Motion to appeal filed in recall case

Whitehall Mayor Dale Davis and Council members Vincent Keogh, Gary Housman, Tom Jenkin, and Joe Adams have filed a notice of appeal to the Montana Supreme Court.

The notice of appeal comes after a May ruling in Boulder by Seventh Judicial District Court Judge Katherine M. Bidegaray in regards to costs related to a failed 2016 recall petition for five elected officials in the Town of Whitehall.

In her May decision, Bidegaray ruled in favor in favor of respondents, Jefferson County Election Administrator Bonnie Ramey, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCullough, and Whitehall resident Lynn...