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At a press conference last week, Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer addressed the recent uptick in wrong-way drivers on Interstate 90. Springer reported that between 2019 and 2022, an average of 9.5 incidents were reported per year on the I-90 corridor in Gallatin County. Springer said in 2023, 24 incidents were reported, a 152% increase from the previous years, with four of the five drivers contacted by law enforcement being arrested for DUI. So far, in 2024, there have been 17 reports of... Full story
At a team meeting the night before last week's Class B State Track and Field Meet in Laurel, Three Forks Head Coach Dillon Gongliewski challenged his team to "leave it all out there" at the season-ending meet. According to the first-year Head Coach, his team answered the call. "They did amazing, First, we believe this is one of the largest group of kids Three Forks has sent to state in a long time. Everyone came to compete. They ran, jumped, and threw their hearts out," he said. The Wolves ended... Full story
The Bridger Brewing Summer Concert Series in Three Forks has added a new act for 2024, with Uncle Kracker scheduled to play on Wednesday, July 10. Tickets for the show can be purchased online at https://events.sellout.io/Uncle-Kracker. Doors for the July 10 event at 75 Vigilante Way in Three Forks will open at 6:30 p.m., with the show scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. UNCLE KRACKER No matter what he does or where he goes, Uncle Kracker adheres to a simple, yet rather timeless philosophy. "I...
The Three Forks High School Class of 2024 will graduate later this week. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, at 2 p.m. in the School Gymnasium. The Valedictorians for this year's class are Madison Griffiths, Bryon Fanning, Mae Partain, Zoe Pyfer, Sierra Schall, and Zandra Potts. The Salutatorian is Alexandria Kotter. Members of the Three Forks Class of 2024 are Davide Amati, Dominic Anderson, Jace Ashley, Jordan Berg, Gabriel Charon, Sarah Christman, Abigail Clark, Megan Clark,... Full story
In the upcoming November 5 election, voters in Gallatin County will be asked if they want to increase the local motor vehicle tax from .5 to .7% Earlier this month, the Gallatin County Commission voted to place the question on the ballot later this year. If it passes, the two-tenths-of-a-percent increase in funds would be used to further fund transportation infrastructure. According to Chief Deputy County Attorney LeeAnn Certain, the state statute allows a tax of up to .7 percent, with 50 percent of the money being distributed directly to the...
With a sixth-place finish at last week's Class B/C State Tennis Tournament in Missoula, Three Forks junior Malia Eriksson became the first player in program history to medal at state. Wolves Head Coach Janna Lauver described Eriksson's journey to placement as a thrilling experience that ended the 2024 season on a high note. Eriksson opened play on May 23 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Paetyn Templet of Fort Benton. After losing her next match 1-6, 6-7 to Patience Lorenz, Eriksson ended the first day... Full story
This week, the Three Forks High School Class of 2024 will mark the end of an era and the start of a new journey. The Three Forks Voice would like to congratulate all the students graduating on Sunday, June 2, and wish them well in the future. When we first started the newspaper in October 2018, members of the Class of 2024 were just in the seventh grade. So, we’ve had the opportunity to follow along as the students journey into high school and excel in the classroom, sports, and other extracurricular activities. Seeing all the amazing things t... Full story
Please vote “yes” on the Gallatin County’s local government study commission question! Montana’s Constitution gives us this opportunity to “peek under the hood” at our form of government every ten years. The last time Gallatin County did a robust study was in 1994. Our population has more than doubled since then, as have our service needs, community issues, and the complexity of our organization. This isn’t Grandpa’s county anymore, yet we are using the same government model (general powers...
I received a recliner from my mom and sister for my birthday a few weeks ago. The couch I usually sit on was in dire need of being taken to the dump, so this was an awesome gift to receive. It is perfect for sitting and binge-watching my stories. It’s also a wonderful reason to stay in the house more, which I enjoy more with each passing birthday. That being said, I’ll still need to get out of the house plenty for work-related reasons, often at sporting events. Other than work, the only two places I will go are to the grocery store and to get...
Missouri Headwaters State Park will begin its summer speaker series next month, with musicians, historians, and other guests at events celebrating Montana. The first event will occur on Saturday, June 8, with "Music from Rob Quist." Each event will be held behind the park office starting at 7 p.m. These programs are free to Montana residents, but a $8 entrance fee applies at Montana state parks for all nonresident vehicles. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own chairs and insect repellent.... Full story
The Three Forks Area Historical Society’s regular monthly meeting will be on Thursday, June 6th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church Annex. Special guest Diana Owens will give a short presentation on being a Northern Pacific Railroad stewardess. She is donating her uniform to the Railroad and Trident Heritage Center. Agenda items include the opening of the museums on June 1st (with free admission at both museums), an update on the Give Big program donations and an update on our new ‘square card’ that allows our Gift Shoppe customers the abili...
It was quite the season for the Three Forks High School Softball team. In just the program's second year, the Wolves doubled their win total of 8 in their inaugural season, picking up their 16th win with a 20-3 win over Thompson Falls to finish third at the Divisional Tournament. One week later, at the Class B/C State Tournament at Stewart Park in Billings, Three Forks was able to get win 17. After falling 12-7 to Conrad in their opening round game at state, Three Forks bounced back with an impr...
On May 10th, Evelyn Ewan passed away peacefully at her home in Three Forks. Evelyn was born on May 30th, 1935, in the foothills just outside of Willow Creek to parents Raymond and Lillian Goakey. She was the third of seven siblings. Her parents worked on several ranches in Park and Gallatin counties, as well as in and around the Big Timber area. In her teen years, she lived in Springdale and attended school in Big Timber. On March 1st, 1956, she married June Ewan. Along with her children from a... Full story
Gay Lilly Vaughan Guizado Cavagnolo (1941-2023) was born in Portland, Oregon to Donna (Harwood) and Otis L. Vaughan who were descendants of the pioneers. The Vaughan family came from France settling in Virginia and migrating to California during the Gold Rush era of the 1840’s. The Harwood family came to America from England settling in Virginia and migrating to Montana during the Civil War. Lilly was the 16th great-grandniece of Sir Francis Drake descending from his sister Margaret Weldon Drake through the Harwoods. Lilly attended Gresham H... Full story
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the Forest Service in a five-year-old dispute about its management of a contested trail in the Crazy Mountains. In a five-page opinion issued last month that was first reported by the Billings Gazette, a three-judge panel affirmed a lower court's ruling in its finding that the Custer Gallatin National Forest adequately studied the impacts of a trail the agency rerouted to limit public passage through private land in the west side of the...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 25, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/24/24 00:03 CFS24-071560 PATROL CHECK RIVER RD and W CAMERON BRIDGE RD LE - Documented 00:12 CFS24-071565 SUBJECT STOP LE - Case Generated 00:24 CFS24-071570 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 00:32 CFS24-071575 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Citation 00:38 CFS24-071578 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:41 CFS24-071580 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:46 CFS24-071581 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:53 CFS24-071582 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:5... Full story
5/25/24 00:00 CFS24-072084 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:02 CFS24-072085 TRAFFIC STOP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.1 LE - Case Generated 00:13 CFS24-072090 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:21 CFS24-072093 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 00:28 CFS24-072096 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:52 CFS24-072105 AGENCY ASSIST JACKRABBIT LN and W SILVERBOW LE - Agency Assist 01:08 CFS24-072108 BURGLAR COUGAR DR and RICKY DR (0.0 miles) LE - Documented 01:37 CFS24-072115 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and CAMPGROUND (0.1 LE - Documented 0... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 27, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/26/24 00:08 CFS24-072552 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:12 CFS24-072555 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (67.5 LE - Documented 00:13 CFS24-072556 SUBJECT STOP LE - Documented 00:19 CFS24-072558 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 00:21 CFS24-072559 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:25 CFS24-072561 PATROL CHECK TALC RD and DRIVEWAY (156.1 feet) LE - Documented 00:30 CFS24-072562 TRAFFIC STOP W JEFFERSON AVE and JACKRABBIT LE - Warning 00:30... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on May 27, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 05/19/24 07:53 24 : 24/7 05/19/24 08:16 24 : 24/7 05/19/24 08:43 24 : 24/7 05/19/24 12:00 HIGHWAY 287 MEDEMER : Medical Emergency 05/19/24 13:18 S WALNUT ST DEATH : Death 05/19/24 13:51 ELM ST DEATH : Death 05/19/24 15:16 TOWN PUMP THREE FORKS DISORD : Disorderly 05/19/24 15:42 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 05/19/24 16:09 I ST 911OPN : 911 Open Line 05/19/24 18:40 I ST FOLLOWUP : Follow up 05/19/24 19:00 24 : 24/7 05/19/24 19:04 24 : 24/7 05/19/24 19:14 I 90 WELFARE :... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 28, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/27/24 00:02 CFS24-072949 BURGLARY W BABCOCK ST and DRIVEWAY (44.3 LE - Documented 00:05 CFS24-072951 FOLLOW UP WEST SHORE DR and SHALLOW LE - Documented 00:13 CFS24-072955 SUBJECT STOP W CAMERON AVE and ALLEY (14.6 feet) LE - Documented 00:29 CFS24-072961 PATROL CHECK HEIGHTS CIR and MAMMOTH FORK DR LE - Documented 00:32 CFS24-072962 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 00:41 CFS24-072966 TRAFFIC STOP CANDLELIGHT DR... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 29, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/28/24 00:16 CFS24-073367 911 HANG UP RINGNECK RD and BIG PINE DR (116.6 LE - Documented 00:25 CFS24-073372 TRAFFIC STOP N 7TH AVE and MEDIAN (117.5 feet) LE - Warning 00:38 CFS24-073377 NOISE GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (91.7 feet) LE - GOA / UTL 00:47 CFS24-073379 WELFARE CHECK INTERSTATE 90 HWY and OFF RAMP LE - Agency Assist 00:53 CFS24-073382 TRAFFIC STOP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS LE - Warning 01:11 CFS24-073387 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 30, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/29/24 00:22 CFS24-073850 TRAFFIC STOP DURSTON RD and STONERIDGE DR LE - Warning 00:23 CFS24-073851 PATROL CHECK BELGRADE BLVD and PLAZA PLACE DR LE - Documented 00:24 CFS24-073852 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 00:35 CFS24-073854 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:42 CFS24-073855 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 01:31 CFS24-073864 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (0.1 miles) LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on May 31, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 05/30/24 00:00 CFS24-074265 911 HANG UP SAPPINGTON RD and JEEP TRAIL (0.1 LE - Documented 00:20 CFS24-074274 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:27 CFS24-074276 PATROL CHECK GOOCH HILL RD and GALLAHAD WAY LE - Documented 00:41 CFS24-074281 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:19 CFS24-074292 DOMESTIC GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (151.5 LE - Case Generated 07:15 CFS24-074312 911 HANG UP SAPPINGTON RD and JEEP TRAIL (0.1 LE -... Full story