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The Three Forks area could soon be home to a new Montana Department of Transportation Rest Area. The Bozeman Rest Area Replacement Project may lead to a new facility at the Interstate 90 Exit 274 in Broadwater County. According to MDT Butte District Administrator William Fogarty, the two current proposed locations are on the westside of U.S. HWY 287, including one south of Town Pump. The new facility will replace the existing structure located at North 19th Avenue in Bozeman. According to the Request for Quote (RFQ) for the MDT project, the...
An official groundbreaking is on the way for the Three Forks School District Addition and Renovation Project. Andy Becker, Project Manager for Hulteng CCM, reported at last week's school board meeting that they are through the project's design process, and construction documents were completed right on schedule. He added this is a really exciting time as they are now in the project's bidding phase, with a subcontractor bid walkthrough taking place last Friday. Becker told the board bids will be...
There was some amazing news last week for the Headwaters Trail System. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) announced the local trail system was one of 11 trail projects that is a recipient of its 2021 Trail Grants Program. Just .8-mile away from the completion of their 12-mile network in Three Forks, the $10,000 grant will be used as matching funds for state and federal dollars to complete their section the Great American Rail-Trail as well as their full network as they continue to see...
Three Wolves basketball players were recently honored by the coaches in the 5B District. Three Forks High School junior standout Owen Long was selected to the 5B All State team and was also first team All-Conference. Junior Austin Allen was selected second team All-Conference. For the girl's team, junior Jayden Woodland was selected second team All-Conference for District 5B. According to 5B District President Dan Sturdevant, the players are voted on by the District 5B coaches, and the coaches...
I’m JB Howick and my family and I own Townsend Hardware. As new business owners we learned the hard way about a small but important Montana law: MCA 60-6. This law protects the safety of drivers on state highways by prohibiting anything from being placed on state highway rights-of-way without a permit from the Montana Department of Transportation, which makes sense along the high speed highways outside our cities and towns. However, like so many businesses in Montana, our business sits directly on a state highway sidewalk. Our door technically...
My first couple of summer jobs were both at fast-food restaurants. After a stint the summer after I graduated high school as a glorified gopher at a Days Inn, I found myself employed at a McDonalds the summer after my first year at the University of Wyoming. By the time I reached the summer before the first of three or four senior years, I knew that I needed to make a lot more money and would have to ditch the comfortable and stinky familiarity of fast food. It turns out I would not have to search for it as a family member was able to help me...
HELENA - After months of calculated and incremental expansions in vaccine eligibility, all Montanans 16 and older will be allowed to sign up to receive inoculations beginning April 1. The Tuesday announcement by Gov. Greg Gianforte was prompted in part by growing confidence in the national vaccine supply, and, Gianforte said, after some counties have indicated they are prepared to proceed to the next stage of distribution. "As vaccine production ramps up, and new vaccines are introduced, we're seeing greater supply and our hope is growing stron... Full story
He from Billings, she from Whitehall, Lance and Gayla Sieler wanted to settle in Montana. They were renting a mobile home in Churchill for eight years, looking for "the right place". "I was driving around and saw a promising For Sale sign on Price Road, but 320 acres was more than we wanted," Lance says. His boss at Darigold came up with a solution - boss would buy half, the Sielers' would buy the other half. They finished building their house right before Christmas and planned to spend... Full story
Michele Charleen (Lane) Forge, 63, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Feb. 23, 2021. Michele was born Jan. 5, 1958, in Townsend, Montana, to Leo and Florence (Smet) Lane. Michele grew up on a cattle ranch in Three Forks, Montana, with her five sisters and one brother. Growing up, she enjoyed riding horses, participating in sports and playing her guitar. Following in her mother's footsteps, Michele along with her sisters, attended Saint Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas. There she earned her elementary education degree in 1980. She was also... Full story
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has teamed up with several state departments to create a free packet of information related to giving care for those with memory loss. “Legal and Financial Steps and Resources for Caregivers and Others Concerned about Memory Loss” was created in partnership with the Montana Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Workgroup, Alzheimer’s Association Montana Chapter, AARP Montana and the Department of Public Health and Human Services. “We want to ensure those with Alzheimer’s and related dementias and their fa...
