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  • Headwaters Country Jam starts Thursday

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 12, 2019

    There will be plenty of great country music this week at the "Bridge" near Three Forks. The 2019 Headwaters Country Jam is scheduled to take place June 13 to 15 and will feature headlining acts LANCO, Big and Rich, Kelsea Ballerini and Rodney Atkins. Townsquare Media Director of Events Sally Lidinsky said they are really excited to have a great mix of up and coming artists and country superstars at the 2019 Headwaters Country Jam. "There are more big-name acts than ever before. We believe there...

  • Reminder of City of Three Forks Fireworks Regulations

    STAFF REPORT|Jun 12, 2019

    City of Three Forks Officials are reminding local residents of their fireworks regulations. According to state statutes, fireworks may be sold in Montana from June 24 to July 5. Fireworks are allowed to be set off four days in Three Forks. July 2, 3, and 5 residents can set of fireworks from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. On the Fourth of July, residents can set off fireworks from 10 a.m. to Midnight. Fireworks may not be set off toward or from any motor vehicle or in the vicinity of other people or...

  • Our View: Thanks for your service Mayor Hamilton

    Jack H. Smith, Editord|Jun 12, 2019

    In mid-May, Steven Hamilton announced his resignation as Mayor of the City of Three Forks. Hamilton was in his second term as Mayor and had also served six years as a member of the city council. In a resignation letter addressed to local residents and council members, Hamilton said he was at a crossroads with his position as a teacher and mayor and has to follow his heart and do what is best for his students moving forward. The Voice would like to thank Hamilton for everything he did for Three...

  • COLUMN: TOO Much Honking

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 12, 2019

    When Oliver Lucas created the first vehicle horn in the 1910 it was a much-needed invention that is still as relevant today. It has also become a major pain in the back side. Rather than just use it for what is intended, the horn has become as source of communication for people and it is beyond annoying. People really need to tone it down with honking. The other day we were driving home in a 35 mile per hour zone by a school. Despite the fact we were going nearly 10 miles under the speed limit...

  • Missouri River Corps of Rediscovery: The Journey Begins

    Tom Elpel, Contributing Writer|Jun 12, 2019

    "This little fleet altho' not quite so rispectable as those of Columbus or Capt. Cook were still viewed by us with as much pleasure as those deservedly famed adventurers ever beheld theirs; and I dare say with quite as much anxiety for their safety and preservation. we were now about to penetrate a country at least two thousand miles in width... and these little vessells contained every article by which we were to expect to subsist or defend ourselves. however as this the state of mind in which...

  • LANCO playing Country Jam Friday

    Alan Sculley|Jun 12, 2019

    Brandon Lancaster is living the dream – literally. The frontman of LANCO has seen the hit single, "Greatest Love Story," top the country charts. But having the hit single isn't the dream he's talking about. It's what he sees on stage night to night, as an outgrowth of the single's success, that has Lancaster smiling. "We had this dream that we would take these songs and they would be just as meaningful to other people as they are to us and in the past year, we've gotten to experience that," L...