
UMW freshman bareback rider Trevor Kay opened the CNRF with a 74 point score aboard Highway Man on opening Sunday. Despite a no score in the second round Kay nearly made it back to the short go. Jackie Jensen/Winnett Cowgirl photo
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
For the University of Montana Western, the College National Finals Rodeo did not go as hoped or as planned. Neither the six-person men’s team nor the lone female wearing the red and black of UMW were...

Dillon resident Kristy Staley received a deferred six-year sentence in Fifth Judicial District Court for stealing from her former employer, retired local dentist John McCollum. She paid $30,000 in restitution as part of the case. Also pictured is her attorney, David Maldonado. Casey S. Elliott photo
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
A Dillon woman who admitted to stealing money from retired dentist John McCollum while working for him received a six-year deferred sentence in Fifth Judicial District Court last week.
Kristy Staley...
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
Mercedes Lentz, 8, casts her line while her younger sister, four-year-old Evelyn, works with mom Kathy during the Kids Fish Derby in Dillon last Saturday. M.P. Regan photo

Ron Morrison and his crew from Rapid Electric and Construction pour the foundation for the new 4-H building on the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds June 9. Casey S. Elliott photo
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
The new 4-H building at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds got its foundation poured last week, and fair board members expect it will be functional but not complete by the time the fair rolls around...

Evan Peacock of Shepherd’s Garage displays the $10,000 top prize package in the DBSA raffle – a mower and trailer to haul it with. J.P. Plutt photo
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
There is a group of folks in Dillon who have fanatically been setting the table to provide for the kids of Dillon the opportunity to play baseball and softball from T-ball to high school. A year ago...