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  • HRDC offers programs to defray energy costs

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 13, 2024

    With the cost of living and energy prices rising in Southwest Montana, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) offers several programs designed to help defray energy costs for area residents. The HRDC currently offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides financial assistance to households to help pay winter home heating bills with eligibility based on gross income and resources. The Energy Share of Montana supports those who are without or soon to be without power due to receiving a disconnect notice... Full story

  • County seeking election officials

    Mar 13, 2024

    The Gallatin County Elections Office is looking for help at the polls this year for the presidential elections. To sign up to be an election judge at the polls visit our website and complete the sign-up form. Judge duties include assisting voters at the polls and through the voting process. All judges MUST attend training, which will be approximately three hours long and held Monday-Friday, from April 1 through April 12. Training sessions will take place in the morning or afternoon, with a few...

  • NRCS: Recent Precipitation Improves Snowpack Conditions, More Snow is Needed

    Mar 13, 2024

    Following a slow start to winter, recent precipitation has been welcomed across Montana. "February kicked off with a region wide winter storm that brought one to two inches of precipitation to the region, and while there were a couple periods of warm and sunny weather, precipitation was relatively consistent last month," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist. Precipitation totals for the month of February were as high as 150-200% of normal a...

  • Montana State biomechanics students provide testing for para Nordic athletes

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Mar 13, 2024

    In a laboratory in Montana State University's Harrison Hall, biomechanics graduate student Isaac Burgess counts down from three before pressing a button to bring a large treadmill to a stop. Ty Wiberg, a sophomore studying community health who is a para Nordic skiing athlete with the nearby Crosscut Mountain Sports Center team, had been double-poling – moving his two skiing poles in a parallel motion at the same time – to ski on the treadmill. Now, he slows his double-poling to mirror the sp...

  • School leaders attribute budget crises to pandemic funding cliff, state funding frustrations

    Alex Sakariassen, Montana Free Press|Mar 13, 2024

    A wave of major budget cuts is hitting public schools across the state - a situation officials from four of Montana's largest districts attribute to declining enrollment, inflexibilities in the state's school funding formula, and a funding cliff facing schools as pandemic-era federal relief money runs out. District leaders from the Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman and Missoula public schools, meeting with reporters in Helena Friday, also said increased property values and the rising cost of living in the state are major factors impacting their...

  • Review process for fishing regulations to begin soon

    Mar 13, 2024

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host public meetings in each region to gather input for the 2025-26 fishing regulations. The meeting for Region 3 is scheduled for March 28 at 6 p.m. at 1400 South 19th Street in Bozeman. Fishing regulations are now under a process like hunting regulations, going through a comprehensive public review every two years. Fishing regulations are printed during odd numbered years. FWP’s proposed regulation changes will be posted online later this month. FWP will also accept and review fishing regulations changes...

  • Court denies Gianforte's request to stay ruling in veto lawsuit

    Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Montana Free Press|Mar 13, 2024

    A Lewis and Clark County district court judge last week denied a request from Gov. Greg Gianforte to stay enforcement of a prior order directing him to allow lawmakers to override his veto of a 2023 marijuana tax revenue bill. Judge Mike Menahan’s ruling on March 5 does not guarantee that lawmakers will be able to override Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442, legislation that allocated tax revenues from marijuana sales to conservation, veterans and county infrastructure programs. But it does start a 14-day clock for the governor and the...

  • Montana State University Extension to co-host Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum April 16-17

    MSU News Service|Mar 13, 2024

    Montana State University Extension and the Montana Feed Association will co-host the annual Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16 and 17, at the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn in Bozeman, 1325 N. Seventh Ave. The theme for this year’s conference is “Owning the Outcome: Proactive Management in Challenging Environments.” Experts from MSU and other institutions will share their expertise on the market dynamics shaping the cattle outlook, parasite effects on profitability, diseases affecting...

  • Gallatin County Receives $400k Grant for Food Diversion Efforts

    Mar 13, 2024

    Gallatin County is the proud recipient of a federal grant that will allow our landfill to work with public and private partners to help reduce food waste in our communities. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Gallatin County a $400,000 grant to help expand composting operations at Logan Landfill to include food wastes and biosolids. The Gallatin Solid Waste Management District (GSWMD) owns and operates Gallatin County's landfill. Last year, over 200,000 tons of waste were...

  • Broadwater County Sheriff's Report March 3-9, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 5 MEDIA REPORT Printed on March 11, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 03/03/24 00:25 DIST : Disturbance (Unknown) 03/03/24 05:35 E ST CITASST : Citizen Assist 03/03/24 08:13 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 03/03/24 08:44 QUARTER CIRCLE RD CITASST : Citizen Assist 03/03/24 09:07 MVA : MVA 03/03/24 10:13 LOMBARD RD SUSP : Suspicious 03/03/24 10:49 EXPATROL : Extra Patrol 03/03/24 11:25 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 03/03/24 12:12 46.367530, -111.555820 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 03/03/24 12:17 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 03/03/24 13:01... Full story

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 10, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 11, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/10/24 00:17 CFS24-034769 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and E CAMERON BRIDGE LE - Documented 00:52 CFS24-034774 MISSING PERSON BIG SKY RESORT RD and ACCESS (99.4 LE - Cancelled 00:56 CFS24-034775 DOMESTIC OLIVINE ST and SILVER MAPLE DR (36.2LE - Case Generated 01:15 CFS24-034776 OUT W/ VEHICLE GALLATIN RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 01:36 CFS24-034778 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 01:39 CFS24-034779 OUT W/... Full story

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 11, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 12, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/11/24 00:06 CFS24-035181 PATROL CHECK COLTERS RUN LOOP and MEDICINE LE - Documented 00:23 CFS24-035185 PATROL CHECK GODFREY WAY and KERI ST (87.5 feet) LE - Documented 00:35 CFS24-035189 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:36 CFS24-035190 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 01:13 CFS24-035193 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 01:26 CFS24-035197 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE... Full story

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 12, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 13, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/12/24 00:24 CFS24-035693 BURGLARY CABOOSE CT and GRAVES TRL (34.5 LE - Documented 03:18 CFS24-035705 OUT W/ VEHICLE W JEFFERSON AVE and JACKRABBIT LE - Documented 06:24 CFS24-035718 TRAFFIC HAZARD GALLATIN RD and LOWER DUDLEY LE - Public Assist 06:56 CFS24-035719 PATROL CHECK W SILVER CIR and TWODOT LN (71.0 LE - Documented 07:02 CFS24-035721 TRAFFIC HAZARD LE - Referred 07:21 CFS24-035722 OHMAN S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (37.6... Full story

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 13, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 14, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/13/24 00:04 CFS24-036163 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (67.5 LE - Documented 00:21 CFS24-036169 DUI MILL TOWN LOOP and DRIVEWAY (39.3 LE - Documented 00:26 CFS24-036171 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 00:38 CFS24-036174 PUBLIC ASSIST TWO TRACK WAY and WAGON TRAIN LE - Public Assist 00:53 CFS24-036176 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 01:10 CFS24-036178 PATROL CHECK GIDDY UP DR and BAXTER LN E... Full story

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 14, 2024

    Mar 13, 2024

    Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 15, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/14/24 00:21 CFS24-036648 SUSPICIOUS HUFFINE LN and TAWNY BROWN LN LE - Documented 00:27 CFS24-036650 PATROL CHECK TAWNY BROWN LN and BOBCAT DR LE - Documented 05:17 CFS24-036670 PATROL CHECK HIGH K ST and DRIVEWAY (16.0 feet) LE - Documented 07:16 CFS24-036684 FOLLOW UP GAWAIN WAY and TRISTRAM DR (48.8 LE - Documented 07:40 CFS24-036691 PUBLIC ED/RELATIONS E NEAL ST and ALLEY (29.9 feet) LE - Documented 08:03 CFS24-036696 TRAFFIC... Full story

  • LeDoux faces eight charges in connection with fatal Jan. accident near Three Forks

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 6, 2024

    An Affidavit for Probable Cause filed last week in Montana 18th Judicial District Court in Bozeman revealed disturbing details about a January 4 accident involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 90 near Three Forks that claimed the life of 22-year-old Laysa Grewell. Alexander Norbert LeDoux is facing eight charges in connection with the January 4 death of Grewell following a two-vehicle crash at Interstate 90 eastbound mile marker 278 near Three Forks. Court documents state there is probable cause to charge LeDoux with Vehicular Homicide... Full story

  • Gallatin County seeing an alarming trend of wrong-way drivers

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Mar 6, 2024

    According to Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant Jay Nelson, the last thing any motoring public thinks about driving down the Interstate is somebody coming the wrong way, and that consequence can be deadly. "We've tragically lost the life of one individual, and that potential is there each and every time one of these calls comes out," Nelson said. Nelson reported they are seeing the incidents in Gallatin County, including a fatal accident on January 4 that claimed the life of Laysa Grewell and... Full story

  • Shaw running for Montana Senate District 35

    Mar 6, 2024

    Greetings, Southwest Montana, My name is Ray Shaw, a proud Vietnam Vet, and I am excited to announce my candidacy for Senate Seat 35. This district encompasses Madison, Beaverhead, and parts of Jefferson, Gallatin and Silver Bow Counties. As a fifth-generation resident of the Ruby Valley, I come from a ranching background that runs deep in our community. Southwest Montana boasts a wealth of opportunities, from our thriving agricultural sector to our abundant natural resources, outdoor recreation, world-class fly fishing, and rich history.... Full story

  • Ken Walsh seeks spot in Montana House District 69

    Mar 6, 2024

    Dear Residents of Montana Legislative House District 69, Please let this letter serve as an introduction. I am Ken Walsh, candidate for House of Representatives District 69 for the 2025 legislative session. I currently represent House District 71. As you may or may not be aware, the State’s legislative districts are redrawn every 10 years, after the nation-wide census data is available. This is to equalize the population in each of the 100 house districts. House District 69 now encompasses much of my previous district, and now includes the... Full story

  • Montana expands Medicaid coverage for housing assistance and transition from prison

    Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press|Mar 6, 2024

    The federal agency that oversees Montana’s Medicaid program has approved requests from Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to cover more services for Montanans with mental illnesses and substance use disorders, part of a multiyear effort to leverage state and federal funds to fill gaps in Montana’s health care system. The state Department of Public Health and Human Services on Monday announced the green light from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for three distinct expansions of what the public insurance program can fund. Those expa...

  • Expanding maternal health care: Montana State announces new nurse-midwifery program

    Greg Cappis, MSU News Service|Mar 6, 2024

    The Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing at Montana State University has taken another step toward improving health care for state residents, particularly those living in rural, frontier or Native communities. The nursing college has been authorized by the national Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education to start a nurse-midwifery track in its existing Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The preaccreditation allows MSU to enroll students in the first nurse-midwifery program rooted...

  • Governor Gianforte, DPHHS Announce New Behavioral Health Care Services

    Mar 6, 2024

    Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton recently announced an expansion of behavioral health services for Montanans. The announcement comes after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver sought by DPHHS to provide three new Medicaid funded services as part of the state's Healing and Ending Addiction through Recovery and Treatment (HEART) program. "After decades of applying Band-Aids to our broken system and kicking the can down the road, we're...

  • State DEQ announces Open Burning Season

    Mar 6, 2024

    The Montana open burning season began on March 1. While burning is allowed year-round, there are different restrictions and requirements throughout the seasons. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reminds Montanans to comply with air quality rules, use good burning practices to minimize smoke and use good judgment to prevent wildfires. To burn March 1 through Aug, 31, please follow the below steps: • Obtain a permit from your local fire control authority. • On the day of your burn,...

  • Gallatin County Attorney's Office gives update on Megan Stedman homicide investigation

    Mar 6, 2024

    Based on further investigation by Idaho and Montana law enforcement officers, prosecutors now believe that the Megan Stedman homicide occurred in Bozeman, Montana rather than in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal and Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell have worked cooperatively to have the case against Chris Brandon Foiles charged in Montana. Based on the initial statements made by Mr. Foiles, and Idaho case law which creates a legal presumption that the murder occurred where the body was found, charges...

  • Gallatin County Sheriff's Report March 1, 2024

    Mar 6, 2024

    GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 2, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/01/24 00:00 CFS24-030371 PATROL CHECK BIG SKY RESORT RD and ACCESS (99.4 LE - Documented 00:19 CFS24-030377 BURGLAR AXTELL ANCENEY RD and RIVER CAMP LE - 00:37 CFS24-030386 FP ASPEN LEAF DR and RAINBOW TROUT LE - Documented 00:39 CFS24-030388 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:41 CFS24-030389 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and PENNY LN (153.3 feet) LE - Documented 02:45 CFS24-030406 BURGLAR SIMKINS DR... Full story

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