News

County museum director eyeing facilities, storage improvements

It has been a busy year for the Beaverhead County Museum, and the new director hopes to capitalize on public interest with a number of improvements in the coming months.

Autumn sports and activities strive for tentative return to normalcy

A much-hoped-for return to regularity this school year could mean a return to regular season scheduling for sports teams and clubs at Dillon School District #10 this autumn.

Final city budget vote on council agenda tonight

Money will make the agenda go ‘round, from the start to near the finish, of tonight’s Dillon City Council meeting.

SD #10 loses over a century of experience to retirements

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Dillon School District #10 bid a fond farewell to well over a century of educational experience this summer at a retirement ceremony held to honor some of its longtime, departing employees.

Commission approves Dell-area cell tower

Cell phone customers in the Dell area may get better reception with the county’s approval of the construction of a new cell phone tower by the airport.

Rural schools begin with face-to-face instruction

All rural Beaverhead County Schools will begin the year with face-to face instruction. For information regarding specific re-opening plans, please call the school clerk. Students’ first day of school for the Rural Schools in Beaverhead County will be Tuesday September 7, 2021, except for Jackson School, which is starting on Wednesday September 1. Parents who are new to the area should contact their rural school prior to the first day of school. A list of school supplies is available upon registration. At registration, the school must have a copy of the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. The following is a list of each school’s contact: Grant and Wise River - Stacy Setzer, Clerk 406-570-2739. Reichle – Dalene Hahnkamp, Clerk 406-865-0353. Jackson, Polaris, and Wisdom – Rita Munday, Clerk 406-834-3435.

Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting U.S. schools

HELENA, Mont., Aug. 22 (AP) – A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes.

Sitz is elected Angus delegate to the 138th annual meeting

Jim Sitz of Dillon has been elected as a delegate to the 138th American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association.

Range tour registration open

Registration for the 2021 Montana Range Tour, held in a different location of the state each year, is now open. The tour will be held September 8-9, 2021, and provide the opportunity for farmers, ranchers, agricultural organizations, land management agencies, stakeholders and the general public to share information and gain increased expertise on natural resource issues, notably on agricultural lands.

Fingerprinting

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Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Assistant Kari Towery demonstrates police fingerprinting procedure to incoming fifth grader Levin Newby of Dillon. Dillon Police, sheriff’s deputies and Montana Highway Patrol troopers visited with YMCA camp kids Aug. 12, demonstrating some of what they do for a living and enjoying some social time with local youth. Casey S. Elliott photo