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8 Three Forks High School Graduate and Valedictorian Madison Griffiths was recently named a recipient of the Montana State University Presidential Scholarship. Griffiths joins 20 other high school graduates from across the nation and world, including eight others from Montana, who were awarded MSU's most prestigious scholarship. The MSU Presidential Scholarship is awarded based on scholastic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and exemplary public service. Students receive an annual stipend... Full story
In June, Gallatin County residents voted 13,700 to 11,094 to commission a study of county government. Now that the measure has moved forward, seven county residents will be selected in a nonpartisan election on November 5 to serve on a study commission, with a registration deadline of August 12. Gallatin County Commissioner Zach Brown said he encouraged the election, which is allowed by state statute every ten years, passed on the county-wide level. "We haven't taken a close look at our form of...
A regional technology hub focused on photonics and smart sensors, of which Montana State University is a founding member, will receive a $41 million federal grant to help create tech jobs across Montana. The grant to Montana's Headwaters Regional Technology and Innovation Hub comes from the Economic Development Administration, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It's one of 12 grants totaling $504 million awarded to tech hubs across the country. In October, the EDA named Montana a...
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest has completed the Westphal Parks Acquisition, adding 589 acres to the Forest in the Tobacco Root Mountains 14 miles east of Twin Bridges. The acquisition was made possible through funding via Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF). The LCWF was established by Congress in 1964 to fulfill a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans. The Conservation...
The individual backers behind four initiatives that have been gathering signatures in an effort to qualify for the fall ballot said this week that they haven't been able to gather the tens of thousands of required voter signatures. While Montana's secretary of state has yet to determine which measures will qualify for the November ballot, the backer groups behind three other measures have said publicly that they believe they surpassed their signature-gathering thresholds as of the June deadline...
Applications due August 2 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking up to 12 people to serve on a statewide River Recreation Advisory Council. The River Recreation Advisory Council's purpose is to develop a set of recommendations for managing river recreation in Montana and administering the use of water-related activities. The focus area extends to department lands and water bodies that are restricted under the authority of FWP. This includes recreation use on and along the water way,...
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/05/24 00:02 CFS24-092039 RECKLESS LE - GOA / UTL 00:06 CFS24-092042 TRAFFIC STOP GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (61.1 feet) LE - Citation 00:09 CFS24-092044 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:10 CFS24-092047 69 WAGONWHEEL RD and SILVERWOOD Fire - Clear Fire 00:11 CFS24-092049 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 00:18 CFS24-092051 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:21 CFS24-092054 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:24 CFS24-092057 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:25... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/07/24 00:09 CFS24-093197 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:09 CFS24-093198 TRAFFIC STOP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ON RAMP LE - Documented 00:43 CFS24-093211 AGENCY ASSIST LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and DRIVEWAY LE - Agency Assist 00:45 CFS24-093214 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:52 CFS24-093218 PATROL CHECK OUSEL FALLS RD and ACCESS (14.6 LE - Documented 00:56 CFS24-093219 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and MILL ST (51.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:56 CFS24-093220 TRAFFIC STOP NELSON RD and DRIVEWAY (87.4 feet) LE -... Full story
CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 06/30/24 01:40 I 90 EB TSTOP : Traffic Stop 06/30/24 07:31 I 90 ANIMAL : Animal 06/30/24 07:51 STAMPMILL LN FIREWRKS : Fireworks 06/30/24 08:12 24 : 24/7 06/30/24 08:44 24 : 24/7 06/30/24 09:40 VINCHECK : Vin number inspection 06/30/24 09:58 WHEAT MONTANA BAKERY & DELI 911OPN : 911 Open Line 06/30/24 10:47 US HIGHWAY 287 ALRBA : Burglar Alarm - Audbile 06/30/24 11:07 FOTHER : Fire Other 06/30/24 11:29 TOWN PUMP TOWNSEND FOTHER : Fire Other 06/30/24 12:15 AMB : Ambulance 06/30/24 12:34 N CEDAR ST... Full story
Page 1 of 7 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 00:10 CFS24-093630 OUT W/ VEHICLE N 7TH AVE and W SHORT ST (49.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:33 CFS24-093636 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and VILLAGE CENTER LN LE - Documented 00:34 CFS24-093637 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and ICE CENTER LN (152.9 LE - Documented 00:42 CFS24-093639 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:49 CFS24-093641 PATROL CHECK RIVER ROCK RD and NORTH SHORE DRLE - Documented 01:08 CFS24-093647 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 01:11 CFS24-093649 RECKLESS LE - GOA /... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on July 10, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/09/24 00:12 CFS24-094197 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:17 CFS24-094198 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:37 CFS24-094203 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:47 CFS24-094205 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and MILL ST (51.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:50 CFS24-094206 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:53 CFS24-094208 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on July 11, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/10/24 00:00 CFS24-094749 PATROL CHECK HOMESTAKE DR and PROSPECT LOOP LE - Documented 00:05 CFS24-094751 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and N 7TH AVE (0.1 LE - Documented 00:57 CFS24-094763 DISORDERLY LE - Documented 01:12 CFS24-094767 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:45 CFS24-094777 OUT W/ VEHICLE ACCESS and W LINCOLN ST (60.1 feet) LE - Case Generated 01:45 CFS24-094778 PATROL CHECK TAWNY BROWN LN and BOBCAT DR LE - Documented 02:14 CFS24-094783... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on July 12, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/11/24 01:20 CFS24-095253 TRAFFIC STOP CHURCHILL RD and OFF RAMP (90.7 LE - Warning 01:35 CFS24-095257 WELFARE CHECK LE - Public Assist 01:47 CFS24-095260 PUBLIC ASSIST S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (37.6 LE - Public Assist 02:15 CFS24-095266 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 03:54 CFS24-095276 64 and 71 S COTTONWOOD RD and HUFFINE LN LE - Case Generated 05:03 CFS24-095284 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 05:06 CFS24-095285 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Documented 05:16... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on July 13, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/12/24 00:00 CFS24-095807 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 00:03 CFS24-095809 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:06 CFS24-095810 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:11 CFS24-095813 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:15 CFS24-095816 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:18 CFS24-095818 RECKLESS INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ON RAMP (0.2 LE - Referred 00:20 CFS24-095819 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Citation 00:21 CFS24-095821 TRAFFIC STOP LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and DRIVEWAY LE - Warning 00:21 CFS24... Full story
Last updated at 7:18 a.m., July 14, 2024 Donald Trump's campaign says he is "fine" after what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a social media post, Trump said he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear." The former president was quickly whisked from the stage by Secret Service agents, his ear covered in blood. A prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on July 14, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/13/24 00:00 CFS24-096272 PATROL CHECK LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:05 CFS24-096274 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 00:11 CFS24-096276 FIGHT MADISON AVE and N BOUNDARY ST LE - Case Generated 00:13 CFS24-096278 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:19 CFS24-096282 NON INJURY LE - Agency Assist 00:19 CFS24-096283 OUT W/ VEHICLE WOODEN SHOE LN and HAMILTON CT LE - Documented 00:20 CFS24-096284 TRAFFIC... Full story
The City of Three Forks is moving closer to adopting a new Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). At last week’s special City Council Meeting, the governing body provided input and comments on the latest draft of the CIP, a prioritized list of infrastructure projects with a schedule for the projects and funding sources. Near the conclusion of the meeting, the Council moved forward with placing a Resolution of Intent to pass the CIP at its July 9 meeting and a Resolution to Adopt the CIP the following month. The draft states the CIP “is a blu... Full story
Broadwater County has officially launched TextMyGov, a service that will send text alerts and notifications to residents, providing information including road closures, public hearings, and voter registration. Broadwater County Commissioner Lindsey Richtmyer encouraged residents to sign up for the service by texting BCNOTIFY to 91896. Richtmyer said getting the word out about news and announcements can be difficult, and the county hopes this will help communicate with residents, especially in... Full story
The Montana Department of Commerce announced last week that the City of Three Forks will receive a $40,000 grant to complete a wastewater Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). Three Forks was one of 17 Montana towns, cities, or counties that will receive more than $750,000 in grant funding to help develop and plan infrastructure projects that will increase the health and safety of those communities and their residents. The funding is through Commerce’s Montana Coal Endowment Program. “At Commerce, we are proud of programs like MCEP, which hel...
A chip sealing project in the City of Three Forks is expected to start on Monday, July 8. In March, the Three Forks City Council approved a bid award for the project to Hollow Contracting Inc. for $286,785.35. According to City Officials, this will be the first chip-sealing project in the city in about a decade. Street sweeping is underway, and City officials are asking residents to please move vehicles off the affected streets. The Streets that are part of the project include: 1. 1st Avenue... Full story
Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced a $15.8 million investment in one-time grants to increase bed capacity for community-based residential providers offering behavioral health care or developmental disability services to Montanans. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission, the investment represents the next allocation of $300 million in funding secured by the governor last year to reform and improve Montana’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities services systems. “Timely acc...
Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat conditions and disease. During the spring season, FWP wildlife staff get a pulse on deer and elk numbers by conducting aerial spring trend surveys or green-up flights across the state. These flights occur in the same areas year after year so biologist can understand population trends. During the flights, staff count the total number of deer and...
For more than a year, Montana's state health department has been embroiled in a sweeping effort to "unwind" the state Medicaid program, conducting a mass eligibility review of every person enrolled in the public health program, which provides health coverage for many lower-income residents. The unwinding, being conducted after federal officials lifted pandemic-era restrictions on striking people from the Medicaid rolls last year, has seen the state remove more than 135,000 Montanans from the...
Several interpretive events highlighting natural, cultural and historical elements of southwestern Montana are scheduled at the Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks. These family-friendly events are free to Montana residents. An $8 entrance fee applies to nonresident vehicles. Missouri Headwaters State Park has events planned for each Saturday in July as part of the park's summer speaker series. These talks will each begin at 7 p.m. behind the park office, except for the July 13... Full story
Last week, the Department of Administration (DOA) announced its intent to award the medical Third-Party Administrator (TPA) contract for the state’s health plan to the incumbent provider, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana (BCBSMT). In March 2024, the DOA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive bids to provide the state with TPA services for the state’s medical plan for employees and retirees. The RFP required a modernized approach with cost-saving measures while maintaining full services for employee and retiree populations....
