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Lincoln hosted their annual Independence Day Parade Saturday, July 1. For these and more photos go to https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/photos...
For these and more photos go to https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/photos...
The Lincoln Rodeo saw a tremedousr weekend with good crowds on both days and a loaded field of competitors this year. Lincoln Rodeo Results Saddle Bronc 1st Dustin Morigeau 69 Bareback 1st Hayden Reed 71 Bull Riding 1st Bennette Weindel 80 2nd Jade Murphy 74 Calf Roping 1st Taylen Lytle 11.53 2nd Craig Bagnell 11.54 3rd Kyle Bagnell 14.69 4th Nwyatt Lytton 16.02 Team Roping 1st Dustin Datisman/Josh Harris 7.42 2nd Jimmy Racine/Neill Tatsey 8.96 3rd Willie Lytton/Wyatt Lyton...
GOLDEN, CO (JULY 5, 2023) - The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is conducting a widespread survey of communities and stakeholders connected to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. The CDTC Community Feedback Survey period is open through the end of July 2023, and individuals, tribal representatives, organizations, and businesses in the CDT landscape are encouraged to participate. Contributions from the survey will help guide the next phase of community-centric cons...
Every year on the July 4th, Ovando hosts their Independence Day parade. This year saw the small town crowded with visitors to watch the participants make a couple laps around the main square....
arol Darlene Wells Nov. 8, 1938 - June 21, 2023 LINCOLN - Carol Darlene Wells, 84 years old, of Lincoln, MT, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 7:15 p.m. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Katherine and Delos Wells; two sisters: Pat Hutsell and Joyce Wells; and two brothers: Richard and Merle Wells. Carol is survived by two sisters: Myrna Wells and Phyllis Ward. She was a pillar of strength in the family and was considered the best bonus...
Who hasn't, at one point in their lives, lamented a lack of space and organization at home? A lifetime's worth of items have to be kept somewhere, and without the right organizational strategy, clutter can quickly take over. The home improvement site Home Therapy says that, when square footage is limited, tapping vertical walls is the fastest way to maximize and multiply the space available. Hooks, rods, shelving, built-ins ... the sky is the limit when it comes to finding...
There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to the accumulating impact of climate change? How are we going to handle the dangers posed by China and Russia? But bigger than all of those is this: Can we as a nation confront those challenges by arriving, together, at reasonable solutions? Or to put it another way, do we even know any more how to carry on a public dialogue about the issues we face and how to resolve them?...
Less government and lower taxes!! You hear that political slogan from Republican candidates early and often while they are campaigning. Then comes political reality. How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in state history – and at the same time raise property taxes on your home? During the pandemic years, the Trump and Biden administrations poured federal funds into states to prop up slowing economies. F...
Nearly all working-age Montanans, more than half the state's total population, are getting some welcome news this month: the state is sending them money. Let's be clear. The money being sent to over 530,000 Montanans is their own money. Montana collected more income taxes, the primary source of revenue for state government, than it needed to fund its obligations during the pandemic recovery year of 2021, leading to a historic budget surplus. The Republican supermajority in...
HELENA – A draft environmental assessment of the 2023 Draft Elk Management Plan is now available for public review and comment. The draft EA is available on FWP's website at fwp.mt.gov/public-notices/news/2023/jun/0630-2023-draft-elk-management-plan-ea. The deadline for comments is July 31. Earlier this month, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released the 2023 Draft Elk Management Plan for public review and comment. The deadline for comments on the plan is also July 31. While t...
