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BCHS features election races

Beaverhead County High School will offer at least two choices for voters in this spring’s election. BCHS is seeking approval for an additional general fund levy of $34,221.54, or approximately

4 tips for creating less chaotic, more productive mornings

When the alarm rings each morning, do you arise quickly, eager to take on whatever the day brings? Or do you drowsily reach for the snooze button? Your answer could

Locals find top snowmobile hillclimbing form at Lost Trail

The annual snowmobile event at Lost Trail Powder Mountain held earlier this month near the bottom of the Bitterroot Valley again attracted many of the top racers in the world.

Week 11 recap of Montana Legislative Session ’

UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — The Montana House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2, which combines about $10 billion of state and

Jaycees honor J.M. Peck, Rick Later at 61st annual DSA/OYM

The Dillon Jaycees held their 61st annual DSA/OYM Banquet Friday night at the Lewis and Clark Room on the campus of Montana Western. The banquet honors those in the Dillon

Legislative update from Tom Welch

This week in Helena, the House of Representatives continued our work on the July 2019 thru June 2021 budget. House Republicans directed our efforts toward no new taxes, reducing waste

Thompson seeking sentence review

A former local judge is seeking the softening of a sentence she received last year for crimes she committed while serving on the city bench. “I received word late last

Montana retirement communities want licenses to serve liquor

HELENA, Mont. (AP) Administrators, staff and residents of Montana retirement communities asked the legislature Thursday to allow their facilities to be licensed to serve alcohol to residents and their guests

Courtroom scuffle minorly injures deputy, county attorney

A mental health hearing devolved into a scuffle with a sheriff’s deputy and the county attorney March 15. Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah Wyrick sustained scratches and minor cuts from

Friends Of Music open scholarship application

The Dillon Friends of music invites students to apply for the Hagenbarth Scholarship. This is a one time $500.00 scholarship to be awarded to a BCHS graduating senior who has