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This summer, seven empty lots on the face of Big Mountain in Whitefish were put up for sale - the smallest was just over a half an acre and listed at $1.2 million. The owners of the Northern Lights development weren't accepting offers on the properties until Sept. 1, but once they did, offers came flooding in. By the end of October, six of the seven lots had been sold. In years past, those lots might have waited much longer for buyers, but in 2020 the quick sales exemplify...
Montana Senate District 40 Candidates: Terry Gauthier Catherine Scott District-wide Results Terry Gauthier (R) : 8500 60% Catherine Scott (D): 5560 40% Lewis and Clark County Terry Gauthier (R) : 7,608 58% Catherine Scott (D): 5,360 41% Powell County Terry Gauthier (R) : 892 80% Catherine Scott (D): 200 18% ---------------------------------------------------------- Montana House District 17: Candidates: Ross H. Fitzgerald (R) Barnett Sporkin-Morrison (D) District-wide Results Ross H. Fitzgerald (R): 4,451 79% Barnett Sporkin-...
Montana Governor Candidates Greg Gianforte- - Kristen Juras Mike Cooney - Casey Schreiner Lyman Bishop - John Nestor Montana Statewide Gianforte/Juras (R): 325,506 - 54% Cooney/SchreinerD): 249,248 - 42% Bishop/Nestor(L): 23,838 - 4% Lewis and Clark County Gianforte/Juras (R): 21,020 - 49% Cooney/Schreiner(D): 19,967 - 47% Bishop/Nestor(L): 1,448 - 3% PCT 31 - Lincoln Gianforte/Juras (R): 534 - 72% Cooney/Schreiner (D): 170 - 23% Bishop/Nestor (L): 34 - 4% PCT 32 – North L...
LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY - COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT #2 Candidates: Tom Rolfe Mike Fasbender County-wide Results Tom Rolfe: 19,977 - 52% Mike Fasbender: 17,946 - 47% Pct 31 - Lincoln area Tom Rolfe: 243 - 37% Mike Fasbender: 406 - 62% Pct 32 – North Lincoln area Tom Rolfe: 28 - 43% Mike Fasbender: 36 - 56% ----------------------------------------------------- LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Candidates: Mark Piskolich David M. Rau County-wide Results Mark Piskolich: 20,156 - 54% David M. Rau: 16,968 - 45% Pct 31 -...
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C-46 Constitutional amendment to change constitutional amendment signature requirements. Montana Statewide Yes: 416,607 - 77% No: 124,784 - 23% Lewis and Clark County Yes: 30,692 -77% No: 8,836 - 22% PCT 31 – Lincoln Yes: 511 - 74% No: 175 - 25% PCT 32 – North Lincoln Yes: 62 - 82% No: 13 - 17% Powell County Yes: 2,087 - 71% No: 851 - 28% PCT 14 – Ovando Yes: 149 - 80% No: 35 - 19% PCT 12 - Helmville Yes: 119 - 73% No: 44 - 26% -----...
The Lincoln area got a mostly imperceptible shake early Friday morning as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the South Fork of Poorman Creek, between Stemple Pass Road and Granite Butte at a depth of about 7.7 miles. The earthquake struck at about 6:22 a.m., Oct. 30 but didn't cause any reported damage. According to the US Geological survey, the tremor was the largest of 21 minor quakes to rumble below the surface in the Poorman Creek area over the last 30 days. A 2.7...
President We may not yet know who won the presidential election at the national level, but with 96% of precincts fully reported, we know how the candidates for federal office fared in Montana Candidates: Donald Trump - Michael Pence (R) Joseph Biden - Kamala Harris (D) Jo Jorgensen - Jeremy Cohen (L) Montana State: Trump - Pence(R) 340,586 57% Biden - Harris (D) 243,223 41% Jorgensen - Cohen (L) 15,047 3% Lewis and Clark County Trump - Pence(R) 21,407 50% Biden - Harris (D)...
In November, the Lincoln Branch Library will be focusing on two main programs, with some additional programming for children. Every Friday at 11 a.m., the library is hosting an online story time. Anyone who is interested can call or email Kate at the Library to get the link to join in for songs and stories. They will also have a new take and make craft available every week for families to pick up. In addition, they are still offering Library Packs. Patrons can choose between a story time pack with picture books, a genre pack...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fourteen calls for service during the week of Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, 2020. Deputies performed one civil service and one traffic stop in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls generated a case report last week. Wednesday, Oct. 28: A deputy responded to the 600 block of D St. for a report of criminal mischief. The complainant stated someone had run into his green metal gate. The deputy confirmed the gate was destroyed by a vehicle at the cor...
Shooting Stars "I'll toss my coins in the fountain, Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on." ~ Tracy Chapman Lincoln, Montana is lucky enough to see two varieties of shooting stars over the course of the year. Dodecatheon pulchellum, also called the darkthroat, pretty, or prairie shooting star, is native to Montana and shows up in early spring. The meteoric variety of shooting star is visible locally in the night...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce announced Monday the cancellation of the 2020 Lincoln Community Benefit slated for Nov. 7. Although the online auction fundraiser that is currently underway on Facebook will continue through noon, Nov. 8, the LVCC board opted to cancel the rest of the planned Benefit events due to flat ticket sales. Concerns about COVID-19, prompted the Chamber to plan this year's benefit as an online event through Facebook Live that would have included... Full story
MISSOULA – Hunter numbers through the west-central Montana wildlife check stations were down through the first two weekends of the big game hunting season, with hunter success holding above average through the Anaconda and Darby stations, while falling below average through Bonner. Overall, Motana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) biologists checked 3,131 hunters with 118 elk, 24 mule deer, 87 white-tailed deer, two black bear, one sheep, one goat and one wolf in the first two w...
Lincoln School grade school students take part in the annual Halloween Walk. Lincoln School students also took part in a pumpkin decorating contest Oct. 29. The classes worked together to decorate the pumpkins, which were put on display outside the school at the start of the Halloween Walk....
Editor's Note: As many of our readers are aware, the Lincoln-area has a significant population of veterans of the Armed Services. In honor of Veteran's Day this year we are kicking off a what we hope will be a regular series of features highlighting individual veterans and their service. Don LaRoque served in the Navy submarine service for 14 years as a sonar technician. LaRoque grew up in Great Falls and joined the military a few months out of high school, in 1978. "I always...
November, of course plays host to Thanksgiving. For me, it's a sign that "fall" is really here. There is a quote I've seen over the last few years that says, "The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go." Maybe that's why I think of fall as more of my new year, and a time of year that signifies new beginnings. What better way to start anew than to let go of the old? As I began writing my column for this week, it occurred to me that with the weight of...
Royal Richard Olson, 99, passed Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. He was born on Aug. 19, 1921 in Marquette, Neb. to Albert and Dora Olson. He joined two older sisters, Dorothy and Gloria, and was later joined by a younger brother, Norman. The family moved to Minnesota when he was four years old and lived on several different farms. Growing up in Minnesota Royal attended Deer Park School and worked the farm. He learned to drive gravel truck while working for Vern Engstrand and Bill... Full story
Charles (Chuck) Michael Sutej, age 73 of Lincoln, Mont. passed away peacefully Oct. 24, 2020. There will be a Celebration of Life next summer. He requested there be no funeral. Burial will be at a later date. Chuck was born in Great Falls to Charles Edward and Bonnie Ruthell Sutej on June 21, 1947. Chuck attended and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1965, the last graduating class before CMR was opened. He enlisted in the Montana Air National Guard in 1966 -1981 as a... Full story
The Christmas season in the Upper Blackfoot Valley is likely to look a bit less festive this year, as COVID-19 precautions take their toll on events. Among the casualties this year are Ovando’s Old West Christmas Fest and Lincoln’s annual Christmas Bazaar. Leigh Ann Valiton, one of the organizers of the Old West Christmas Fest, said social distancing requirements were among the primary reasons Ovando opted to call off their annual celebration. Valiton said the impact on the craft show, which is held every year in the Ova... Full story
Lincoln resident Theresa Proff raises a variety of animals on her property, most notably bobcats and African cats. Proff bought her first bobcat after she got married and moved to Montana from Alaska in 2011. "I've been a cat lover all my life. We had an opportunity to buy a bobcat kitten from a breeder in Arkansas, so that was the start," she said. The bobcat, Lakota, is now eight years old. "I got another bobcat kitten from a breeder in Montana," said Proff. His name is Tund...
The Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small fire at a residence along Highway 200 about 15 miles east of Lincoln Sunday evening. The fire, which effectively destroyed the homes kitchen, started when a pan with grease in it caught fire. Homeowner Denis Bordeleau managed to extinguish the fire, despite not being able to see the flames for the smoke, by breaking a window and spraying the kitchen area with water from his garden hose. Unable to re-enter his house...
High winds caused a power outage east of town Friday, Oct. 30. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts in Lincoln exceeding 25 mph between 3 and 5 p.m., with a 31 mph gust recorded at 5:03 p.m. West of Lincoln, Ovando saw gusts up to 42 mph, while weather.gov reported the Helena area that day saw gusts of greater than 50 mph. The high winds knocked down a tree about 14 miles east of Lincoln, which then fell onto Northwestern Energy power lines. According to Fire...
