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In October of 2022, the Three Forks United Methodist Church hosted its first event for the newly created Scrapyard Student Ministries Youth Group, with 11 students participating in a pumpkin carving event. A year later, the group had 40 youth at a pumpkin carving event in 2023, and, according to Pastor Sara Lattimore, around 50 students have entered the doors of the church annex to participate. After the church welcomed Sara and her family in July of 2022, one of the first things they asked was... Full story
With Christmas less than two weeks away and colder weather on the horizon, officials from two local fire departments shared some safety reminders for the holidays and winter. Regarding Christmas safety, Three Forks Volunteer Fire Chief Keith Aune said to use a real tree with plenty of water, use heavy-duty extension cords for items using more power, and not plug too many items into the cord. Aune added Christmas is also a good reminder to change smoke detector batteries and rugs over extension cords is not a good idea. Along with also... Full story
As the holiday season kicks off, Gallatin County law enforcement officials and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are encouraging Montanans to plan for a sober ride home before celebrating. Historically, the period between December 15 and January 1 has a high concentration of impaired driving crashes and crash fatalities. Under the Vision Zero goal, Gallatin County law enforcement, MHP and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) are committed to reducing fatalities and serious injuries on... Full story
Broadwater County Attorney Cory Swanson announced his candidacy for Montana Supreme Court earlier this month, setting up a contest between Swanson and former federal magistrate court judge Jerry Lynch for the court's chief justiceship. "When Montanans go to court, they expect a fair judge who will issue rulings based on the facts and the law, not on ideology," he said Wednesday in a campaign announcement on the conservative radio show Montana Talks. "I'm committed to being a fair and impartial chief justice, who will interpret the law and not... Full story
This holiday season, more Montanans will be navigating the annual open enrollment period for health insurance, seeking quality and affordable health insurance plans for their families. Cover Montana has a team of health insurance navigators who can help Montanans make sense of their options during this crucial period, which runs from Nov. 1, 2023, to Jan. 15, 2024. But this year stands out because more than 100,000 Montanans are no longer covered by Medicaid or Healthy Montana Kids (HMK). Like all states, Montana's DPHHS is reviewing its... Full story
Sometimes, the little things in life can make someone happy. After living without trash service for four and a half years, I was delighted to finally have a can that would be picked up once a week. Going to a sanitation site several times a week was never fun, and I would have much rather just wheeled out a can. When we got everything moved into the house, we discovered we had two wheelable cans, which was ideal after the torture of unpacking, but I figured outside of Christmas, there might not be an occasion when we would need to use the two... Full story
It was a busy weekend of action with plenty of mat time for the Three Forks/Ennis High School Wrestling team. Following a packed weekend of wrestling at the Jim Street Mining City Duals in Butte and the Whitehall Duals, Wolves Head Coach Nye Howey was pleased with the team’s performance at both events. Howey said in Whitehall, some of the wrestlers were able to move into leadership roles, and the team got a lot of experience, with some kids getting as many as six matches. Howey was also p... Full story
A ballot initiative seeking to allow landowners to hunt elk, deer and black bears on their property hit a setback last Wednesday when the Environmental Quality Council voted not to support the measure. At issue is Initiative I-193, which aims to “increase landowner hunting opportunity.” It would allow a landowner to hunt for deer, elk and black bear on their property during the general hunting season so long as the landowner is licensed and follows “all hunting laws and regulations pertaining to means of take and bag limits.” It also include... Full story
Several organizations have offered to contribute additional funding to raise the cash reward for information on a wolverine killed illegally northwest of Wisdom in November. Donating organizations include the Animal Defense Fund, Trap Free Montana, Skyline Sportsmen in Butte, the Center for Biological Diversity, and FWP’s TIP-MONT program. The combined reward offered from these organizations is $21,500. Game wardens received a report on Nov. 10 of a wolverine carcass found on U.S. Forest Service Road 7377 near Schultz Saddle and the C... Full story
Smoke from open burning can get trapped in Montana's mountain valleys during wintertime inversions causing poor air quality. For this reason, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reviews atmospheric conditions daily during winter months to determine when and where it's safe to burn. Open burning is defined as outdoor burning of materials such as slash piles, yard or field waste. It does not include small recreational fires, flares or construction site heaters. Between Dec. 1 and the last day of February, burning is permissible... Full story
Family Outreach, the state-designated provider of Early Intervention services for the Early Childhood and Family Support Division’s (ECFSD) Region IV covering southwestern Montana, is in contract negotiations with the State of Montana for increased service reimbursement rates. A State-initiated change to funding methodology in 2018 greatly reduced reimbursement rates and left these services severely underfunded: monthly per-client funding was $545.21 for Part C and $534.52 for FES in 2017, reduced to $476.62 for each service after 2018. Since t...
The Three Forks Voice will not be publishing a paper on December 27. The December 20 issue will serve as a double edition, and the paper will resume publication on January 3.... Full story
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will soon host holiday candlelight tours of the entire developed cave route. This special event allows visitors to see and enjoy the caverns by the warm, festive glow of candle lanterns. Participants must make a reservation prior to their tour. Tours will be offered from Dec. 15-17 and Dec. 21-23. The starting times of these tours will vary, depending on park staffing for the day. However, all tours will be during the day, with a portion of the two-hour walking tour being outdoors along trails that may have... Full story
It was a fabulous first week of the season for the Three Forks High School Girls’ Basketball team. After opening the year with a road win on December 5 over West Yellowstone and victories at the Shelby Tournament against Fairfield and Cut Bank, the Wolves started their home season Monday night with an impressive 52-49 win over Manhattan Christian. Following the December 11 win over the Eagles, Three Forks Head Coach Lacy Noble said that if teams force them to shoot three-pointers on offense, they will, and the Wolves did just that. Three F... Full story
The Three Forks High School Boys' Basketball team will look to get back into the win column when they open 5B Conference play on December 14 on the road against Jefferson High School in Boulder. After a season-opening 61-60 road win over Harrison, the Wolves dropped two games at last weekend's tournament in Shelby, 54-51 on December 8 against Fairfield and 63-48 on December 9 against Malta. In their December 11 home opener, Three Forks lost a thrilling down-to-the-wire contest 57-54 to the... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 12, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/11/23 00:10 CFS23-152788 WELFARE CHECK INTERSTATE 90 HWY and OFF RAMP LE - Documented 00:40 CFS23-152790 TRANSPORT S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (54.7 LE - Documented 00:46 CFS23-152792 SUSPICIOUS HIGAIN TRL and ARROW TRL (239.3 feet) LE - Documented 02:01 CFS23-152826 10 EMS:HOT FIRE:HOT SPRINGHILL LN and DRIVEWAY (108.5 Fire - Cancelled 03:38 CFS23-152847 WELFARE CHECK 7TH ST and W PARK AVE (46.6 feet) LE - Documented 05:19... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 13, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/12/23 00:19 CFS23-153343 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:24 CFS23-153346 PATROL CHECK FRANK RD and LEXLEY ACRES LE - Documented 02:54 CFS23-153389 AGENCY ASSIST AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (125.2 LE - Case Generated 04:23 CFS23-153395 OUT W/ VEHICLE JACKRABBIT LN and AMSTERDAM RD LE - Documented 04:28 CFS23-153396 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Documented 06:17 CFS23-153404 PATROL CHECK S BROADWAY ST and LEXINGTON AVE LE - Documented 06:31... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 14, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/13/23 00:15 CFS23-153829 PATROL CHECK W ALLISON AVE and 8TH ST (41.2 feet) LE - Documented 00:19 CFS23-153831 SUBJECT STOP W ALLISON AVE and 8TH ST (41.2 feet) LE - Documented 00:26 CFS23-153834 PATROL CHECK KERI ST and KUNJE BLVD (35.7 feet) LE - Documented 00:51 CFS23-153838 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 01:23 CFS23-153851 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and W DRY CREEK RD (99.1 LE - Documented 01:24 CFS23-153852 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 16, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/15/23 00:12 CFS23-154785 77 Fire - Clear EMS 00:31 CFS23-154791 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 04:31 CFS23-154834 911 HANG UP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.1 LE - GOA / UTL 05:16 CFS23-154840 PATROL CHECK S 2ND ST and ALLEY (37.0 feet) LE - Documented 05:23 CFS23-154842 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and W DRY CREEK RD (99.1 LE - Documented 06:27 CFS23-154849 PATROL CHECK S MAIN ST and W ASH ST (50.3... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 17, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/16/23 00:13 CFS23-155362 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 00:20 CFS23-155366 TRAFFIC STOP W MAIN ST and W COLLEGE ST (230.3 LE - Case Generated 00:20 CFS23-155367 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 01:27 CFS23-155386 TRAFFIC STOP BECK DR and BORDER LN (14.6 feet) LE - Cancelled 01:27 CFS23-155387 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:37 CFS23-155389 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 01:40 CFS23-155392 OUT W/ VEHICLE W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE -... Full story
Page 1 of 5 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 18, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/17/23 00:17 CFS23-155907 26 EMS:HOT FIRE:HOT E BIRCH ST and ALLEY (22.7 feet) Fire - Clear EMS 00:42 CFS23-155913 911 HANG UP OPPORTUNITY WAY and S 13TH AVE LE - Unable to 00:44 CFS23-155914 77 INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.5 LE - Agency Assist 00:59 CFS23-155924 FIGHT LE - Documented 01:01 CFS23-155925 SUSPICIOUS LINDERMAN LN and SPRINGHILL RD LE - Documented 01:05 CFS23-155927 PARTY JACKIE JO JCT and DRIVEWAY (49.5 LE -... Full story
Page 1 of 4 MEDIA REPORT Printed on December 18, 2023 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 12/10/23 07:17 DIAMOND GULCH CITASST : Citizen Assist 12/10/23 07:55 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/10/23 08:18 HWY 287 OUTWVEH : Out With A Vehicle 12/10/23 08:25 24 : 24/7 12/10/23 08:25 24 : 24/7 12/10/23 08:33 / 5TH ST TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/10/23 09:12 CITASST : Citizen Assist 12/10/23 09:32 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 12/10/23 09:39 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/10/23 09:52 VEHLOCK : Vehicle Lock Out 12/10/23 13:52 Traffic Complaint : Traffic... Full story
