Lifestyle

Marriages

Completed marriages on licences issued from Beaverhead County District Court: Jan. 25 – Thomas Michael Kennedy and Brittany Lynn Hatfield. Jan. 24 – Michael Clinton Collin Majors and Carol Grace

Divorce

Decree of dissolution issued through the Fifth Judicial District Court at Beaverhead Courthouse: Jan. 2 – Justin C. Brasher and Summer R. Kamps. Jan. 7 – Jorden Hobbs and Shyle

Montana Farm Bureau applauds ratification of USMCA

The Montana Farm Bureau commends Congress and the Trump administration for ratification of the U.S. - Mexico - Canada Agreement. The agreement is especially important to agricultural producers as it sets up increased free, fair and equitable trade between the three countries.

“Montana Farm Bureau has long been pushing for this agreement which will greatly benefit our state’s farmers and ranchers,” said MFBF President Hans McPherson. “Farm Bureau thanks Senator Jon Tester, Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte for voting to ratify the agreement.”

Montana sheriff says missing 16-year-old girl’s body found

BILLINGS, JAN. 20 (AP) – A search team on Monday found the body of a 16-year-old girl near a Montana highway rest area where she was last reported seen on January 1, the Big Horn County sheriff said.

The body of Selena Not Afraid was found by federal agents around 10:30 a.m., according to Big Horn County Sheriff Lawrence Big Hair.

The body was less than a mile from the Interstate-90 rest area between Billings and Hardin where searchers began looking for the girl on the evening she disappeared.

Turney Towning pressented national award

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Dillon’s Brandon and Toree Turney, owners of Turney Repair & Towing, earned special recognition at the American Towman Exposition in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 6. The Turney’s were presented the American Towman Trust Award.

Dillon native earns human resource award with MDT

Keni Grose has been awarded HR Leader of the Year from SHRM Helena Chapter.

Grose is the human resources and occupational safety division administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation. She oversees three work units that support approximately 2,200 employees state-wide: The Human Resources Bureau, the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau and Workforce Planning.

BCHS drama fourth at Piratepalooza meet

The Beaverhead County High School drama team placed fourth at last weekend’s Piratepalooza meet in Polson. Riley Hall and Sarah Mootry worked together for a second place in humorous duo acting to turn in the Dillon team’s top performance of the day.

Other Dillon place winners at Polson included: Rachel Stanchfield, third in humorous solo acting; Anthony Agee 6th in dramatic solo acting; Tess Davis and Jennifer Lopez-Mora, 6th in dramatic duo acting; Rachel Stanchfield, 8th in dramatic solo acting; Jordan O’Neill, 10th in impromptu speaking.

Sagebrush & Snowdrifts 4-H report

The Sagebrush & Snowdrifts 4-H Club had a meeting January 4th, at the 4-H Building. We had three new members join our club since the last meeting.

Members on the Christmas baskets committee reported that they delivered two baskets of food and gifts to the Women’s Resource for two families in the community.

Members shared what they did for Christmas.

Mrs. Sitz checked he project sign-up list with each member to make sure each member was signed up for the projects they chose for this year. Members can sign-up or drop projects until June.

Flu season starts to pick up, county has few hospitalizations

Flu season is in full swing nationwide, though only a couple cases have ended up requiring hospitalization locally.

Beaverhead County Public Health Director Sue Hansen reported to the City-County Health Board Friday that the county has had 20 confirmed flu cases since October, with two hospitalizations. The levels of flu reported are at expected levels for this time of year, and the flu season is expected to continue for at least a few more weeks. The counts are as of the week ending Jan. 4.

President Trump praises farmers, ranchers at national address

President Donald Trump assured farmers and ranchers that a top priority of his administration is fighting for the farmers and ranchers who grow our food. In his address at the American Farm Bureau Convention Sunday in Austin, Trump listed numerous victories of his administration in trade, regulatory reform, rural connectivity and ag labor.