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  • Snowpack recovery improves streamflow forecasts

    Mar 11, 2020

    Following on the heels of January's abundant snowfall, February also delivered above normal to record-setting snowfall in mountain ranges supplying water to regional rivers and streams. New records were set for February snowfall at seven mountain SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) sites in southern and central Montana that were favored by the unstable north-northwest flow coming from Canada during the first three weeks of the month. The recovery in snowpack was well timed. "January and February snowfall took the dismal snowpack totals reported on Janu...

  • Caverns hosting Earth Day Spring Cleanup Event

    Mar 11, 2020

    Montana State Parks invites the public to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by participating in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park's largest volunteer event of the year! The annual trails repair and weed management event at Montana's very first state park will take place on Saturday, April 11th at 9:00 a.m. Volunteers and staff will be repairing the park's damaged and winter-worn trails as well as removing invasive weeds to keep the park healthy and easy to use. You don't need any experience, and tools will be provided. Please bring...

  • Donors Increase Rewards

    Mar 11, 2020

    Donors have increased the monetary rewards offered for information on two separate cases involving wildlife that were killed illegally in southwest Montana. Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are investigating three elk and nine pronghorn that were shot from a road and abandoned on two different properties about 17 miles south of Livingston. The wildlife were killed on or around Feb. 13. FWP is offering up to $1,000 in this case. An anonymous donor has increased that reward by...

  • Wolves open with Deer Lodge

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 11, 2020

    For the third straight season, the Three Forks High School boys basketball team is heading to the Class B State Tournament. The Wolves finished second at last week's Southern B Divisional Tournament and will open state Thursday night against Deer Lodge. The game is scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. at the Butte Civic Center. The two teams both finished second at their divisional tournaments and the opening round game at state will be a rematch of a February 14 game where the Wolves picked up a...

  • Column: The Radio

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 11, 2020

    I have so many fond memories of my childhood spent with my Grandpa and Grandma Smith. The two were a huge part of my life and we spent many days attending the University of Wyoming football and basketball games and many fun-filled vacations to places like Jackson Hole and Salt Lake City. There were numerous days spent at their house with countless hours spent in their backyard playing with my cousins. As many games as we would go to, there were always the ones we did not make and for those we had always had the "Voice of the Cowboys: Mr. David...

  • Wolves season ends in Billings

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 11, 2020

    The Three Forks High School girls basketball season came to an end at last week's Southern B Divisional Tournament. The Wolves (11-12) fell in a quarterfinal matchup 36-24 against Roundup and fell in a Friday elimination game 43-38 against conference foe Whitehall. In the Thursday game, Roundup would score the first four points of the quarter before Keaton Lynn got the Wolves on the board at the 3:10 mark with a 15-foot jumper. The Panthers would dominate the rest of the quarter and took a 12-3...

  • Three Forks moving on at state tournament

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 11, 2020

    It wasn't easy, but the Three Forks High School basketball boys basketball team is moving on. After leading the entire first three quarters, the Wolves fell behind in the fourth quarter but would rally back after two key Zach Pitcher three-pointers to defeat Deer Lodge 38-35 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Montana Class B State Tournament. Three Forks will move on to the semifinals and a matchup against Fairfield scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Butte Civic Center. "The kids just battled....

  • City holding special meeting Wednesday

    Mar 11, 2020

    The City of Three Forks recognizes there is a world-wide concern regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). Please note there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the City of Three Forks. However, in light of the pandemic we will be holding a special City Council meeting on 3/18/2020 at 5:30PM at City Hall (206 Main Street, Three Forks). Our goal is to keep our employees and our public healthy in order to keep providing our citizens with essential services. We do not wish to start a panic – The purpose of this resolution is to allow the City to r...