News

Road Report

Beaverhead County road work for the week of Sept. 13-19:

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Commission approves unusual subdivision

A three-lot subdivision with dicey road access to one of the lots was approved unanimously – with some changes – at the Beaverhead County Commission Sept. 8 meeting.

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Hayden, Clyde Jr. (Dillon) pleaded guilty to the offense of Partner/Family Member Assault – 2nd offense; was fined $385 with a portion of the fine suspended; and was sentenced to one year in the Beaverhead County Jail with all but 10 days suspended, Domestic Alternatives Abuse Program required.

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Smoke ushers in air quality, health concerns

Though a weekend cool, rainy spell cleared the air, smoke and air quality issues will plague the state as fires in California, Oregon and Washington continue to burn.

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Sheriff News

Sept. 3

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City council dispute looks headed for court

A long-running game of legal chicken between some city officials got its loudest set of squawks yet at last week’s Dillon City Council meeting.

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County active case count flirts with mask proviso

Beaverhead County's coronavirus active cases hovered in the mask-requirement range over the past week, with up to five active cases reported Monday.

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Jail escapee, DOT truck thief sentenced

An area man who escaped the Jefferson County Jail last year – committing a string of crimes before being apprehended in northwest Montana – was sentenced Thursday on the vehicle theft crime from the Dillon Department of Transportation garage.