The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

The 2018 Jefferson County Spelling Bee took place Feb. 14th in the courtroom of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

This year's Celebrity Pronouncer was 5th Judicial Judge Luke Berger.

Judges for the County Bee were board members from Basin Elementary, Boulder Elementary, and Cardwell Elementary.

Thirty-six students, grades 4-8 from Jefferson County Elementary Schools, braved the snowy blizzard like conditions to participate in this year's bee.

After seven total rounds, Logan Gillmore, son of John and Angie Gillmore, a Clancy Elementary 8th grader won the challenge. Shawn Huss, son of Ken...