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BVHD EMS brings ambulance district proposal forward

The creation of a full-time ambulance services district may come before voters this May.

Sheridan couple delivers first baby 2021

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A romance that began with a box of cherry tomatoes bore far greater fruit last week.

Dillon man shot by police

A 32-year-old Dillon man may face felony charges for allegedly reaching for his gun when he was shot by local police last week.

“Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby” not authorized

The Beaverhead Search and Rescue and Tara Remely, the “Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby” chairperson, would like the public to know what has happened with the 2021 derby.

On the ice

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This year’s Beaverhead S&R Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby has been canceled. The photo above is from the 2019 event. J.P. Plutt photo

Vandalism suspected in slew of damaged mailboxes

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Residents south of Dillon in the Blacktail Road and Carrigan Lane area have been victimized over the past three weeks by an outbreak of vandalism to roadside mailboxes. As many as 20 or more mailboxes have been damaged or destroyed.

Safety tips for new rural residents to Montana

With new people moving to Montana, and many rural areas of the Treasure State experiencing growth, it’s essential to promote basic information regarding rural (and not-so-rural) road safety.

California man pleads not guilty to sexual assault, rape

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A 20-year-old California man pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he sexually assaulted and had nonconsensual sex with a 16-year-old girl in July.

Beaverhead County growth continues, growth policy grant received

The upward trend of new subdivisions and other development continued in Beaverhead County during the 2020 year, officials say.

Dillon’s Brown elected PSC Chair

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Jim Brown of Dillon, recently elected by a landslide margin to serve as the District 5 representative on Montana’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has had a busy new year. On Jan. 4 he was sworn in to office at Beaverhead Courthouse by Fifth Judicial District Judge Luke Berger, was elected by unanimous vote as chairman of the PSC, and yesterday was called to testify in front of the Montana State Legislature regarding the PSC budget.