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Helena – Effective Wednesday, July 8, at 12 am, Lewis and Clark Public Health is issuing a Public Health Order limiting events and gatherings to no more than 250 people. Governor Bullock's Phase 2 "Reopening the Big Sky" directive says non-essential social and recreational gatherings of individuals outside of a home or place of residence of greater than 50 people is not advisable, if a distance of at least 6 feet between individuals cannot be maintained. Events with groups lar...
Last weekend, Lincoln became one of only a few communities in Montana to host an Independence Day parade, rodeo and fireworks this year, after most events around the state were canceled out of concern for COVID-19. The influx of up to 2000 people to the community for the Independence Day parade and rodeo, Saturday July 4th, has prompted both praise, for moving ahead with celebrating the nations birth, and criticism for holding public events amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
Helena, Mont— Montana Veterans enrolled in the Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) are eligible for free COVID-19 testing in a second round of swabbing events across Montana. The first round of COVID-19 testing under Governor Bullock’s surveillance program for asymptomatic Veterans began on Thursday, June 25. As of July 1, 680 Veterans have been swabbed at thirteen different MTVAHCS sites across Montana. Starting July 7 through July 14, swabbing will be available in Cut Bank, Billings, Glendive, Hamilton, Helena, and Kal...
1 Best Business – Garland Girls 2 Best Club/Org – the 1920's Moonshiners 3 Best Equestrian – K Lazy 3 4 Best Athletic Group – Sparkettes of Great Falls 5 Best Auto – Linda Daugherty, 1966 Mustang 6 Best Antique Machinery – Old Fire Truck Todd Grady, Shawn Warren, Helena...
The annual Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce fireworks show, augmented by the private fireworks set off in Hooper Park's ball fields, lights up the night over Lincoln Saturday, July 4. https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/photos...
Lincoln Rodeo Results Bareback 1st -Tie Will Nordstrom 67 Dustin Morgeaus 67 2nd Dalton May 62 Saddle Bronc 1st Bailey Bench 65 2nd Charlie Lytle 64 3rd Kolby Kittson 63 4th Jason Colelough 53 Bull Riding 1st Wynn Wells 77 2nd Colt Yeager 75 Steer Wrestling 1st Austin Anderson 4.92 2nd Logan Deatte 15.56 Calf Roping 1st SAm Levine 10.05 2nd Chad Johnson 11.76 3rd Will Powell 14.3 4th Dillon HahnKamp 17.69 Team Roping 1st Nolan Conway/Shawn Bird 4.8 2nd Sid Sporer /Dustin Bird...
Lincoln hosts their annual Independence Day parade. https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/photos...
On June 29, 2020 Alan Lee Brown went to be with the Lord. He was born on Oct. 20, 1962 to Richard and Florence Brown in Fort Belknap, Mont. Shortly after Al was born the family moved to Butte where Al was raised along with his seven siblings. Al spent most of his life in Butte until he met the love of his life Ranae Brown, and moved to Lincoln to build a life with her. Al was a very kind, loving, and spiritual person who was generous with his time helping others. One of Al's...
Capt. Meriwether Lewis made the first written record of the Blackfoot River valley in July 1806 .On July 6 he and his half of the Corps of Discovery passed through the area that is now home to the towns of Ovando and Lincoln. July 6, 1806 Set out a little after sunrise passed the creek a little above our encampment. [probably Monture Creek] East 14 M. to the point at which the river leaves the extensive plains and enters the mountains these plains I called (the knob plains)...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fifty-six calls for service during the week of June 28 through July 4, 2020. Deputies performed twelve traffic stops in the Lincoln area. Three calls for service generated a case report last week: On June 29, a deputy took a report about a sex crime in the area of the 100 block of Spring Creek Lane. The report has been rescinded and there is no apparent danger to the community. Deputies responded to a assault in the 800 block of...
Arts Council President Lee York, with consensus from the organization's officers, decided to postpone regular meetings for the Lincoln Council for the Arts until October. "We decided to take the summer to give members a break, recharge, and get organized for the coming year," said York. During the break, officers still plan to meet and will hold special board meetings throughout the summer to review and revise the organization's by-laws, discuss their upcoming membership...
Beef prices have risen steeply for consumers since COVID-19 hit. At the same time, beef prices for ranchers have dropped. Much of this is due to supply chain disruptions caused when meat processing plants closed in April. Although local restaurant owners say prices have begun to go back down, they're still much higher than in previous years. Jill Frisbee, who owns the Pit Stop, said that all of her meat is at least 25 percent higher in cost, with some up as much as 35 percent....
I want to thank everyone who helped and had any part in the parade, especially the Chamber of Commerce who stepped in at the last minute and took over and finished organizing and running the parade, when I felt it was not in my best interest to be involved. That was a hard decision for me. We made 100 goodie bags for the kids that were in the parade. Mountain View Co-op, Lincoln Telephone Co, Citizens Alliance Bank, Hi Country Beef Jerky and the Lincoln Library were all very...
Keeping Montanan small businesses afloat during the coronavirus shutdown was one of the most important actions taken by our federal government. The relief package kept many people working and may prevent, in the long term, the closure of thousands of businesses. Some have characterized the relief for business owners as "bailouts." They're not. A bailout is a government handout to businesses that lost money due to their own mismanagement. The government bailed out financial...
A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the US preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and massive unemployment, "its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly." Russia, China, North Korea, Iran... All are testing how far they can go, seeking to exploit our weaknesses and fill the vacuum they perceive in world leadership. Our allies, meanwhile, are expressing dismay at the US's inability to come to grips wi...
