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Juvenile rapist handed partially suspended sentence

A 17-year-old from Browning was given a total of five years in the Montana Department of Corrections for forcing sex on a local woman.

58 at BCHS graduate Sunday at 2

Beaverhead County High School will hold commencement exercises for the 58 members of the Class of 2022 on Sunday, May 29, 2 p.m., at B. W. Lodge Gymnasium. This will be the one hundred thirty-first graduating class for BCHS.

Beaverhead EMS holds mock accident to educate students

Last week, Beaverhead EMS sponsored “It’s Your Choice,” a presentation conducted at the fair grounds in front of BCHS students, staff, and first responders. “It’s Your Choice” is a mock drinking/distracted driving accident involving high school students who are involved in an accident scene. It is designed to stress the importance of making good choices.

Memorial Day events incoming, sans parade

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There will be more solemn and less celebration to this year’s Memorial Day activities, as the water line construction around town led to the postponement of the annual parade.

Twin Bridges Alumni Scholarship applications due by June 16

Twin Bridges High School alumni scholarship applications are being accepted now until mid-June.

Dillon man gets 20-year sentence for sex crime, drug cases

A Dillon man who encouraged a girl under age 16 to have sex with him and sold psilocybin mushrooms to an undercover officer was issued a partiallysuspended sentence in Fifth Judicial District Court last week.

Museum board outlines building improvements

The Beaverhead County Museum will be getting facilities improvements over the next few months.

Man killed after recycling bin he sheltered in was picked up

HELENA, Mont., May 15 (AP) – A man who apparently sought shelter in a cardboard recycling bin in Montana’s capitol city was killed after the container was picked up by a garbage truck, the Helena Police Department said.

I-15 project near Dillon seeks comment

Dillon — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to resurface about 11 miles of Interstate 15 (I-15), north of Dillon. The project begins near the North Dillon Interchange, and extends north for 11 miles ending near the Apex Interchange.

Birth

Recent births at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare: