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Readers of the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch have probably noticed that for several months our stories and updates have been pretty hit or miss – mostly miss. For anyone wondering about the future of Lincoln's only local news, I'll be blunt: the BVD's future with us is short. We will continue with our printing business, but unless we can find someone to take over the news business and website in the next few weeks, we anticipate closing down the BVD around the end of January. W...
Butch was born in Great Falls, MT on December 28, 1948. He lived in Great Falls until his family moved to Lincoln, MT in 1965. At this time, there was no high school in Lincoln, so he attended school in Helena, MT until he graduated from Helena High School in 1967. In early 1968, he joined the Navy with his best friend, Jim McClure. The two remained friends for over 50 years. While in the Navy, Butch was stationed on the USS Ajax as an Electronic Mechanic. During his...
LINCOLN, Mont: The Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction, in collaboration with Lewis and Clark County, are pleased to announce that the new Dalton Mountain Road Bridge is now open following a successful inspection on Friday morning. The new bridge replaces a timber structure that stood in the same location for 68 years. In 2017, the old bridge suffered several foundation pile failures, and Lewis and Clark County nominated it for replacement. Emergency...
Oct. 10, 2024 - In cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction are replacing the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge over the Blackfoot River, 3 miles west of Lincoln. A detour is in place via Herrin Lake Road, Stemple Pass Road, and Montana Highway 200 (MT 200). Deck curing is underway. This week, crews are working on riprap placement, bridge end backfills, and preparing roadway approaches for the concrete pavement...
Sept. 19 - In cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, the Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction are replacing the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge over the Blackfoot River, 3 miles west of Lincoln. A detour is in place via Herrin Lake Road, Stemple Pass Road, and Montana Highway 200. This week, the installation of the first two loads of steel trusses for the north and center spans is underway. This involves bolting the trusses and associated beams to the...
Belinda earned her Heavenly wings suddenly Aug. 10, 2024, in Missoula, Mont. She was born in Chico, Calif. on Jan. 1, 1963, to Harvey and Patricia Walker, who were waiting for her at Heaven's gate to join them. She grew up in the Chico area until the family moved to Winston, Oregon. Where she attended school and graduated from Douglas High in 1981. She then attended Umpqua Community College, where she met the love of her life Jeffery Meeks. Shortly after that their family...
Missoula, Mont., Sept. 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Northern Region announces investments of more than $8 million on two National Forests in Montana, in support of the Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program. These investments will be funded by hazardous fuels funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. CWRRP is designed to significantly reduce wildfire risk on National Forest Service lands outside of the 21 designated Wildfire Crisis...
Pioneer Wireless, LLC proposes to construct a 195-ft (199-ft overall with appurtenances) AGL monopole communications tower south of a portion of Stemple Pass Road, north of a portion of Gould Creek Road, southeast of the Town of Lincoln, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Interested persons are invited to identify historic sites already listed in, or that may be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in the vicinity of the proposed facility and to...
Helena MT – Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton has lifted evacuation warnings for the Black Mountain Fire near Lincoln, Montana. Under the evacuation warning, access to the area north of Highway 200 from Lone Point Drive to the east just past Stonewall Creek, north of Lone Point Drive and Tamarack Lane, north of North Lincoln Gulch/Morris Drive, north of the intersection of Beaver Creek Road and Stonewall Creek and all feeder roads north of that intersection had been r...
Shirley "Shirl" Ann Getten earned her wings on June 16, 2024, after a brief illness at Billings Clinic, surrounded by her children. A current resident of Great Falls, Mont., Shirley was born Oct. 9, 1946, at home in Blaine County, Montana, to Fred Emil Hockhalter & Clara Agnes Turney Hockhalter. She was the fourth of ten children. Raised on their family farm, Shirley had many great memories and adventures with her siblings. She graduated from Harlem High School in 1964....
The UBVHS has some exciting projects on the horizon for 2024, starting with the continued reconstruc- tion of the historic Matt King House on the UBVHS property adjacent to the school in downtown Lincoln. The King house is a true representation of the pioneer era in the valley. It may be taking more time than we'd like, but the UBVHS is still working to realize our vision for the historic museum in downtown Lincoln. It will not only add appeal and charm to downtown Lincoln,...
When full-scale war erupted in Europe in September 1939 as Hitler's troops marched into Poland, merchant seamen docked in U.S. ports found themselves stranded. Great Britain refused to grant safe passage home to the crews of German and Italian ships because it did not want the ships or their crews to be used in the war against them. When the crews began to sabotage their own ships to keep them out of British hands, the men were taken off and sent first to Ellis Island and...
Jody Lynn Buster, age 59, of Lincoln, Montana, peacefully joined the Lord on Feb. 11, 2024, following a long brave battle with COPD. Jody was preceded in death by her older brother Curtiss Lee Buster in 2021 and youngest brother Chris Buster in 2020. She is survived by her beloved children Tyson, Devan, Kylie, Donovan; parents Curtiss and Bobbie Buster; sisters Cindy Burow and Bobbijean Buster; nephews and nieces Charlie, Chelsey, Dianne, Bruce, Jordan; great nieces Annabelle...
Edward E. "Jack" Hooker, at age 93 of Ovando Mont., passed away at home on Montana Mountain View Ranch. A celebration of life will be held on Aug. 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Bill & Dena Hooker's residence in Ovando Mont. Jack was born in Hermiston, Ore. on Nov.r 19, 1930. At age 6 he worked with his uncle, LaVern learning to ride and break horses for surrounding ranchers. This started his passion for working with horses, which lasted his entire life. He would take a "troubled"...
The 16th Annual Lincoln Putt Putt wants to extend its extreme appreciation to the Lincoln Community, businesses, volunteers and all those who help make this annual fundraiser such a huge success each year. Once again many Lincoln Businesses joined together with me , Bonnie Christian, our main volunteer crew, including Lisa Reynolds, Christa Horner, April Erickson, Mary Lloyd, Ellie Schouten, Sue Anderson, Diane Ironie, and so many others who step up to pull off this AMAZING...
Lincoln, Montana – June 3, 2024 – Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT), in partnership with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC), is excited to announce an upcoming trauma training session for Lincoln EMS. This essential training event, set for June 3, 2024, will focus on preparing emergency responders to manage motorcycle and motor vehicle accident trauma. The training will take place at the local fire department and hospital. Lee Roberts, a representative from SIM...
The eastern congressional district candidate forum that the Yellowstone County Republicans hosted at their Lincoln Reagan Dinner in April was, by the standards of campaign-season political events, remarkable. But not because of emotional fireworks or raised voices or intra-party bickering. Those are all commonplace. What was remarkable, instead, was that in a sprawling Montana Republican Party with no shortage of internal divides, almost all of the eight Republicans vying for...
School Board Lincoln School District had nine candidates to choose from for three seats on the Lincoln School Board this year. The results saw incumbents Billy Cyr and Doug Mengel retain their seats, while voters elected Julie Zarske to the third open seat, which had been held by Ken Lumpkin. Mill Levy Voters also opted not to approve a 25.75 mill levy for the school. The increase was designed to raise $127,581.62 per year for the school budget. The property tax increase was...
Jerry passed away in his sleep after a stroke and a short stay in the hospital. Born to Virginia and Moritz Wiederhold, Jerry grew up in Lincoln, Mont. before volunteering to join the Army and completing tours in Vietnam. He lived and worked in Alaska briefly and returned to Montana. He enjoyed reloading, coin collecting and traveling to visit his family members across the country. He was a father, a Veteran and a friend to so many. He always had a bright smile and a crude, bu...
On the morning of April 20, 2024 lifelong resident of Lincoln, Eddie rode out to greener pastures. He passed peacefully at his home in Lincoln where friends and family had been staying with him. Eddie was 88 years young. Eddie was born on May 1, 1935 in Helena, Mont. to Charles "Ed" Edward Grantier Sr. and Pearl Lott Grantier. He was the only son of four Grantier children. Eddie was raised on the Stonewall Ranch until his parents purchased the Company Ranch, later named the...
Marlis Willey passed away peacefully at home on a beautiful spring morning Saturday 4/13/2024. She will be joining her husband Mack at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison in Helena on Monday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. Please join us for a short graveside service if you can. Marlis and her twin Mavis were born in North Dakota and were raised by loving parents during the Great Depression. They grew up with enough to eat but very little else. Gardening and homemade clo...
HELENA, Montana – Lewis and Clark Public Health officials, in collaboration with PureView Health Center, St. Peter's Health, United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area, Rocky Mountain Development Council, and the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, are overseeing a first-of-its-kind community health survey in a multi-county area that spans Lewis and Clark, Jefferson, Powell, Broadwater, and Meagher counties. Scheduled for late June, the Community Assessment for Public...
It's well known locally that Lincoln counts a larger than usual number of veterans among its residents, but it's not always obvious, even to other veterans, who they are. Finding a way to let veterans connect with one another was at the heart of the March 29 Veterans Meet and Greet Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Lincoln American Legion Post 9. Nearly 50 veterans and family members turned out for the free pancake breakfast, which was seen as a good turnout, particularly for a...
More than one-fifth of the continental U.S. is currently experiencing moderate to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Winter storms brought heavy (in some areas, record-setting) rainfall and flooding to California, offering the state an expected two-year reprieve from widespread droughts, that covered nearly 100% of the state from 2020-22. But in other parts of the country, especially dry conditions continue. New Mexico currently is the state with the...
LINCOLN, Mont.: This summer, the Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction, in cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, will replace the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge over the Blackfoot River, located three miles west of Lincoln. Sletten Construction was awarded the contract to build the bridge for $3.9 million. Starting in early April, initial work will begin with crews trimming and removing trees. The traveling public should expect flaggers and short...
