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Three Forks students will be returning to school on August 26. The School Board of Trustees voted Monday to approve the recommendations from the administration to come back five days a week with an early release on Friday's at 11:10 a.m. The plan also allows for district students to attend school through the distance-learning program Acellus. The district is asking each parent or guardian to fill out a form on the school website with their intentions for the school year. (htt...
HELENA - Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive Thursday giving Montana counties the option of shifting to all-mail ballots for the November general election as they did for the June primary, saying the order gives local election authorities a way to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among election-day crowds at polling places. The governor, who will be on the fall ballot as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, said he is issuing the order at the request of the association representing Montana's county clerks and election administrators. "It...
Several rivers in southwest Montana will close to fishing during the afternoon each day due to a seasonal rise in water temperatures. "Hoot-owl" restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight each day went into effect on Aug. 6 for the following waterbodies: • The lower Gallatin River from the Highway 84 bridge near Four Corners to the Missouri River. • The lower Ruby River from Duncan District Road to the...
Montana State Parks announces adjusted hours of operation and cavern tours at Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, beginning Aug. 20, as the season begins to wind down. As of Aug. 20, the visitor centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, with Paradise Tours every hour from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tours will continue to be limited and offered by reservation only. To make a reservation, contact the park by phone at 406-287-3541. Tours are often fully booked a week in advance. Visitors...
Three Forks resident Julia Caruana was returning home after to a trip to Pipestone when she saw the vandalization to the joint campaign sign for U.S. President Donald Trump and Montana Senate District 38 candidate Jim Buterbaugh. What she witnessed propelled her into action. Caruana said there is always that "what the" moment when you've driven past something countless times has suddenly changed and she spent much of that evening storming over how something like this could happen in Whitehall...
After losing their first game of last week's American Legion Class A State Tournament 10-9 to Glacier, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws battled back with three straight wins to advance to the final day of the tournament. While the Outlaws (33-27, 18-10 Southern A) were eliminated one game away from a final round matchup with eventual champion, assistant coach Ryan Murphy said he could not be more proud of the team. "We talk all the time about how much heart you've got have and compete until the last pitch and that's exactly what this team did," Murp...
Donald Elwood Jones, 92, passed away on August 5, 2020 at Madison Valley Medical Center in Ennis, MT as a result of a stroke following a long and active life. Donald was born in Billings, MT on May 19, 1928 to Lloyd Lewis Jones and Marion Dorthea (Banderob) Jones. Don was later joined by two siblings, sister Dorothea (Dorothy) and brother Clifford (Cliff). The family lived in Worden at the time of Don's birth where they remained until he graduated from Huntley Project High School in 1946. Don had many fond memories of working on his...
Darlene Marie Ansley (Akers) was peacefully taken to the Lord on July 27, 2020. She was born to Cecil and Ida Akers on December 31, 1936 in Optima, Oklahoma. She married Charles Ansley on March 23, 1958. Charles and Darlene began their married life in McCoy, Colorado, for a short time before moving to Montana. In Montana, they resided in Willow Creek, Whitehall, and finally settled in Three Forks. Charles and Darlene have 3 children: Dianne Pelletier (Ansley), Kim Korich (Ansley), and John...
