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In unofficial final results from the May 7 election, local voters denied two general fund mill levies for the Three Forks School District. According to unofficial results from the Gallatin County Elections Department, the levy for $504,234 per year in the Elementary District was defeated by a vote of 851 to 465. The levy in the High School District for $176,154 was defeated by a vote of 850 to 458. In the race for two three-year seats on the Three Forks School Board, Brooke Pestel received the most votes with 538. Leana Eastty was second with 4... Full story
The recently released 2023 Montana State Parks Annual Visitation Report showed an 81.7% increase in visitors at the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park near Three Forks. The Park had 35,466 estimated visitors in 2023, a substantial increase from 19,518 in 2022. The increase in numbers made the Park the third most visited in Montana FWP Region 3. After reaching 75,699 estimated visitors in 2021, Missouri Headwaters State Park has seen a steady drop in numbers: 53,669 in 2022 and 33,436 last year....
Last week's widespread, wet storm has brought a measure of relief to parts of Montana reeling from one of the driest winters on record, but water managers say it's too early to tell how much of that water will stick around to sustain streams, crops and forests through the hottest months of the year. "I think it's fair to say that despite the pins and needles we've been on after that dry November and December, conditions this May are greatly improved from the last three [Mays]," said Michael...
On Friday, May 10, the Gallatin County Elections Office mailed approximately 56,500 for the June 4 primary election to active registered absentee voters in Gallatin County. Ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes in the following days. Four ballots will be included in each envelope. Voters will have a choice to vote either a Democratic, Republican, Libertarian or Green party ballot this upcoming primary election. Voters must choose ONE party ballot to vote and then return just that ballot. Detailed instructions will be provided with ballots...
Governor Greg Gianforte today joined local, state, tribal, and federal agency administrators, and fire management officers for the 2024 Fire Season Briefing and called for greater collaboration from the federal government on active forest management. "We know it takes all hands on deck to suppress fires and minimize their impact on families, homes, and property," Gov. Gianforte said. "Together, we can continue to build healthier, more resilient forests but we need better cooperation in order to...
Well above normal precipitation during April was needed given the meager snowpack conditions experienced this year. Total monthly precipitation was above normal last month only in the Powder and Tongue River basins but was not widespread across Montana. "A couple mid-month storms did provide significant snowfall, but April is typically a wet month in Montana, and total precipitation last month did not meet that standard," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)...
Fisheries staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are conducting annual fish population estimates in the Big Hole River. Estimates from two of the four sampling areas are completed, showing several increases in trout numbers from historic lows last year. In the Melrose section, which is immediately downstream of Salmon Fly Fishing Access Site, biologists found an estimated 192 rainbow trout per mile and 506 brown trout per mile. These figures are increases from 2023 estimates, which were 161...
Most of Montana’s 76 Wildlife Management Areas open at noon on Wednesday, May 15. The long winter and heavy snowpack have left a limited area for wildlife to forage. With grizzly bear activity increasing, people visiting WMAs should remain vigilant and practice techniques to avoid surprise encounters. Bears, elk and shed-antler hunters will be sharing the same space. Most animals see, hear and smell humans long before humans detect the presence of animals. Depending on the distance between the animals and humans, the animals decide whether t...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 11, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/10/24 00:02 CFS24-064784 PATROL CHECK WEAVER RD and 4 DOT LN (14.6 feet) LE - Documented 00:11 CFS24-064792 PATROL CHECK DRY CREEK RD and REESE CREEK RD LE - Documented 00:13 CFS24-064795 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:15 CFS24-064796 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:15 CFS24-064797 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:16 CFS24-064799 PATROL CHECK ROCKY MOUNTAIN RD and DRIVEWAY LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 13, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/12/24 00:01 CFS24-065778 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:05 CFS24-065779 OUT W/ VEHICLE S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (37.6 LE - Documented 00:11 CFS24-065785 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Documented 00:18 CFS24-065787 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:20 CFS24-065788 VEHICLE SHELTER GROVE CIR and INDIAN LE - Case Generated 00:34 CFS24-065792 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Documented 00:34 CFS24-065793 PARTY RIVER ROCK RD and DRIVEWAY (68.3 LE - Documented 00:57 CFS24-065798...
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 12, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/11/24 00:00 CFS24-065336 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:28 CFS24-065345 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:30 CFS24-065346 BURGLAR OG KUSH LN and GATEWAY FOOTHILLSLE - Documented 00:48 CFS24-065350 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:06 CFS24-065355 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:22 CFS24-065359 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:23 CFS24-065360 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:23 CFS24-065361 SUSPICIOUS LE - Documented 0...
MEDIA REPORT Printed on May 13, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 05/05/24 00:20 N GRANDVIEW LOOP TSTOP : Traffic Stop 05/05/24 02:07 DUI : DUI 05/05/24 07:02 HWY 12 EB Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 05/05/24 07:16 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 05/05/24 08:45 24 : 24/7 05/05/24 09:08 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 05/05/24 09:44 LOWER RAY CREEK RD CB : Control Burn 05/05/24 10:31 HWY 12 E CB : Control Burn 05/05/24 11:36 S FRONT ST ALRBA : Burglar Alarm - Audbile 05/05/24 11:44 ANIMAL : Animal 05/05/24 15:14 911H : 911 Hang Up 05/05/24...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 14, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/13/24 00:02 CFS24-066147 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:11 CFS24-066151 PATROL CHECK HOMESTAKE DR and PROSPECT LOOP LE - Documented 00:12 CFS24-066152 PATROL CHECK HOMESTAKE DR and SHEPHERD TRL LE - Documented 00:12 CFS24-066153 PATROL CHECK GRAVES TRL and HOMESTAKE DR LE - Documented 00:13 CFS24-066154 PATROL CHECK GRAVES TRL and NEW VENTURES DR LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-066155 PATROL CHECK NEW VENTURES DR and SHEPHERD LE - Documented 00:15... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 15, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/14/24 00:12 CFS24-066760 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-066761 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:22 CFS24-066765 PATROL CHECK HARGROVE LOOP and DRIVEWAY (15.7 LE - Documented 00:30 CFS24-066767 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:34 CFS24-066768 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and GATEWAY SOUTH RDLE - Documented 00:42 CFS24-066769 TRAFFIC STOP GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (14.6 feet) LE - Case Generated 01:19 CFS24-066778 TRAFF... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 16, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/15/24 00:07 CFS24-067213 SUBJECT STOP LE - Documented 00:34 CFS24-067221 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:44 CFS24-067224 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 01:26 CFS24-067226 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and INTERSTATE 90 LE - Documented 01:52 CFS24-067227 TRESPASS DRIVEWAY and BLACK BEAR RD (0.1 LE - 02:13 CFS24-067229 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Agency Assist 03:45 CFS24-067237 TRAFFIC... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 17, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/16/24 00:00 CFS24-067714 PATROL CHECK CIRCLE F TRL and DRIVEWAY (48.8 feet) LE - Documented 00:03 CFS24-067717 TRAFFIC STOP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.5 LE - Warning 00:12 CFS24-067722 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:23 CFS24-067725 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:24 CFS24-067726 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:39 CFS24-067730 WARRANTS 8TH ST and W PARK AVE (72.3 feet) LE - Documented... Full story
(Editor's Note: This article includes information from results posted by the Gallatin County Elections Department on May 8 at 3:43 a.m. The article will be updated when more results are released.) In unofficial results from the May 7 election, local voters denied two general fund mill levies for the Three Forks School District. According to unofficial results from the Gallatin County Elections Department, the levy for $504,234 per year in the Elementary District was defeated by a vote of 851 to 465. The levy in the High School District for $176... Full story
The Montana Supreme Court has sided with the state's Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in a dispute involving a 64-year-old water right that's used to irrigate both private and public land. In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Beth Baker, the court ruled that the state retains an ownership interest in a water right first claimed in 1960 by John Schutter of Gallatin County. The water right is somewhat unique in that it's supported by a well that was drilled on private land,... Full story
An exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the publication "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," the influential bestseller penned by one-time Montana State University instructor Robert Pirsig, is now on display in the Montana State University Library. Located on the second floor of the library near the entrance to Archives and Special Collections, the display is open to the public during library hours and will be up through this summer. With his book, Pirsig motivated a generation to...
With the onset of spring weather, both species of Montana bears are active. Much of Montana has both black and grizzly bears, with grizzlies showing up further and further east each year. Recently, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks confirmed a grizzly bear sighting in the Bear Paw Mountains east of Big Sandy. "Though not common, grizzly bear sightings around central Montana have increased over the years," said FWP Region 6 Supervisor Drew Henry. "This emphasizes the need to practice bear aware...
Montana had a 27% drop in childhood Medicaid enrollment from April to December 2023, the second highest in the nation, according to a new report that evaluates how states handled post-pandemic Medicaid eligibility throughout much of last year. The study, authored by researchers at the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, finds that childhood Medicaid enrollment dropped by more than four million nationwide during eligibility redeterminations in 2023. That figure does not inc...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting public comment on a draft rule package implementing narrative nutrient water quality standards and creating a new adaptive management option for point source dischargers. The standards were developed in consultation with a diverse group of stakeholders using 20 years of Montana-specific science and are designed to protect rivers and streams for uses such as supporting aquatic life and recreation. The rules were drafted in consultation with a diverse stakeholder work group over...
Maintenance staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks have repaired and reopened Ennis Fishing Access Site. The site was closed in January after an ice jam on the Madison River flooded the site with water, ice and debris. This caused significant damage to the road, parking lot, boat ramp and other infrastructure. FWP staff have repaired the damaged areas, and the site is open again for public use and enjoyment. Recreationists are encouraged to use caution when visiting rivers because of unseen...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and CK May Excavating, Inc. are resuming work to resurface approximately one mile of State Secondary Highway 288 (S 288), also known as Churchill Road, between Churchill and Manhattan. This project includes grading, surfacing, and seal and cover (chip seal) operations. “MDT and CK May Excavating, Inc. are eager to get back to work and complete this project over the summer,” says Craig Walker, Project Manager for MDT’s Butte District. “We deeply appreciate the understanding and cooperation of the...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 4, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/03/24 00:54 CFS24-061142 PATROL CHECK FS 655 and GALLATIN RD (51.3 feet) LE - Documented 01:05 CFS24-061148 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:15 CFS24-061149 PATROL CHECK WINDY PASS TRL and GALLATIN RD LE - Documented 01:21 CFS24-061152 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 03:40 CFS24-061175 PUBLIC ASSIST BEDIVERE BLVD and GALLAHAD WAY LE - Documented 05:50 CFS24-061189 BURGLAR BEAVER CREEK RD and DRIVEWAY LE - 06:34 CFS24-061191 SUSPICIOUS DRIVEWAY and BRIDGER... Full story
