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A third time was a charm with voters who approved the funding for a new Gallatin County Law and Justice Center Tuesday night. After two unsuccessful attempts, the unofficial results from the Tuesday, November 2 election show voters approving the center by a vote of 18,265 to 14,810. The $29 million bond will pay for the new center, which will house four District Courts, two Justice Courts, Clerks of Court, Youth Court and Probation, Standing Master and Self-Help Law Center, and a public community room. Previous attempts to fund a new center... Full story
The Gallatin County Regional Housing Study released in July showed the median sale price of the single-family home at $648,000. The average income needed to afford the median home is $166,000, which equates to three full-time professional wages or 6.8 full-time service industry wages. The study also shows the median sale price of a condo/townhouse to be $402,850, with an income of $103,000 needed to purchase the home. The median income for rentals countywide is $1,450, with an income of $58,000... Full story
The Friends of the Three Forks Library hosted their 13th annual Book Sale/Bake Sale during the second week of October, and it was the best one yet. This year, in addition to selling books, cookies, pies, and popcorn, there was a silent auction of a "I Love Montana" quilted wall hanging donated by Kelly Bugland, owner of Be Lazy Quilting. The hanging was quilted by Victoria Miller, also of the quilt shop. The Friends of the Library would like that send out a heartfelt thank you to those who... Full story
The Three Forks School Board recently heard an update on the ongoing renovation/addition project. Andy Becker, Project Manager for Hulteng CCM, told the board that the total money spent on the project is $5.5 million, roughly 25 percent of the total. Current upcoming work listed by Becker is wall framing in the elementary school and on the slab on the high school project. Becker said the weather is always a risk in Montana, and the arrival of structural roof joists is a long wait item and will not arrive at the school until January 17. He...
"Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day" Sad to say, but that wide-open home on the range that Bing Crosby sings about in Brewster Higley's "Home on the Range," has been steadily diminishing with every passing decade as the Western landscape has been sliced and diced by roads and barbed-wire fences. Today, only an extremely savvy deer or antelope (or elk, moose or bighorn sheep)...
VIRGINIA CITY, Mont. - Emilie Sayler's roots run deep in southwestern Montana. She serves on a nearby town council and the board of the local Little League. She went to college in a neighboring county and regularly volunteers in the schools of her three kids. Just a few months into her new job as public health director for Madison County, she had hoped that those local connections might make a difference, that the fewer than 10,000 residents spread out across this agricultural region would see her familiar face and support her efforts to...
It is going to be a busy couple of months at the Three Forks Community Library. With Christmas just around the corner, the library will soon have a North Pole Ninja on staff to help with missions of good deeds. According to Librarian Fawn Venzor, the library is hosting a contest for area youth to win the book "North Pole Ninjas: Mission Christmas". Venzor said there would be two ways to be entered to win the popular book that spreads Christmas Cheer through secret missions. Starting November 22,... Full story
With demand for food bank services continuing to surge in Montana as the pandemic wears on, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $1,000,000 in contributions during its 20th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including Headwaters Area Food Bank in Three Forks. Over 100 food banks are participating in the statewide "Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need" campaign this year. The campaign has raised over $40 million for Montana food banks in 19 years, including about $8 million in matching grants from the...
A survey of bear headlines across Montana over the past two months reveals a perilous situation for animals that have become increasingly accustomed to living among humans: "Info sought on grizzly bear death near Seeley Lake"; "Hunters shoot and kill grizzly in self-defense encounter"; "FWP getting multiple calls per day about bear activity in Bozeman"; "UM student reports bear chase"; "Whitefish bear activity underscores need to secure garbage." Based on decades of experience, Missoula-based... Full story
HELENA – Looking to minimize the possibility of non-target capture of lynx and grizzly bears, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission made some changes to wolf trapping and snaring regulations for the 2021 season at its meeting Thursday. The changes more clearly identify occupied grizzly bear habitat and adjust season dates for wolf trapping and snaring in these areas. The default opening day in areas likely to have grizzly bears will be Dec. 31. However, this date could move earlier if the department determines most grizzly bears are d...
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte last week announced a significant step toward expanding reliable access to broadband throughout Montana. The state has released a Request for Information (RFI) to support the ConnectMT Act broadband program, one of the first major steps in closing the digital divide for Montana. “For too long and in too many of our communities, Montanans haven’t had access to reliable broadband, and the digital divide continues to grow,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By putting together a comprehensive map of our current b...
The resilient people who kept their farms or ranches in the same family for 100 years or more are featured in a new Montana Historical Society book. "Montana's Centennial Farms and Ranches," by MHS historian Christine Brown, features narrative histories and black and white photographs of the farms and ranches added to the Montana Centennial Farm and Ranch register between 2010 and 2020. "Their stories give a snapshot of Montana's immigrant heritage, changing economy, labor and transportation heritage, and community development," Brown said....
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is announcing fiscal year 2022 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) – Wetland Reserve Easements. While NRCS accepts applications for Wetland Reserve Easements year-round, producers and landowners should apply by the Dec. 3, 2021, ranking date to be considered for this year’s funding. “Easements are sometimes a perfect fit for a landowner who is looking to protect and improve wetla...
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the number of employed workers in Montana hit an all-time high in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, a low not seen since June 2007. The reported unemployment rate in Gallatin County was the best in the state at 1.3 percent. Broadwater County was 41st out of 56 Montana Counties at 2.2 percent. “Montana is in the midst of a historic economic recovery. We’ve recovered all jobs lost since the start of the pandemic, and more Montanans are working now than in our state’s history...
Although the fading hours of daylight may suggest that we are in the heart of autumn and moving rapidly towards winter, fire danger across parts of north central Montana and especially along the Rocky Mountain Front remains high, and hunters and all other outdoor recreationists are reminded to be extra cautious to prevent any new fire starts. While parts of the state have experienced some precipitation over the past few weeks, large portions of Region 4, especially along the Rocky Mountain Front have not seen any measurable moisture. Coupled...
Jack Jones, 89, of Three Forks, Montana passed away in his sleep on October 28, 2021. He was at his winter home in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Jack served in the U.S. Army, Green Beret, from 1951 to 1975. He did tours in Korea, Vietnam and Alaska. After retiring in 1977 Jack made his home in the Bozeman/Three Forks area. He drove semi trucks with oversized loads across the country, from the east to the west coasts, from the Gulf of Texas to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He never got over the travel bug and just loved to drive. Big trucks and big... Full story
The Three Forks High School volleyball team fell one win short of a berth at this week’s Southern B Divisional Tournament. After starting last week’s 5B District Tournament in Manhattan 2-1 with wins over Big Timber and Whitehall, the Wolves were eliminated from the postseason with a three-set loss to the host Tigers (25-19, 25-17, 25-15). The fourth-seeded Wolves opened the tournament with a 25-18, 25-15, 25-19 sweep over Big Timber. We were so excited about the way our kids started play at... Full story
