The Western Legacy Center, located at 1 Whitetail Road, Whitehall, will hold an Author Signing Night on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Read Article Western Legacy Center to hold author event
The Jefferson County Spelling Bee for students grades four through eight, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m at the Clancy Gym. Please enter through the gym doors. This year’s Spelling Bee will be streamed on the Clancy School Facebook page. Read Article Jeff County Spelling Bee set for Feb. 8
The Jefferson County Commissioners approved $3,000 in funds at their Jan. 10 meeting to assist the Jefferson County DUI Task Force with its Super Bowl festivities. The Super Bowl parties will take place at Whitehall’s Assembly of God Church and at Jefferson High School on Sunday, Feb. 12. Read Article DUI Task Force to host Super Bowl parties
The people of the Boulder community may have noticed a large Whitehall Public Transportation van making the rounds, parking in front of the courthouse, at Mountain Good and at the Boulder Community Library. Read Article New driver hired to service Boulder, North County for Whitehall Public Transportation
Jefferson Local Development Corporation Executive Director Eric Seidensticker announced during the Dec. 21 board meeting that he is stepping down. His resignation comes three months after a divisive board decision to purchase the Roberts building in Whitehall. Read Article Seidensticker resigns as JLDC director
On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office gathered at the courthouse for a special ceremony, where new sheriff Tom Grimsrud invited deputies and their families to celebrate new officers. Read Article Undersheriff, new deputies sworn in at courthouse
Editor's note: This story has been updated since original Dec. 21 publication Read Article Drug task force makes major bust in southwest Montana
Correction: the previously printed version of this article had Becki Kennedy misidentified as Becky Jackson. The Monitor apologizes for any confusion or inconvenience. Read Article JLDC closes on Roberts building
Boulder’s new child care center will have to wait a few more months to open its doors. Southwest Montana Youth Partners has not yet received the State building permit that is necessary before Rachel Supalla’s 30-child Discovery Kidzone can officially embark on its new location – the modular … Read Article Child care facility delayed
Whitehall Public Transportation Manager Teresa Oyama is at a loss. Read Article Boulder shuttle faces risk of shutdown
Dec. 16, 1862, 160 years ago: William A. Clark is born in Colorado. Clark would serve as an attorney in Virginia City for 25 years before being elected to Congress in 1895. In 1912, he would become Judge for the Fifth Judicial District from 1912 until his death in 1921. Most notably, he was … Read Article This month in Montana history
Court dates for the case of Tim McKenrick v. State of Montana have been postponed to February after the defense filed a motion for order continuing all court dates and deadlines to allow the defendant to receive a decision on the statutory issue being addressed in the case. Read Article McKenrick trial rescheduled for February
Maintaining ambulance services is a persistent challenge in many rural communities. Small-town Americans tend to be older and in poorer health than people in urban areas, according to the National Rural Health Association. Reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid typically don’t cover the o… Read Article County weighs possible ambulance district
By the time the sun rose on Nov. 9, the two contested Jefferson County races appeared to have clear winners, as Sheriff candidate Tom Grimsrud led Chad Cross and county commission candidate Dan Hagerty led Mary Janacaro Hensleigh. The Board of Canvassers will certify the election. As the pro… Read Article After the vote, candidates reflect: Relief, gratitude and silver linings
Clerk and Recorder Ginger Kunz had a hard time believing her eyes when she saw voter turnout in Jefferson County was only 69%. Read Article Voter turnout declines from 2018 rate
At the Nov. 1 Jefferson County Commissioner meeting, commissioners approved $30,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for both Boulder and Whitehall water and sewer departments. Read Article Commissioners approve ARPA funds for Boulder, Whitehall water departments
Responding to questions by email, House District 75 representative Marta Bertoglio, who won her Republican primary in June and is running with no Democratic opposition on Nov. 8, shares what she's learned from her first term and how it’s changed her. Read Article Marta Bertoglio reflects on her first term as HD75 rep
In a Volunteer Hall decked out in spider webs and skeletons for “Fright Night” festivities, candidates for County Commissioner and Sheriff faced off Monday evening at a Boulder Monitor Forum – most often revealing how much they agreed on key issues facing Jefferson County. Read Article At Monitor forum, candidates find much to agree on
On Nov. 8, county voters will elect a new commissioner to succeed longtime chair Leonard Wortman. Boulder Monitor editor Charlie Denison visited with candidates Mary Janacero Hensleigh and Dan Hagerty to provide voters an in-depth look on why they’re running and how they’d approach the posit… Read Article “Mary the Mayor” Vs. “Deputy Dan:” A look at the Jefferson County Commissioner candidates
Boulder Monitor editor Charlie Denison visited with Jefferson County Sheriff Candidates Chad Cross and Tom Grimsrud to help provide voters with an in-depth look on why they’re running and how they’d approach the position. For more information on those who are running the Monitor is hosting a… Read Article A look at the Jefferson County Sheriff candidates
The Jefferson Local Development Corporation board voted in favor of buying the Roberts Building – located on the northwest corner of Whitehall’s interchange with Interstate 90 – for $850,000 during its Sept. 21 meeting. Read Article JLDC board approves purchase of Roberts building
During a Jefferson County Commission meeting Sept. 12, Jefferson Local Development Corporation Project Officer Leah Lewis, who administers American Rescue Plan Act funds, shared updates on the community’s “ARPA journey,” sharing what applications she’s receiving and what applications she hop… Read Article Now is the time to apply for ARPA funds
The dream isn't over, but for Leonard Wortman to see the Western Legacy Center come to life, he'll have to do it without the support of the Jefferson Local Development Council. Read Article Western Legacy Center at standstill after JLDC decision
The Star Theater's western movie series opens Thursday, July 7, with the John Wayne classic "Rio Bravo." The series, with screenings Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., includes "The Rounders," "Blazing Saddles," "Jeremiah Johnson," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," and "Pale… Read Article In Whitehall, western flicks
Four candidates are running for a single seat on the Jefferson County Commission representing the county's south end. Although this commission seat represents southern Jefferson County, including the communities of Cardwell, Whitehall and Pipestone, and the candidates must live in the south … Read Article Who is running for Jefferson County Commission?
It started as one car parked on state Highway 2 alongside Interstate 90 near the Cardwell Store. Then one became two, a few flags popped up, two became three, and eventually 11 vehicles and nearly two-dozen people were gathered on a gray Wednesday afternoon next to the interstate, waiting fo… Read Article 'I believe in freedom'—county residents cheer trucker convoy
A once-blighted historic building that anchors the intersection of Whitehall's Main Street and Legion Avenue is up for sale following successful renovation and mixed-use leasing orchestrated by the Jefferson Local Development Corporation. Read Article Borden's building, restored and full, is up for sale
The Bureau of Land Management will study a proposal to vastly expand a Cardwell-based outfitter's permitted hunting area in the southern Elkhorn Mountains and around Bull Mountain after the agency's original plan to consider the proposal without studying its impacts drew criticism from local… Read Article BLM to analyze guided hunting expansion in Elkhorns, south county
Longtime Jefferson County Commissioner Leonard Wortman, the current County Commission chair, will not seek reelection in 2022, ending a more than decade-long run that wasn't his first stint representing the county's south end on the commission. Read Article Leonard Wortman won't seek reelection
Local artists have an opportunity to show—and sell—their work during the Whitehall Christmas Stroll on Dec. 11, courtesy of Jefferson Valley Fine Arts. Read Article Show and sell, or see and buy, art at Whitehall Christmas Stroll
Jefferson County will spend $115,719 in pandemic relief funds on kickstarting the planned Western Legacy Center in Whitehall to help achieve a targeted spring 2022 opening. Read Article County spends $115k in ARPA funds on Western Legacy Center
The Jefferson County Health Department is offering two COVID vaccine and booster shot clinics: Read Article County offers two COVID vaccine, booster clinics
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest grew by about 100 acres this summer with the acquisition of multiple formerly private mining claims around Delmoe Lake in southwest Jefferson County. Read Article Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest adds parcels around Delmoe Lake
Jefferson County's planned Western Legacy Center could be open as soon as Memorial Day in spring 2022, and a multi-million-dollar fundraising drive is underway to try to make it happen. Read Article Western Legacy Center launches fundraiser, targets spring opening
Over nine decades of meals, laughter, memories and music came to a screeching halt in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 30, when LaHood Park Steakhouse went up in flames. Read Article Fire destroys legendary LaHood Park Steakhouse
The Golden Sunlight Mine in southern Jefferson County is on track to ship reprocessed tailings by the end of the year, after receiving approval for the project from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month. Read Article DEQ greenlights Golden Sunlight tailings project; work begins
A wildfire was burning on a ridgeline west of Whitetail Road as of Tuesday, roughly between Whitetail Reservoir and Delmoe Lake. Read Article Wildfire burning west of Whitetail Road
Both parents and one of three children in a family of five from South Dakota are dead after their vehicle was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 90 near Pipestone early Saturday morning. The driver of the vehicle traveling the wrong direction also died. Read Article Wrong-way crash on I-90 leaves four dead
The Golden Sunlight mine could soon increase employment, production and the amount of money it contributes to county and local budgets by reprocessing vast tailings piles at the facility—a proposed venture that government and mine officials say will also aid in remediating historic contamina… Read Article A new dawn for Golden Sunlight: Tailings reprocessing could boost employment, revenue
The Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall moved one step closer to getting its tailings reprocessing operation underway — a project that is expected to employ 40 people and take 12 years to complete once it begins. Read Article DEQ public scoping session completed for mine tailings project
Jefferson County lacks an animal shelter and a nonprofit group, the Animal Shelter and Care Committee, or AS&CC, wants to address that need by asking residents to vote June 2 on a permanent mill levy of nine mills. Read Article Animal shelter for Jefferson County is on June 2 ballot
Residents served by the Boulder and Whitehall community libraries are being asked to consider a nine mill levy increase to fund a list of improvements, to include added staff, equipment upgrades and building improvements. Read Article Mill levy increase requested for Boulder, Whitehall libraries
Pastor David Klass of Friendship Baptist Church in Clancy is prepared to hold a service Sunday after Gov. Steve Bullock last week began lifting social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19. Read Article Some churches set to resume in-person services Sunday
Jefferson County has managed to keep the number of COVID-19 cases down to two, and it’s been a few weeks since those individuals — a man and a woman — tested positive, said Karen Wandel, RN, department supervisor for Jefferson County Public Health. Read Article Jefferson County COVID-19 cases hold steady at two
Montana public schools will receive $41.3 million in federal Care Act funds, of which 90% is being distributed to districts based on current Title I funding formulas. The money can be used for a broad range of needs, according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Read Article County schools to receive federal funds from coronavirus relief bill
Jefferson County residents with the desire but no dinero to dispose of a junk mobile home can now apply for $500 to help haul it away. Read Article County sets $500 incentive to help move junk mobile homes
One of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to clean and disinfect surfaces around you. Read Article Clean, disinfect to help prevent spread of COVID-19
A recap of what’s happened in Jefferson County since the March 25 issue of The Monitor. Read Article COVID-19 cases come to county; closures extended
Montana has not had a Republican governor since 2005. In the June 2 primaries, three candidates will vie for the chance to change that — among them Attorney General and Clancy resident Tim Fox. Read Article Gubernatorial candidate Tim Fox is ‘no one’s lapdog’