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UMW professor earns title of Professor Emeritus

The Montana University System Board of Regents has conferred up Dr. Steve Mock the title of Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences. Dr. Mock served the University of Montana Western with

Chamber of Commerce meets Thurs.

The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will hold a pair of events in the coming eight days—starting with its monthly board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, at noon in

Sheriff News

Sept. 26 92:43 p.m., Fire, Sawmill and Deep Creek area. 5:12 p.m., Theft, Fairway Drive. 7:04 p.m., Ambulance, South Argenta Street. Sept. 27 11:33 a.m., With Prisoner, Contempt Of Court,

Fire News

The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 calls in September 2019. 1. Sept. 4, Interstate 15 at mile marker 69, Grass Fire. 2. Sept. 7, Natural Gas Smell, Dillon

Road Report

Beaverhead County road work for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Dillon area – Bladed on the following roads: Bachelor Mountain, Bannack Bench, Blacktail, Carter Creek, and Mansfield. Plowed snow

Police News

Sept. 26 9:25 a.m., Traffic Complaint, Reckless Driving, Center and Pacific streets. 11:02 a.m., Disturbance, Fail to Register As Offender, Swenson Way, Arrest Made. 2:45 p.m., Fire, West Center Street.

Former Sgt. Dan Mulkey’s POST certifications sought

Former Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Mulkey was found to be untruthful in his claims about a past on-duty sexual relationship with a former dispatcher, and now the Montana police

Vendor ordinance back Tuesday

It took an even longer than usual road travelled by a proposed ordinance to get ordained into law in Dillon. Then it got sent back to the start to do

Brisk balloon walk

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There were 44 participants in the annual Pink Balloon Walk Saturday, an event in which walkers honor those impacted by breast cancer. The walk, which started in the Barrett Hospital

Bureau of Rec to suspend flows from reservoir

BILLINGS – The East Bench Irrigation District and Bureau of Reclamation plan to temporarily suspend flows to the Beaverhead River below Clark Canyon Dam on Wednesday, October 16, from approximately