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Articles from the April 3, 2019 edition


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  • Be prepared for spring flooding

    STAFF REPORT|Apr 3, 2019

    The challenges of spring flooding were very evident last week with a road closure reported Friday in Three Forks. Talc Road was closed from the Conner's Ranch driveway to 7th Ave. E. due to overflow of the Willow Creek Ditch. The road was reported fully open again Saturday morning. City officials thanked the public works staff for their hard work in getting the road open again. In a release from Gallatin County Emergency Management, they reported the spring weather over the next several months...

  • 2 file for open board position

    Apr 3, 2019

    Two candidates have filed for the open seat on the Three Forks School Board. Robert Buchholz and Stephene Kamerman both filed prior to last Thursday's deadline. The elected official will replace board chair Dale Kober who is not seeking re-election. The election is scheduled for May 7....

  • Drug Take Back event planned for April 27

    Apr 3, 2019

    The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office is hosting an event later this month in conjunction with the National Take Back Drug Day. The area event is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to Noon at the Law and Justice Center located at 605 S. 16th Street in Bozeman. According to the Sheriff's Department, the DEA and partner organizations have set up sites in communities around the country where the public can bring unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal, no...

  • Lawmakers Look for Workforce Shortage Solutions in MT School-Based Programs

    Tim Pierce, UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism|Apr 3, 2019

    HELENA -- Conrad Superintendent Sharyl Allen said, about two years ago, she received countless letters, phone calls and emails demanding she quit her job. "We had people calling for my resignation saying how dare I challenge their kids like this." Parents and community members were protesting a new educational system Conrad High School implemented in the Fall of 2017. Allen calls it proficiency-based or personalized learning. "Too many kids have their eyes rolled in the back of their heads...

  • OUR VIEW:Trail event huge for Three Forks

    Jack H. Smith, Editor|Apr 3, 2019

    For Three Forks residents, those across the Gallatin Valley, and visitors, the Headwaters Trails System has become a go to destination that is utilized throughout the year. May 8 is surely to be a monumental day for both the trail system and the City of Three Forks with a Rails to Trails Conservancy Grand America Rail-Trail Route event scheduled to take place locally. First and foremost, the event will serve as a great showcase of the trail system and city. Three Forks was selected along with Wa...

  • Carol Gay Ewan

    Apr 3, 2019

    Carol Gay Ewan was born June 28, 1957 in Livingstone Montana to June and Evelyn Ewan. She passed away March 26, 2019 in Salt Lake City Utah after complications from a long battle with cancer. Carol grew up on the CA ranch in Three Forks where her parents worked for many years. Carol settled in West Yellowstone, Montana where she met her soul mate, Chuck Collie. They enjoyed 25 years together. The family is comforted knowing Chuck was with Carol through her illness and holding her hand until her...

  • Column: The clutz

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Apr 3, 2019

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about how karma may have played a part in two wonderful spills I had while walking around town. After another horrifically embarrassing fall inside of a school on my way to a building, I'm beginning to think that it probably has far less to do with karma and more to do with the fact that I am a klutz and it is only getting worse as I get older. My two wonderful escapades on the snow and ice were one thing, but my predicament inside was a whole other level of not being...