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As of Wednesday morning, there were a total of 208 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana, with 76 of the positive tests in Gallatin County. There have currently been 4,918 tests completed statewide, 14 hospitalizations, and five deaths related to COVID-19. The Three Forks School District announced Sunday a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Gallatin County Health Department, the timing of the School District's transition to remote services on March 16, 2020, means...
In June of 2019, Thomas Elpel of Pony led a small expedition down the 2,341-mile length of the Missouri River from Three Forks to St. Louis. During this five-month journey, Elpel shared his story with local residents in weekly columns that appeared in both the Whitehall Ledger and Three Forks Voice newspapers. Late last week, Elpel announced his book about the journey "Five Months on the Missouri River: Paddling a Dugout Canoe" had arrived from the printer. The full-color book features 270 pages...
From a young age, Three Forks High School senior Micaiah Hauser can remember wanting to play basketball after high school. Last week his longtime goal came to fruition when he signed to play at Montana State University-Northern. "I'm super excited. I've always wanted to play college basketball since I was little and a couple of days ago it came true," Hauser said. An all-state player as a senior, Hauser averaged 20.4 points, and 6.7 rebounds during the 2019-20 season and helped lead his team to...
This week, I had a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss national responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and how the U.S. Department of Education can assist Montana schools. I encouraged flexibility for Montana schools. We also discussed equitable alternative education delivery and what that looks like in rural Montana, especially for special education and other at-risk student groups. As communities across Montana were forced to rapidly adapt in response to the...
The Three Forks School Board will decide this month if they will be moving forward with their May 5 bond election. At a special meeting last week, Trustee Joe Petersen discussed the possibility of postponing the $10 million K-8 Bond and $15 million high school bond. Petersen said they don't know what is going to happen in the future and their needs might change in the next three or four months. Superintendent Jeff Elliott told board members he has been asked by members of the public if they...
