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At last week's Three Forks City Council meeting, City Clerk Crystal Turner presented the governing body with the annual Business License Report. According to City Ordinances, the business license season runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following year. Turner reported that for the 2023-24 season, 228 businesses were licensed in Three Forks. The numbers included 10 new businesses and 18 that did not renew for various reasons. Turner said the numbers include brick-and-mortar businesses...
Prospera has been awarded $730,000 from Gallatin County to create a new loan fund to support affordable housing projects in Gallatin County. Funds come from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act and the State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This partnership builds on a history of collaboration between Gallatin County and Prospera to address local housing needs. The new loan fund will expand local financial resources for future affordable housing projects, reinforcing the shared commitment to creating sustainable housing solutions in Gallatin County....
Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home for the final time. The house had sold, and the new landlord raised the rent. They couldn't afford it. Their Social Security payments couldn't cover the cost of any apartments in northwestern Montana's Flathead Valley. Hilton's partner was able to move into her daughter's studio apartment. There wasn't enough space for Hilton, so they reluctantly split up. At 68 years old, he moved into his truck - a forest-green Chevy...
A little over a week is left before the deadline of the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp art contest. Artists must submit their work by Jan. 31. The Wetlands Protection Advisory Council will select the winning art in early February. The winning artist will receive a $2,000 cash prize and be featured on promotional materials throughout 2025. Last year, the first year of the contest, Florida artist John Nelson Harris won with his painting of a pintail. His painting was one of 70 submissions from artists around the country. The 2025 Montana...
As residents of a Missoula mobile home park raise concerns about its sale to an out-of-state investment firm, a bipartisan pair of state lawmakers plan to introduce bills providing assistance and protections to those living in manufactured housing. Katoonah Lodges Mobile Home Park, owned by an estate including John Stahl and his siblings, is a 103-unit, 55-plus community located off Mullan Road west of Missoula. Stahl declined to talk to Montana Free Press about the pending sale. The Missoulian...
Increasing teacher pay, finding ways to get more money to school districts and boosting students' early math skills are on the agenda as Montana legislators plan to take up a broad range of proposals this year addressing the K-12 system's most chronic challenges. On the funding front, several House Republicans have already signaled plans to tackle one of the most pressing education issues in the state: teacher pay. Low starting salaries for early career educators are a driving factor in...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 18, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/17/25 00:01 CFS25-008069 PATROL CHECK HEIGHTS CIR and MAMMOTH FORK DR LE - Documented 00:04 CFS25-008070 PATROL CHECK COTTONWOOD RD and PASHA LN LE - Documented 00:13 CFS25-008075 PATROL CHECK HUFFINE LN and DRIVEWAY (123.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:14 CFS25-008076 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 00:15 CFS25-008078 PATROL CHECK TAWNY BROWN LN and BOBCAT DR LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-008081 PATROL CHECK WHEAT... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 19, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/18/25 00:09 CFS25-008591 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and W DRY CREEK RD (99.1 LE - Documented 00:19 CFS25-008596 NOISE LE - Documented 00:25 CFS25-008599 PATROL CHECK BULL TROUT RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 00:42 CFS25-008602 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 01:11 CFS25-008617 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 01:30 CFS25-008623 CRUELTY/NEGLECT CEDAR SHADE LN and CEDAR WOOD LE - Documented 02:01 CFS25-008629... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on January 20, 2025 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 01/12/25 07:21 24 : 24/7 01/12/25 07:43 MVA : MVA 01/12/25 08:40 24 : 24/7 01/12/25 10:09 ANIMAL : Animal 01/12/25 10:36 DIAMOND GULCH RD SLD : SLIDE OFF 01/12/25 13:34 DISVEH : Disabled Vehicle 01/12/25 15:19 CITASST : Citizen Assist 01/12/25 16:26 46.319100, -111.521273 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/12/25 18:59 24 : 24/7 01/12/25 20:27 24 : 24/7 01/12/25 23:31 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/13/25 02:25 N PINE ST NOISE : Noise 01/13/25... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 20, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/19/25 00:02 CFS25-009000 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:29 CFS25-009010 77 NELSON RD and SUNNY ACRES DR LE - Agency Assist 01:01 CFS25-009027 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 01:08 CFS25-009030 PATROL CHECK BOBCAT DR and TAWNY BROWN LN LE - Documented 01:40 CFS25-009039 TRAFFIC STOP BAXTER LN and ACCESS (81.6 feet) LE - Case Generated 01:57 CFS25-009044 TRAFFIC STOP N 7TH AVE and MEDIAN (117.5 feet) LE - Warning... Full story
The Montana Healthcare Foundation released three new reports analyzing Montana Medicaid. The reports found that the HELP Act – or "Medicaid expansion" – continues to expand health care access, improve health outcomes, and control health care costs. New findings from "2025 Medicaid in Montana" show that in addition to the program's benefits for the health of enrollees and the state's economy, Medicaid expansion has had a substantial impact on the health care system, particularly in rural areas. Specifically, reimbursement from Medicaid exp...
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities today announced that Waded Cruzado, president of Montana State University and a champion of the public and land-grant university mission, will become the association’s next president July 1. Cruzado has served as MSU’s president since 2010 and has led transformative growth at the institution, which has set records in enrollment, retention, academic excellence, research and fundraising during her tenure. This past summer, Cruzado announced her retirement from MSU as of the end of the aca...
In November, Montana voters safeguarded the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. They also elected a new chief justice to the Montana Supreme Court who was endorsed by anti-abortion advocates. That seeming contradiction is slated to come to a head this year. People on polar sides of the abortion debate are preparing to fight over how far the protection for abortion extends, and the final say will likely come from the seven-person state Supreme Court. With the arrival of new Chief Justice Cory Swanson, who ran as a judicial c...
In 2024, a string of wrong-way driving incidents on Interstate 90 in the Gallatin Valley, including a fatal accident near Three Forks, sent shockwaves through the community. Just days into 2025, things have not gotten any better. According to Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant John Metcalfe, there have been six reports of wrong-way drivers in Gallatin County since January 1. Metcalfe said one motorist was arrested for DUI, one was arrested on dangerous drug charges, and in three instances, MHP and/... Full story
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office will host three public meetings later this month regarding the possible Mill Levy renewal. The meetings, which will begin at 6 p.m., will take place on Wednesday, January 22, at the Winston Fire Hall, Tuesday, January 28, at the Townsend Community Room, and Thursday, January 30, at the Headwaters Livestock Auction in Three Forks. According to Broadwater County Sheriff Nick Rauser, when local residents passed a levy five years ago, they wanted a few things... Full story
Family members, politicians and members of the Montana Supreme Court welcomed newly elected Chief Justice Cory Swanson during a swearing-in ceremony last week in Helena, marking the beginning of a new leadership chapter for the state's highest court. Swanson, 48, comes to the bench after serving 10 years as the Broadwater County attorney. Prior to that role, he worked in private practice and the attorney general's office under Republican Tim Fox. Speaking to a room full of supporters and media...
Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October. Moisture arrived in mid-October, but abnormally warm temperatures meant it fell primarily as rain or a mix of rain and snow, even at upper elevations. For most basins, the first snow at all elevations occurred late October. November brought a mixture of snowstorms that benefitted the mountains of southwest and northwest Monta...
All grizzly bears in the Lower 48 United States would be federally managed as a single population under a proposed U.S Fish and Wildlife Service rule released on Wednesday. That DPS, or distinct population segment, would retain the grizzly's threatened status under the Endangered Species Act and reject petitions from the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming to delist the bears. In its Wednesday announcement, FWS said it found the states' petitions "not warranted" for the two largest...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 10, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/09/25 00:03 CFS25-003862 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:15 CFS25-003866 PATROL CHECK OFF RAMP and AMSTERDAM RD (15.3 LE - Documented 00:20 CFS25-003867 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:24 CFS25-003869 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:26 CFS25-003871 WELFARE CHECK TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE - Documented 00:29 CFS25-003872 PATROL CHECK MAPLE AVE and SECOND ST (51.7 feet) LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 11, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/10/25 00:00 CFS25-004434 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:13 CFS25-004440 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and LINNEY RD (14.6 LE - Documented 00:37 CFS25-004443 PATROL CHECK BULL TROUT RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 00:40 CFS25-004445 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:52 CFS25-004449 PATROL CHECK HIDDEN VALLEY TRAILER COURT TRPKLE - Documented 00:53 CFS25-004451 ALARM GOSHAWK TRL and DRIVEWAY (121.8 LE - 00:56... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 12, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/11/25 00:08 CFS25-004948 DISABLED GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1 miles) LE - Documented 00:09 CFS25-004949 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:12 CFS25-004952 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and MILL ST (51.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:13 CFS25-004954 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and COTTONWOOD RD LE - Documented 00:15 CFS25-004956 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:17 CFS25-004958 DUI LE - GOA / UTL 00:26 CFS25-004965 TRAFFIC STOP... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on January 13, 2025 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 01/05/25 02:26 HWY 287 NB Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/05/25 06:23 TEST CALL 911OPN : 911 Open Line 01/05/25 07:23 24 : 24/7 01/05/25 08:39 24 : 24/7 01/05/25 09:37 SAR TRAINING SAR : Search & Rescue 01/05/25 10:13 LIPPERT GULCH RD ACC : 911-Accidental 01/05/25 10:44 45.918281, -111.593006 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/05/25 12:40 911OPN : 911 Open Line 01/05/25 12:54 THAZ : Traffic Hazard 01/05/25 12:56 THAZ : Traffic Hazard 01/05/25... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 13, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/12/25 00:05 CFS25-005454 DUI BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - GOA / UTL 00:09 CFS25-005455 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:16 CFS25-005460 DVN LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and SLEEPING LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-005465 TRAFFIC STOP HUFFINE LN and GOOCH HILL RD (162.3 LE - Warning 00:35 CFS25-005470 FOLLOW UP JARDINE AVE and CORWIN ST (50.1 LE - Documented 00:38 CFS25-005471 OUT W/ VEHICLE JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 01:11... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 14, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/13/25 00:01 CFS25-005881 PATROL CHECK OUSEL FALLS RD and SOUTH FORK RD LE - Documented 00:10 CFS25-005885 COMMS PROB VAQUERO PKWY and DRIVEWAY (57.1 LE - Documented 01:35 CFS25-005905 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:36 CFS25-005906 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 01:47 CFS25-005909 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 02:11 CFS25-005916 PATROL CHECK HUFFINE... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 15, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/14/25 00:02 CFS25-006420 PATROL CHECK VENTURE WAY and REEVES RD W (38.9 LE - Documented 00:07 CFS25-006421 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:18 CFS25-006426 PATROL CHECK COUNTRYSIDE LN and BAKER ST (37.1 LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-006428 OUT W/ VEHICLE DONJO AVE and JACKRABBIT LN (75.7 LE - Documented 00:26 CFS25-006430 DISABLED INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS LE - Documented 00:27 CFS25-006431 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY... Full story
