, and fellowship. I spent the week before Christmas in Helena in long days of budget meetings—going line by line through Montana’s year-end finances to prepare for the new year. That’s how Montanans do things: you make sure you’re ready before the weather turns. This week the Legislative Finance Committee reviewed the FY 2026 financial report. Bottom line: the “record surplus” era is cooling off. Montana’s budget picture is tightening as...
CARD will award five, one-time, $2,000 scholarships to students who come up with a design and write a brief paragraph (explaining design) to create posters, T-shirts, stickers or decals, coasters, billboards, etc. dedicated to the question: What does “Alcohol Responsibility Matters” mean to you and your community? How is this possible? Montana’s Cannabis & Alcohol Regulation Division (CARD) is a member of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) and has received an alcohol education award from this organization. NABCA...
SUNDAY, December 14 08:06:03 Traffic Stop 09:30:41 Agency Assist 10:43:33 Extra Patrol: Hwy 2 E 11:55:29 Traffic Stop: I-90 12:29:46 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 12:57:42 Traffic Stop: Legion/Main 13:32:05 Citizen Assis: N Whitehall St 14:16:35 Traffic Stop: Main/Legion 16:11:30 Traffic Stop: Legion/Stanley 16:34:36 Harassment: Commercial Way 17:25:46 911: E First St 19:23:25 911: E First St 20:06:39 Assault: Cardwell Campground MONDAY, December 15 04:43:44 Traffic Hazard: Hwy 55 04:49:22 Duplicate Call...
Montana is famous for its waterways, speckled with sparkling high-alpine lakes and ribboned with trout-filled streams. It’s also the birthplace of several major rivers, including the Missouri, and home to Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake east of the Mississippi. But now, the Montana Legislature, with the Environmental Protection Agency’s backing as of October, is rolling back protections for these waters. Montana was once a leader when it came to regulating pollution in its waterways. In 2014, it became the first state in the...
SUNDAY, December 7 03:30:54 Suspicious Vehicle: Ruby River Trl 07:27:17 Suspicious: Yellowstone Trl 08:57:45 Medical: W Legion St 11:04:55 911 17:28:07 911 17:56:22 Civil: McKeown Ln 18:48:19 Reckless Driver: I-90 19:01:17 911 MONDAY, December 8 02:41:16 Animal: Rocky Mountain Dr 03:22:05 911: W First St 08:43:09 Agency Assist: Curlew Ln 12:33:15 VIN Inspection: E Legion St 14:19:26 Medical: Cedar Hills Rd 14:49:54 Wildlife: Hwy 41 15:12:10 911: First Rd 15:37:20 Medical: W First St 18:32:54 Sus...
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 06:29:21 Traffic Stop: Whitehall Town Pump 07:32:48 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 08:55:42 Citizen Assist: Cactus Ln 09:53:36 Traffic Stop: N Division St 10:18:31 Traffic Offense 11:26:20 Traffic Hazard 12:45:35 Court Order Violation: Hwy 55 15:27:02 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 16:12:26 Medical: I-90 17:22:21 Citizen Assist 18:59:09 Traffic Offense 23:13:00 Medical: E Legion St MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 14:50:17 911 15:17:43 Fish/Game Violations: Daly Rd 16:31:55 Transport: S Clark St...
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 03:44:19 Vehicle Accident (Injury): KG Ranch Rd 03:54:59 Carbon Monoxide Alarm: S Division St 05:51:23 Motorist Assist: I-90 07:12:31 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 09:22:06 Agency Assist: Capp Ln 10:42:13 Welfare Check 13:35:25 Transport: S Clark St 15:38:21 Citizen Assist: Kelly Rd 17:06:54 Extra Patrol: Kelly Rd 17:23:29 Agency Assist: Hwy 2 E 17:40:56 Agency Assist 19:01:18 Vehicle Accident (Injury): I-90 20:14:29 Traffic Hazard: Ballard Ln 20:21:08 911: Mormon Ln 22:18:43...
"Redshirt Freshman" Representative Mark Reinschmidt of HD 71 spoke at the final 2025 meeting of Whitehall Indivisible (WI) last Thursday, November 20th. He discussed the steep learning curve of entering the legislature midstream, troubling instances of division, and his unwritten party-line parking faux pas. Selected to replace Marta Bertoglio (R) through a multi-step interview process by which the party in power selects a replacement for an open seat, Mark has jumped into Marta's assigned...
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 03:03:41 Reckless Driver: I-15 09:51:54 Traffic Hazard: I-90 10:05:59 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall/Legion 10:25:21 Traffic Stop: Legion/Bowman 10:51:31 Shooting: Whitehall Dump 10:54:28 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 12:06:09 Lost Property: N Whitehall St 13:28:37 Parking: E First St 13:58:11 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 14:19:58 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 14:26:02 911: Upper Rader Creek Rd 14:46:43 Medical: Hwy 2 W 15:43:01 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 16:17:30 Traffic Stop: I-90 16:18:17 Animal:...
The Whitehall Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 17, at the Town Hall with routine approvals and a series of departmental and board reports. It was a quick, quiet meeting, right before the holiday season's hustle and bustle. Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh wished the community a happy Thanksgiving and mentioned Christmas decorating would take place the day after the holiday. The mayor updated the Council on the new LED reader board to be installed at the Town Hall, thanks to a grant from the Jefferson Valley...
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 01:20:35 Suspicious Vehicle: N Whitehall St 06:08:31 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 06:29:47 Traffic Stop: W Legion StB St 07:00:03 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St 07:41:03 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 08:11:18 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 08:58:30 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 10:04:23 Traffic Stop 10:32:36 Traffic Stop: I-90 10:57:02 Abandoned Vehicle: I-90 11:05:27 Abandoned Vehicle: I-90 11:24:43 Traffic Stop 12:50:01 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 13:03:51 911 14:09:56 Traffic Stop: W First St 14:16:48...
Want to save money on your Montana state income taxes? You can do that by opening a Medical Care Savings Account (MSA) or adding money to one you already have—just make sure to do it before December 31, 2025. Your MSA can be established at a financial institution such as a bank or credit union. Or you can have stocks, bonds, or mutual fund MSA accounts. or What is an MSA? An MSA is a special savings account that helps you set aside money for medical expenses. You can deposit up to $4,600 each year, and the money can be used for eligible m...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI) had a busy week, hosting Congressional candidate Sam Lux at our regular Thursday meeting, and then, over the weekend, US Senate candidate Reilly Neill came to town to talk to us about her campaign and plans to be Montana’s second female US Senator. Whitehall Indivisible continues to grow and invite guest speakers from both sides of the aisle. It might be passe to say Montana votes for people, not parties, but the more we learn about the parties, the less interested i...
Property tax statements for 2025 have begun arriving in mailboxes across House District 69. Earlier this year, you received your updated Appraisal Notice. While many property owners saw an increase in their Assessed Value, a vast majority of residential taxpayers also noticed a decrease in their Taxable Value. This shift is the result of new legislation—House Bill 231 and Senate Bill 542—aimed at providing meaningful tax relief for Montana residents. What Changed and Why: The new laws lowered tax rates for principal residences and lon...
A new requirement that voters write their year of birth on mail-in ballot envelopes resulted in more than 2,700 local-election ballots being rejected this week in Montana’s six largest cities, according to election office data compiled by Montana Free Press. Another 1,278 ballots were rejected due to issues with ballot-envelope signatures, a longstanding requirement. Many of those votes have since been or will be counted if voters are able to remedy the issues flagged by election workers. Sarah Bell, Missoula County’s deputy elections adm...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) announced today that the full balance of November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be made available to households, with funds expected on Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards as soon as Saturday, Nov.15. This action follows updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to states following the end of the federal government shutdown. DPHHS issued partial SNAP benefits to households’ EBT cards on S...
Whitehall Indivisible (WI)’s calendar is filling, and we encourage people of all political stripes to come and hear what our guest speakers have to say—it really can’t hurt to listen to someone talk, even if you disagree. Because we value the opportunity to make our own decisions about candidates and issues, we will continue to invite local politicians who will appear on our future ballots, regardless of party. Defiance.org is a new organization spearheaded by Miles Taylor, a former DHS official. This organization has a national scope and w...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 09:05:52 Animal: E Second St 11:12:19 Vehicle Accident (Injury): Shoddy Springs Rd 14:48:59 Suspicious: Paul Gulch Rd 15:35:15 Burglar Alarm: Transmission Way 17:12:48 Civil: Timberline Rd 17:30:45 Agency Assist 18:14:48 Fish/Game Violations: Upper Rader Creek Rd 19:19:18 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 19:23:06 Medical: Daniel Rd 21:02:11 Reckless Driver: I-90 MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 02:30:30 Citizen Contact: N Whitehall St 02:59:42 Animal: Hwy 55 03:23:07 Medical: E Legion St 06:32:04...
Regarding the Indivisible groups nationwide, the flurry of media reports about the No Kings Oct 18th rally is an interesting example of doublespeak. First, we were Hamas, then highly trained domestic terrorists, now we are dubbed out-of-touch overeducated women in our 40s with all-matching signs, seven million strong. Whitehall Indivisible (WI) might have one person in their 40s, and none of our signs match because we made them ourselves. We are unpaid; we receive no funding from anyone —not even Indivisible —and we arrange our meeting age...
More than 77,000 Montanans — and potentially 41 million Americans — could lose access to a food assistance program beginning in November if the federal government shutdown continues. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently directed states to stop issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in November, according to a message on the Montana state health department’s website. “This means that you may not receive SNAP benefits for November, even if you are authorized to receive them,” the message reads. Montana D...
On Thursday, October 23, Matt Rains announced his campaign to challenge Ryan Zinke for Montana’s First Congressional District seat. Rains, a Democrat, is a fourth-generation Montana rancher, U.S. Army Veteran, and former Chief of Staff for the Montana Farmers Union. Rains’ campaign released a video sharing why he is running. “My neighbors were promised lower prices and a government that said it cared about them,” said Rains. “Instead, they’re getting tariffs, and higher prices on everything from housing to groceries, and a worsening m...
