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At their regular meeting last week, the Gallatin County Commission approved a resolution establishing the fiscal year 2025 Open Space Levy funding amounts for "Conservation" and "Other Eligible Projects." According to Chief Planning Officer Sean O'Callaghan, the Open Space Levy passed by voters in 2018 allows Gallatin County to levy up to 4.5 mills annually, with .5 mills transferred to the parks fund for capital improvements and maintenance needs of county-owned parks. In a letter to the Commis... Full story
A new booster club is up and running in Three Forks. Formed earlier this year by Jessica Owens, Terra Posthumus, and Michelle Rogers, the Three Forks Wolves Booster Club's purpose is to support athletic and academic excellence in all student-athletes, promote active and involved parent and community leadership, promote sportsmanship, and provide supplementary financial support to the Three Forks Junior High and High School Athletics and Activities. The club will also work in conjunction with... Full story
Overwhelmed by a flood of property tax appeals following last year’s historic valuation spike, the Montana Department of Revenue acknowledged earlier this month that its Bozeman-area office fell behind this year on tracking new construction that should be added to Gallatin County’s tax rolls. According to Gallatin County Chief Financial Officer Justine Swanson, the snafu will delay the adoption of local government budgets and push back mailing of November tax bills across the county. Additionally, she said in an interview this week, unless reve...
The Three Forks Career and Technical Education Department is transforming the outdoor spaces at Three Forks Schools into vibrant courtyards designed to promote mental health and enhance learning opportunities. Through a recent Donors Choose funding initiative aimed at supporting high school projects that address mental health and wellbeing, the Family and Consumer Sciences program has secured resources to provide seating and create inviting spaces for students to work, reflect, and connect. The...
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has prepared a draft programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) for the drilling of regulated wells and associated facilities at proposed new locations and is accepting public comment until September 27. A programmatic EA is an analysis of the impacts on the quality of the human environment of related actions, programs or policies (ARM 17.4.603 (15)). A programmatic EA provides MEPA coverage for the whole state of Montana. The new water system...
For more than 50 years, generations of passionate, persistent citizens worked hard to ensure the Gallatin and Madison Ranges continue providing vital wildlife habitat, clean water and wild places for people to find adventure and solace. Today’s debate about the future of these mountains stands on this legacy, and for that we are deeply grateful. These mountains are among the wildest places left in the lower 48. As veterans of earlier efforts to protect the Gallatin and Madison Ranges, we support the Greater Yellowstone Conservation and R...
Whenever our household budget has gotten tight over the near decade of living in Montana, one topic that always seems to come up is getting rid of our satellite service and finding a different and cheaper way to watch television. Our bill would keep growing, and we would call them to say we’d like to cancel. They’d end up giving us a discount for a few months, only to have the high prices return after it ended. It was a never-ending cycle. I still think I’m still trying to recover financially from the year we thought it would be a good idea to...
The Three Forks High School Cross Country team opened the 2024 season with two top 20 finishers at last week's Jefferson Invite in Boulder. Freshman Teegan Gifford finished 13th in the varsity girls' race at 22:36, and senior Grace Kluin finished 20th at 23:57. Following the race, Wolves Head Coach Tara Forsberg said it felt great for the student-athletes to be able to start the season. "The kids make the first meet bigger and harder in their heads, and they are worried about their fitness and... Full story
The 2024 Bridger Brewing Summer Concert Series in Three Forks will end next week with a performance by Greensky Bluegrass on Tuesday, September 10. Doors for the show of the nationally renowned act are scheduled to open at 6 p.m., with the concert scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show at 75 Vigilante Way in Three Forks are $45 and can be purchased at https://www.bridgerbrewing.com/events/greensky-bluegrass. For two decades now, Greensky Bluegrass have been building an empire, brick...
R. Lavon Flynn went to be with her Savior and Redeemer on August 28, 2024. She was surrounded by her family. Lavon was born March 14, 1934, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, to Ellen Kelly Davis and Chauncey Davis. Lavon was the eldest of six children. Lavon was preceded in death by both parents, Ellen McLean and Chauncey Davis, son Daniel Torrence, daughter Theo LaBrosse; two sons-in-law, Mike LaBrosse and Dave Williams; granddaughter, Jennifer Alcorn; two great-grandsons, Keaton Schomer and Timmy Jones Stuber, three brothers Bill Davis, Harve... Full story
On July 22, roughly 7.5% of NorthWestern Energy's Montana customers received a message from the utility company about a potential power shutoff. The warning came both digitally and via mail to 30,000 energy consumers located in or adjacent to heavily forested areas of the state. "Our wildfire specialists have identified your property to be within a high risk area," the email read. "Due to living in a high risk wildfire area, we want to help you prepare for service interruptions and public safety...
The Three Forks High School Football team set the tone early, scoring on their opening drive, and would never trail in an impressive 28-13 win over Missoula Loyola on August 30 at Bobcat Stadium at the Montana State University Campus in Bozeman. The Wolves wasted little time scoring, with sophomore quarterback Kanon Reichman finding the endzone on a five-yard scoring run. A successful two-point conversion on a pass from Reichman to Dylan Andersen would put Three Forks up 8-0 with 9:02 left in... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 31, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/30/24 00:03 CFS24-120021 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:09 CFS24-120024 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Public Assist 00:23 CFS24-120028 FOLLOW UP S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (39.4 LE - Documented 01:18 CFS24-120037 DOMESTIC WEST SHORE DR and SHALLOW LE - Documented 01:26 CFS24-120039 CIVIL N 7TH AVE and W ASPEN ST (43.0 feet) LE - Documented 01:49 CFS24-120046 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 01:54 CFS24-120049 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 02:05... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on September 1, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/31/24 01:27 CFS24-120605 FOLLOW UP S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (54.7 LE - Documented 01:28 CFS24-120606 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Documented 01:47 CFS24-120615 OUT W/ VEHICLE TSCHACHE LN and DRIVEWAY (0.1 LE - Documented 02:02 CFS24-120617 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 02:05 CFS24-120618 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (108.4 LE - Documented 02:09 CFS24-120619 PATROL CHECK RIVER ROCK RD and NORTH SHORE DRLE -... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on September 2, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 08/25/24 00:52 DVA : Domestic Violent 08/25/24 01:30 HWY 287 SB Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 08/25/24 01:37 6TH ST DUI : DUI 08/25/24 02:09 ACC : 911-Accidental 08/25/24 07:15 24 : 24/7 08/25/24 08:39 24 : 24/7 08/25/24 08:47 EVENT : Special Event 08/25/24 10:09 N CEDAR ST PROPFND : Found Property 08/25/24 10:10 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 08/25/24 10:12 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 08/25/24 10:42 WEASEL CREEK RD CITASST : Citizen Assist 08/25/24 1... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on September 2, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 09/01/24 00:00 CFS24-121042 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:07 CFS24-121047 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:13 CFS24-121052 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:18 CFS24-121056 911 HANG UP PARKER DR and DRIVEWAY (153.9 feet) LE - 00:29 CFS24-121064 SUBJECT STOP WHEAT DR and N 7TH AVE (188.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:39 CFS24-121070 SUBJECT STOP N 11TH AVE and W VILLARD ST (177.4 LE - Documented 01:44 CFS24-121084 PATROL CHEC... Full story
Governor Greg Gianforte last week continued his 56 County Tour in southwest Montana, highlighting recent investments in economic development and to increase the supply of affordable, attainable housing. "It's great to see Montana communities coming together to revitalize their economies and support vulnerable populations," Gov. Gianforte said. "With the burden of inflation and rising costs nationwide, we will continue to come alongside Montanans to help them create good paying jobs, increase...
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has made a grant of $11.25 million to Montana State University to help fund a first-ever, on-campus facility that will house the university's fast-growing Gallatin College MSU. It is the foundation's largest grant to date in Montana. The grant covers half of the $22.5 million in private dollars MSU is raising for the Gallatin College MSU building. The 2023 Montana Legislature and Gov. Greg Gianforte required the university to raise funds to match $23.5...
Many conflicts with wildlife stem from unsecured garbage, food and other attractants in human-occupied areas. Wildlife commonly travel through urban areas in southwestern Montana. Wildlife, including bears, that become conditioned to seeking and obtaining food from humans quickly lose their wariness of humans and their interest in foraging for natural food items. This happens when they find human sources of food like garbage, bird feeders, pet food and other attractants stored in unsecured places around homes and neighborhoods. Most recently,...
Registration is now open for fall semester programs offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University. Programming includes courses, lectures, workshops, field trips and discussion groups for the intellectually curious aged 50 and older. OLLI is offering nine noncredit enrichment courses for the fall 2024 semester. Topics include: • Montana archeaologist Les Davis. • The Baltic countries. • Introduction to birding. • Montana history. • Montana Indian groups. • Global civics. • Teaching children to read. • Comparative...
If you, or someone you know—whether a family member, friend, neighbor, or colleague—needs help applying for the Montana property tax rebate, Gallatin County is here to assist. We are hosting a workshop to guide residents through the filing process. Workshop Details: • Date: Thursday, Sept. 5 • Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM • Location: Gallatin County Courthouse Community Room (3rd Floor), 311 W. Main St., downtown Bozeman Our trained county staff will be available to provide one-on-one assistance with the application process. We will also have large mon...
The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at eight locations across southwest Montana from Oct. 15-18. In order, the tour will visit Dillon, Deer Lodge, Helena, Townsend, Whitehall, Ennis, Clyde Park and Bozeman. At each stop, speakers will present on a variety of topics, including forage insect pests, weed management, bird and ground squirrel management, pesticide performance and water quality, biological control of weeds, annual grass identification and...
NorthWestern Energy is inviting the public to provide input about recreational facilities and opportunities along the Missouri and Madison rivers. NorthWestern Energy owns and operates two dams (Hebgen and Madison dams) on the Madison River and seven dams (Hauser, Holter, Black Eagle, Rainbow, Cochrane, Ryan and Morony dams) on the Missouri River. Enhancing public recreation in these areas is a federal licensing requirement to operate the dams. NorthWestern Energy, in partnership with the public-private Missouri-Madison River Fund, have...
On Aug. 9, former President Donald Trump visited Gallatin County, an event that went off safely due to the diligent collaboration between local, state and federal law enforcement and other first responder agencies. “Our community’s safety is always our top priority, and during President Trump’s visit, we had excellent coordination among all of our law enforcement agencies,” said Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer. “We are grateful for the professionalism and cooperation from all agencies.” The following personnel costs are overtime ho...
After a busy two days of action at last week's Choteau Invitational, the Three Forks High School Volleyball team will continue its packed schedule, opening their home season with a September 3 matchup against Manhattan and September 5 against Townsend. The Wolves will wrap up the week on September 7 at Lone Peak. New Head Coach Jodi Sampson was happy with her team's growth in Choteau, where they advanced to Saturday's Gold Bracket. Looking back on the first day in Choteau, Sampson said the team... Full story
