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Broadwater County in conjunction with the Montana Department of Commerce and the WGM Group, is hosting two public meetings later this month to generate feedback about growth from residents. The "Planning or Growth" public meeting for residents south of Road 101 is Thursday, August 24, at 6 p.m. at the Bridger Brewing facility at 75 Vigilante Road. The meeting for residents in the northern part of Broadwater County is August 31 at 6 p.m. at the Flynn Building in Townsend. According to Commissione... Full story
Later this week, the inaugural Rappin the Rivers Festival will take place at the "Bridge" near Three Forks. The event, presented by No-Coast Entertainment, is scheduled for Friday, August 18, and Saturday, August 19, with camping options available for attendees. The event will be the first rap and EDM festival hosted in Montana and will also have food and merchandise vendors. The Rappin the Rivers festival will feature three stages, with music scheduled on August 18 from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. and... Full story
The City of Three Forks could learn as early as next month if they will be officially awarded a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for the ongoing Flood Mitigation Project. At the August 8 Council meeting, Flood Plain Administrator/City Treasurer Kelly Smith told the governing body that FEMA officials would be in town on August 9 to look at the site of the Three Forks project. Smith said the City had not received the grant yet, but FEMA officials are visiting Montana and wanted to... Full story
A grizzly bear was captured and euthanized earlier this month after repeatedly seeking and accessing unsecured attractants in Big Sky. Over the course of several weeks, the bear became accustomed to accessing garbage stored in bear-resistant containers that were not secured. The bear also found unsecured food in a vehicle. Attempts to haze the bear after attractants were stored properly and secured with electric fencing were unsuccessful. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff captured the bear... Full story
In early May, the Montana Department of Transportation announced the Headwaters Rest Area near Three Forks would be opening as soon as possible, pending the completion of some final facility details. Now in August, an opening date has yet to be set for the facility near the Interchange of I90 and US 287 in Three Forks. According to Lisa Olmsted, a Public Involvement Manager for DOWL, the rest area is just about ready, and they are currently working on final close-out work. Olmsted said they...
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident on August 6 near Belgrade. Gerald Lee Johnson and Hollie Ann Kittle were both taken into custody on August 13 and have been charged with negligent homicide. Kittle has also been charged with tampering or fabricating with physical evidence. In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office, along with Montana Highway Patrol and the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, investigated a fatal motor vehicle accident between a mot...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently completed extensive public opinion surveys of elk and deer hunters in Montana to gauge their satisfaction with hunting and harvest opportunities. The surveys were each sent to 5,000 randomly selected resident hunters. The elk survey allowed FWP to take the first comprehensive look at elk hunter opinions. Overall, 73 percent of the respondents from this survey are satisfied with elk management in Montana. Generally, hunters surveyed were also satisfied with current elk hunting regulations and support the...
Federal regulators are urging Montana health officials to fix shortcomings in the state's Medicaid redetermination process, expressing "concerns" that the state may be disenrolling people who are eligible for the public health insurance and creating barriers for others through long wait times at call centers and during the application process. The state began reassessing the eligibility of the more than 320,000 people on Montana Medicaid in April with the lifting of the federally-designated... Full story
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week joined 20 other attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to scrap a proposed rule that seeks to dramatically decrease carbon dioxide emissions in the energy sector. In a 55-page letter dated Aug. 8, the signatories argue that a rule the Biden administration unveiled in May amounts to an unlawful overstepping of the EPA’s authority and an attempt to circumvent a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision. That ruling took a dim view of the executive branch’s efforts to use the Cle...
The Fish Consumption Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS), Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), has issued an initial consumption advisory on all mountain whitefish caught in the Yellowstone River from Twin Bridges Road railroad bridge to Laurel. Further testing is needed to determine the contamination source and long-term guidance. The board may update the initial consumption advisory as more information is...
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 15, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/14/23 00:26 CFS23-096780 LOCK IN/OUT FIRELIGHT DR and STARLIGHT DR (63.7 LE - Public Assist 00:54 CFS23-096789 DOMESTIC BRIDGER GULLY DR and WEDELN DR LE - Case Generated 01:37 CFS23-096796 UNKNOWN LE - Documented 02:30 CFS23-096800 TRAFFIC STOP JACKRABBIT LN and MEDIAN (160.8 feet) LE - Documented 03:26 CFS23-096803 FOLLOW UP BRIDGER GULLY DR and WEDELN DR LE - Case Generated 04:24 CFS23-096814 BURGLAR CAITLIN RD and CAMERON... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 16, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/15/23 00:08 CFS23-097250 WELFARE CHECK HUFFINE LN and JACKRABBIT LN (79.0 LE - Public Assist 00:22 CFS23-097254 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:34 CFS23-097258 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:41 CFS23-097270 SUICIDE THREAT BOW PERCH LN and TALON WAY (27.0 LE - Case Generated 02:33 CFS23-097277 PATROL CHECK W JEFFERSON ST and N KANSAS ST LE - Documented 03:18 CFS23-097278 911 HANG UP FLAGSTONE DR and RUBY LN (56.7 feet) LE - Unable to... Full story
Page 1 of 36 GCSO Media Report - All Printed on August 17, 2023 Date/Time Call For Service #: Location Type of Call 08/16/23 00:05:41 CFS23-097727 INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.1 Search 08/16/23 00:05:41 - Quimby, Joshua - New CFS 08/16/23 00:06:05 - Quimby, Joshua - DEAACTIVATED PHONE 08/16/23 00:06:10 - Quimby, Joshua - NO WAY TO CALL BACK 08/16/23 00:06:24 - Quimby, Joshua - DEAD PHONE 08/16/23 00:06:33 - Quimby, Joshua - 406-521-2377 08/16/23 00:07:30 - Quimby, Joshua - RPS WERE FLAOTING GOT LOST 08/16/23 00:07:53 - Quimby, Joshua - LACI... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 18, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/17/23 00:20 CFS23-098223 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:22 CFS23-098225 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF BIG PINE DR and SNOWY MOUNTAIN LE - Documented 00:31 CFS23-098229 TRAFFIC STOP N MAIN ST and W ASH ST (38.8 feet) LE - Warning 00:32 CFS23-098230 PATROL CHECK HEIGHTS CIR and MAMMOTH FORK DR LE - Documented 02:18 CFS23-098243 BURGLAR HIGHNOON WAY and WICKWIRE WAY LE - Documented 03:01 CFS23-098247 911 HANG UP LE - Documented 05:14... Full story
Page 1 of 5 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 19, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/18/23 00:02 CFS23-098739 Search DRIVEWAY and LC RANCH RD (0.2 LE - Public Assist 00:18 CFS23-098747 URINATING IN PUBLIC VENTURE WAY and REEVES RD W (38.9 LE - GOA / UTL 00:32 CFS23-098753 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 00:59 CFS23-098766 911 HANG UP N OLD PLACE LN and BARNES RD (39.2 LE - Documented 01:21 CFS23-098771 TRAFFIC STOP CLARKSTON RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1 LE - Warning 01:25 CFS23-098773 PATROL CHECK 4 DOT LN and FRONTAGE... Full story
Page 1 of 4 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 20, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/19/23 00:00 CFS23-099162 TRESPASS SHEDHORN DR and DRIVEWAY (47.6 LE - Documented 00:13 CFS23-099168 911 HANG UP N MAIN ST and W ASH ST (38.8 feet) LE - Public Assist 01:02 CFS23-099182 DUI LE - Documented 01:38 CFS23-099193 DISORDERLY GALLATIN RD and PENNY LN (153.3 feet) LE - Documented 01:55 CFS23-099195 911 HANG UP KERI ST and KUNJE BLVD (126.2 feet) LE - Documented 02:27 CFS23-099207 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 02:47... Full story
Page 1 of 4 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on August 21, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 08/20/23 00:00 CFS23-099565 TRAFFIC HAZARD INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ON RAMP (0.2 LE - Documented 00:12 CFS23-099573 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:20 CFS23-099576 UNKNOWN W MAIN ST and N 7TH AVE (75.5 feet) LE - Case Generated 01:16 CFS23-099591 TRAFFIC STOP JACKRABBIT LN and ON RAMP (72.6 LE - Documented 01:30 CFS23-099595 DISORDERLY WATER LILY DR and ALLEY (14.7 feet) LE - Documented 01:49 CFS23-099597 FIREWORKS S MAIN ST and W ELM ST... Full story
Page 1 of 7 MEDIA REPORT Printed on August 21, 2023 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 08/13/23 00:50 HWY 287 SB TSTOP : Traffic Stop 08/13/23 00:53 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 08/13/23 01:31 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 08/13/23 01:49 HWY 287 /FRONT RMS SB TSTOP : Traffic Stop 08/13/23 04:26 POLE CREEK RD ALRBA : Burglar Alarm - Audbile 08/13/23 05:12 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 08/13/23 06:33 TOWN PUMP Agency : Agency Assist 08/13/23 07:33 24 : 24/7 08/13/23 08:09 24 : 24/7 08/13/23 08:21 24 : 24/7 08/13/23 08:41 24 : 24/7 08/13/23 09:06 AMB : Ambulance... Full story
For Dirty Honey, the COVID pandemic came at a particularly inconvenient point. The group, in 2019, released a self-titled EP that included a history-making single, "When I'm Gone." With that song, Dirty Honey became the first-ever unsigned, independent band to have a Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 single. The band was heading into a busy 2020 expecting to stay on the road building on the momentum of that hit song while also hitting the studio to record their debut full-length album. The pandemic... Full story
Fishing restrictions and closures on several streams in southwest Montana were lifted on August 4 because of cool temperatures and rain. This includes the hoot owl restrictions on the lower Beaverhead River, four sections on the Big Hole River, the lower Gallatin River, Jefferson River, the lower Madison River and Ruby River. This also includes lifting the full closure on the Madison below Ennis Dam. Fishing restrictions, such as hoot owl restrictions and full fishing closures, are designed to p... Full story
The Gallatin County Commission voted last week to finalize American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Three Forks Area Ambulance Service. According to Commissioner Scott MacFarlane, TFAA approached the governing body in late 2020, stating they needed some matching dollars to help purchase a new ambulance. MacFarlane said the cost of emergency equipment has gotten really expensive, and last week they approved the piece of equipment TFAA bought through a sub-recipient. "So that was good to do for... Full story
Three women were injured by an otter last week while floating on the Jefferson River. At about 8:15 p.m. on August 2., the three women were floating on inner tubes about 3 miles upstream from Sappington Bridge when they observed one or two otters. An otter approached and attacked them. The women got out of the water, and the otter swam away. The women then called 911, and several agencies responded, including Montana Highway Patrol, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson Valley Ambulance,... Full story
Amid low trout counts in the Jefferson Basin, Governor Greg Gianforte last week convened a roundtable discussion in Wise River with fishing guides, anglers, irrigators, ag producers, biologists, and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Director Dustin Temple. "Montana's prized rivers and waterways are a part of what define our way of life and they support the livelihoods of thousands of Montanans," Gov. Gianforte said. "Working together, we can build consensus and solutions to address low...
A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted death, gender-affirming care, or others that run afoul of their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles. The law, which goes into effect in October, will gut patients’ ability to take legal action if they believe they didn’t receive proper care due to a conscientious objection by a provider or an institution, such as a hospital. So-...
Montana’s Department of Administration last week partially restored the Office of Public Instruction’s authority to independently award contracts for third-party goods and services, stating that the agency has made “significant progress” in correcting deficiencies identified earlier this year. The restoration of procurement authority at OPI, which oversees Montana’s K-12 public education system, came on the heels of a second compliance review conducted last month. OPI initially lost its authority to enter into contracts valued above $10,000 i...
