Could there be a meat processing plant in Whitehall? Definitely. Should there be? That’s another question. Read Article

The lease for Clancy’s Old Red Schoolhouse might be ambiguous, but not so the special place the facility has in the hearts of the north county communities it serves in many ways. Read Article

One thing not to fear about this year’s inaugural Halloween events in Boulder and Whitehall was failure. Organizers of both — “Big Rock Fright Nights” and “Screams Come True,” respectively — were pleased with how things went and plan to make them even better next year. Read Article

This past week, Jefferson High School completed the first quarter of the academic year. It is amazing how fast time flew and how many events took place in the past nine weeks.  Read Article

The City of Boulder is revisiting its decades-old junk vehicles ordinance, and in the process might augment city code to more broadly support beautification. Read Article

Arraignment has been set for Tory Vincent Gee, the Jefferson County Detention Center inmate who escaped Oct. 11 and was apprehended a week later. Read Article

A long-closed library in northwest North Dakota reopened this year with a little help from its friends -- among them the North Jefferson County Friends of the Library. Read Article

Following the completion of the Jefferson County Community Health Assessment, the county’s Public Health Department anticipates a November start date for the next step: the formation of a Community Health Improvement Plan. Read Article

Boulder and Whitehall this past weekend both kicked off four nights of pre-Halloween fun for kids and families: “Big Rock Fright Nights” at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Boulder, and “Screams Come True” at the Whitehall Community Center. There is still one more weekend to attend both e… Read Article

Sixty-eight dogs and cats were spayed or neutered during a clinic held by Animal Shelter and Care Committee (AS&CC) inside the Jefferson High south gym Saturday, Oct. 19. Read Article

The planned relocation of a wind turbine manufacturer to Whitehall that has been years in the making has community leaders hopeful for economic benefits to the area beyond jobs with the manufacturer. Read Article

At Boulder’s solid waste collection site, Brian Hohn eyes the recycling bins wondering if the social good associated with all this cardboard and paper can contravene the laws of economics. Read Article

A “strange noise” caught the attention of a Jefferson County Detention Officer and led to his discovery that inmate Tory Vincent Gee was “not in his cell” prior to his escape the night of Oct. 11, Sheriff Craig Doolittle said Friday morning a few hours prior to Gee’s capture in Lake County. Read Article

Tory Vincent Gee, the inmate who escaped from Jefferson County Detention Center late Friday and is suspected of stealing a nearby pickup truck, is suspected in the thefts of two more trucks and of having an accomplice, the Montana Standard reported Thursday morning. Read Article

Preparations have been underway for “Big Rock Fright Nights” at Jefferson County fairgrounds: Oct. 18 from 6 p.m. to 11 pm; Oct. 19 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and Oct. 26 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Whitehall is celebrating Halloween, too, with “Screams Come True” at … Read Article

The process to hand over to Jefferson County at least part of the former Montana Developmental Center is “moving forward,” Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney told local officials while touring the facility Oct. 9. Read Article

An inmate who escaped from Jefferson County Detention Center late Friday was still being sought but had been confirmed seen in other jurisdictions, Undersheriff Mike Johnson said Tuesday morning. Read Article

Law enforcement continued Saturday evening to search for an inmate who escaped from the Jefferson County Detention Center late Friday, according to a 5:30 p.m. post to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Read Article