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

After a one-year hiatus, the Lincoln Bike Rally returned to town, bringing the thunder with it. Under the direction and organization of the Tenacious...

Ten firefighters based at the Lincoln Ranger District deployed to Alaska last week to help combat a major wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula. The Helena...

NOTE: In this three-part series, Montana Free Press examines how federal land management agencies have approached wildfire in the past and highlights...

The ability to remove an injured person from a wrecked car as quickly and safely as possible is a critical skill for firefighters who serve in towns...

This year's Lincoln Rodeo faced its share of challenges. Their longtime stock contractor, Pistol Creek Rodeo*, moved on from supplying stock for the...

A small brush fire near Stemple Pass Road Thursday singed grasses and sagebrush along Poorman Creek but didn't cause any major damage. Mona...

Beginning July 1, donations to the voluntary wolf mitigation account will be accepted through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Those interested...

The Annual July 4th Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce fireworks show lit up the sky over Lincoln for more than 10-minutes on Independence Day. This...

Lincoln School's POUNCE Program, which for ten years has offered after school programs throughout the school year and educational, cultural and...

A Cessna 182 flipped over during an attempted landing at Lincoln Airport Sunday June 30. According to Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse, a wind gust...

Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-six Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of June 23, - June 29th, 2019. Eleven of...

HELENA-As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest reminds visitors that fireworks are prohibited on all...

The Alliance for Wild Rockies and the Native Ecosystems Council filed suit last week in federal district court to halt implementation of the Willow...

Music is back on the slate this year at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild with series of free weekly concerts in the Delaney Mill TeePee...

Helena – Impaired driving is deadly driving. Law enforcement is increasing patrols on the road in Helena and Lewis and Clark County, along with the...

Two and a half months after local fisherman James Savstrom, 70, was found dead on the Blackfoot River west of Lincoln, the state crime has lab...

Bareback bronc rider Cooper Clemons draws shocked looks from the audience at the 2018 Helmville Labor Day Rodeo when the horse he's on loses its...

A Blackfoot Valley Dispatch photograph of a falling bronc and rider – and the crowd's shocked reaction - earned recognition as the 2019 Mel Ruder...

Buckling your seat belt should be automatic. It should be the first thing done when you get in the car. Seat belt use should be as ingrained as tying...

State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk for exposure to rabies this summer. Encounters between humans...

The PureView Health Center board of directors voted June 5 to end its 25-year partnership with Lewis and Clark County and strike out on its own as an...

With cleanup work at the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex set to resume next week, representatives of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality,...

The Lewis and Clark County Heritage Tourism Council honored Kevin O'Dwyer and Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild this week with a 2019 Historic...

Members of the Upper Blackfoot Working Group unveiled their final draft of the Lincoln Valley Public Lands Proposal at a meeting in Lincoln last...