Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

AA Tradition One if you need to talk, call Jay at 406-750-1238 or Dawn at 406-362-4697 Alcoholics Anonymous, Lincoln Chapter 6-7 p.m., Lambkins restaurant back room. The only... — Updated 11/29/2023 Full story

Fifteen miles up the Little Blackfoot River from Garrison Jct. and straddling US Hwy 12 sits Avon. A picturesque place, the Little Blackfoot River skirts the south perimeter of... — Updated 10/18/2023

Tour some of western Montana's most amazing artist studios while driving through the explosive fall color of our region's Tamaracks during the 22nd annual Tour of the Arts. Alpine... — Updated 10/10/2023

Helena – This year, Wild Montana will offer a fall Wilderness Walks season for the first time as part of the organization's effort to provide year-round educational opportunities.... — Updated 9/11/2023

Thank you to everyone who donated clothes and to everyone who shopped for clothes. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who quickly unboxed and distributed donations to the... — Updated 8/22/2023

Elizabeth Maureen "Enie" Fisher She was given life by wonderful parent Maurice and Thelma Dineen on Aug. 25, 1941, in Helena, Mont. She was greeted by two older sisters, Mary Lou... — Updated 8/9/2023 Full story

The eldest daughter of Leonard and Mary Lambkin, Virginia was born in Great Falls in 1921, and spent much of her life in Lincoln, growing up at her parents' hotel, the now -iconic... — Updated 8/4/2023

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... — Updated 7/10/2023 Full story

Lewis and Clark County Special Districts Program coordinator Jessica Makus proposed an increase to the maintenance assessments for the Lincoln and Lambkins Rural Improvement... — Updated 6/28/2023

The Lewis and Clark County Public Works Department is hosting a public meeting to discuss a proposed increase to the assessments that fund both the Lincoln and Lambkin Rural... — Updated 6/8/2023

LINCOLN, MONT. – This summer marks the 10th season of Lincoln's award-winning sculpture park Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild. BPSW celebrates the rich cultural,... — Updated 5/30/2023

On May 1, 2023, the Montanan Steakhouse transferred ownership. New owners and siblings Stephanie Leonard, Tim Leonard, and David McGhee are bringing back the traditional classic... — Updated 5/17/2023

Following a May 1 tour of the Hi Country Snack Food facility to kick off Small Business Week, Rep. Matt Rosendale stopped by the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch office for a short... — Updated 5/16/2023

Spring is in full swing and bears are on the move across western Montana, and the activities of a distinctive female Grizzly and a pair of three-year-old subadults in the Lincoln... — Updated 5/3/2023

WILDERNESS WALKS HOSTED BY WILD MONTANA'S WILD DIVIDE CHAPTER Keeping the Divide Wild: The Lincoln Prosperity Proposal Tuesday, June 6 Webinar Join us online to learn how the... — Updated 5/3/2023

The Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited Chapter will host its 23rd annual fundraising banquet Saturday, May 13at the Lincoln Community Hall. The committee has been hard at work... — Updated 4/18/2023

It all began with an idea at the Lincoln Community Hall meeting. Now, with more than 20 organizations, the Lincoln Community Social (a.k.a. Get to Know Your Community and Neighbors... — Updated 4/11/2023

As spring has finally made an appearance and the snow begins to melt, the roads we drove all winter are starting to become dryer and more wide open. Open roads make me want to get... — Updated 4/11/2023

Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited 23rd Annual Banquet Tammy Jordan The Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited Chapter will be hosting their 23rd annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, May... — Updated 4/6/2023

Community Social Comes to Lincoln Tammy Jordan It all began with an idea at the Lincoln Community Hall meeting. Now, with more than 20 organizations, the Lincoln Community Social (a... — Updated 4/6/2023

HAMILTON - Peggy L Knight, 64, of Hamilton, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, at her home with family by her side, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 14,... — Updated 3/14/2023

It's been nearly eight years since Heritage Timber of Bonner disassembled the historic Matt King ranch house and moved it from its original location east of Sucker Creek Road.... — Updated 3/2/2023

Q: It's surprising to see young people fighting for social action and at the same time completely steeped in the pursuit of self-pleasure. It doesn't seem that these two lifestyles... — Updated 2/28/2023

Ever since Europeans began settling Montana, agriculture has been the economy's life blood and number one industry. Mining for precious metals jumped started it but farming and... — Updated 2/14/2023