Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The town of Whitehall has a new council member. At their regular meeting Monday night, the governing body voted 4-1 to fill their vacant Ward 3 Council position with Mac Smith. The lone dissenting vote was Francine Giono-Janik. A long time former member of the Council, Smith was first elected in 2003 and served in the position through last year. He will take over the position of Elizabeth Howser, who defeated him in the General Election late last year. The Council removed Howser from the...
Water was a major topic at the regularly scheduled Whitehall Town Council meeting Monday night. According to the Town Council, the DEQ recently sent a letter regarding the plans for the town’s uranium issue. Council members voted to extend the response to the letter, which is initially due on July 16, 2016. Town Attorney Ed Guza will be negotiating the extension for the town’s response this week. Council members agreed that they want to gather more information to fix the problem, rather than just treat the problem with a water treatment pla...
An ambulance district proposed by members of the Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue is now officially on the November 8 ballot. The Jefferson County Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday afternoon to approve a resolution to place the question of forming a district on the ballot. The proposed district’s coverage area would include the Whitehall school district, excluding the Whitehall town limits and Madison and Silver Bow Counties. Prior to the vote, Commission Chair Bob Mullen asked for public comment on the issue, but know one in attendance chose t...
Forty-five minutes prior to show time there was already a long line beginning to form outside of the Star Theater in Downtown Whitehall. While Friday night during the summer has always been a popular night to get out and see a blockbuster movie, this evening was a little bit different. The crowd of 142 had not only gathered July 1 to see the theater's first showing of "Independence Day: Resurgence", the nights festivities also included a question and answer session with one of the films star's...
The Whitehall Town Council held a special meeting on Thursday, June 30, in order to discuss filling a vacant seat and paying the bills for this fiscal year. The council seat that was discussed at the meeting belonged to Ward 3 member Elizabeth Howser. Town Attorney Matt Haus was asked to address the issue and explain the state statute. Montana Code Annotated § 7-4-4111 states “In determination of vacancy in a municipal office, an office becomes vacant on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of the incum...
Next week local business owners and managers will get the chance to learn more about wrongful termination and employee manuals at a luncheon hosted by the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce. The business luncheon will take place Wednesday, July 13 at the Borden’s Building, with check in starting at 11:30 a.m. Chamber Vice President and lawyer Ed Guza will go over the Montana Wrongful Termination Act, which he said is very specific to the state. The luncheon will go over topics such as exemptions from the Wrongful Discharge Act, definitions and c...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has announced fishing restrictions on additional sections of the Big Hole River, the lower Ruby, lower Beaverhead, Jefferson, and lower Gallatin Rivers that went into effect Friday, July 1 at 2 p.m. as a result of high water temperatures. The restrictions beginning last week will close the following rivers to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight until conditions improve: • The Big Hole from the the Mouth of the North Fork Big Hole River to Dickie Bridge • The Big...
The hard work of local fire departments and other agencies has kept a 32-acre fire at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall at bay. According to mine General Manager Dan Banghart, fire departments from Whitehall, Harrison, Boulder, Three Forks, Twin Bridges and United State Forest Service all responded to the wildfire that started Saturday afternoon on mine and BLM land. According to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Public Affairs Officer Leona Roderick, the fire was 100 percent...
The Jefferson County Commissioners voted Tuesday on a referendum for a resolution to place a special ambulance district on the November 8 ballot. The Commissioners will vote July 12 on the resolution for the district whose coverage area would include the Whitehall school district, excluding the Whitehall town limits and Madison and Silver Bow Counties. Members of the Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue have requested the district be placed on the ballot. The meeting will take place at the Clerk and Record ers meeting room in Boulder. Prior to...
