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Students at Dillon Middle School and Parkview Elementary School were evacuated Tuesday morning for about 15 minutes when a natural gas leak was discovered in one of the buildings. According to Dillon Volunteer Fire Department Chief B.J. Klose, it was discovered that a gas valve head had cracked, and the situation was quickly resolved. J.P. Plutt photo

BCHS board approves security system changes

Beaverhead County High School’s camera surveillance, paging, and dooraccess systems will soon get upgrades, its school board decided last week.

Social media challenge passes without incident

Parents and community members were urged to keep an eye out for a social media challenge that encourages calling in threats and bringing weapons to school last Friday.

N.M. woman admits bomb threat at May trappers banquet

A New Mexico woman admitted to calling in a bomb threat at a Montana Trappers Association banquet held in May in Dillon.

Third murder suspect gains fourth attorney, trial may be reset

A Dillon man’s three pending cases – one of which relates to the 2020 death of Larry Coon – can now proceed, now that the defendant has a new attorney for those cases.

IN BRIEF

Schools out noon today

Emergency fill-in

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BCHS Choral Director Carolyn Van Slyke stepped in for an absent student Thursday during the BCHS Holiday Choral Concert. Joining Van Slyke with the Sweet Adelines quartet were Gracie Reiser, Tianna Wagenfehr, and Daisy Rhodes. J.P. Plutt photo

Big local pig wins big

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Beaverhead County produced multiple prize-winning swine recognized this year by the most recent Montana Symbol of Excellence (SOE) Standards designations.

Road Report

Beaverhead County road work for the week of Dec. 12-18:

BCHS beefs up security, system backups after ransomware

Beaverhead County High School is almost back to its pre-ransomware operations, and is in the process of updating various security and backup storage changes to minimize the chances of having it happen again.