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Speed indicator signs could be in the future on South Main/Old Yellowstone Trail in Three Forks. The Three Forks City Council recently voted unanimously to send a letter to the Gallatin the Montana Department of Transportation Bozeman District Office to request the signs in both directions. The governing body also sent a letter to the Gallatin County Commission requesting they ask MDT to install "your speed" flashing radar and indicator signs. The signs would be on South Main/Old Yellowstone Tra... Full story
After 20 years with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, current Missouri Headwaters and Madison Buffalo Jump State Parks Manager Dave Andrus is retiring at the end of 2022. Last Sunday, Andrus was honored with a retirement party at the Three River Seniors Center. "It's been a real joy working with the community of Three Forks. This town has been a wonderful supporter of the parks. I have met so many people that care about the parks. It has been fun to work with them and the historical society,"... Full story
There are only a few more weeks of open burning left in the season in Gallatin County. Open burning in Gallatin County ends on November 30 and will reopen on March 1. If you still have burning projects you need to get done before the end of the month, remember that burn permits are required. Permits can be obtained online at www.gallatinburnpermits.com or in person at Three Forks Community Library at 607 S. Main Street. More information on what you can and cannot burn, and the current open... Full story
A Montana State University engineering graduate whose numerous projects around the state include roadways and water treatment facilities will be inducted into the Montana Professional Engineers Hall of Fame. Tommy Harris "T.H." Thomas, who earned his bachelor's in civil engineering from MSU in 1953, will be honored with a plaque hanging in Roberts Hall on the MSU campus. The award, given annually by the Montana Society of Engineers in collaboration with MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineeri... Full story
On my growth journey, I, like many of you, may have tried to discover your gifts and talents. You may have had the same questions I have had over many years. What gifts and talents do I have to offer to anyone? It wasn’t until I started to embrace comments from others that I was gifted in many areas. I would brush it off and view those comments as this is just who I am…never seeing any of my gifts. I didn’t think I had any; they were buried. I would hear and read comments such as you have such a gift in hospitality; you are engaging with our p... Full story
Young people in Montana were twice as likely to die by suicide than in the rest of the country during the last decade, according to state statistics. Data from 2011 to 2020 released this spring by the state's Department of Public Health and Human Services shows that kids between the ages of 11 and 17 committed suicide at a rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people during those years, double the national average. And despite increased attention by schools, mental health resources remain inadequate to the... Full story
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark last week aannounced a letter of intent for Heineken International Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (Heineken International) to increase its purchase volume of Montana barley products. “We’re thrilled Heineken recognizes the superior quality of Montana barley and wants to do more business with our farmers,” Governor Gianforte said. “This agreement ushers in tremendous opportunities for our ag industry.” Governor Gianforte signed the letter of in... Full story
STAFF REPORT The Three Forks Wrestling Club is hosting its Fall Camp from November 11 to 13. The camp is available for wrestlers 11 and up and will take place in the Old Gymnasium on November 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., November 12 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m., and November 13 from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $75, and those attending must have a USA Wrestling membership. The camp will feature Carolyn Wester, a world-class Professional Combat Sports Coach whose... Full story
Less than a month after a second-place finish at the MHSA Class B State meet, members of the Three Forks High School Cross Country are not quite done with competition for the year. Competing as a club team, eight Three Forks runners will be heading to Idaho to compete at Saturday's Nike Cross Northwest Regionals Championships in Boise. The regional is one of nine throughout the country hosted by Nike and will feature runners from Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.... Full story
Editor’s Note: This article was last updated with unofficial preliminary results posted by the Gallatin County Elections Department on November 9 at 4:37 p.m. Local voters on Tuesday, November 8 approved the Gallatin County Rest Home Mill Levy. In unofficial preliminary results from the Gallatin County Elections Department, the Gallatin County Rest Home Mill Levy passed by a total of 26,647 to 15,958. The Nine mills will raise at the fiscal year 2022 value, $3,933,459 annually. For Gallatin County taxpayers, the estimated annual tax increase p... Full story
