Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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HELENA – While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wildlife biologists showed populations in some parts of the state remain lower than desired, and as a result, licenses available to hunters in those areas have been cut back. Over the past few years, persistent drought, particularly in southeast Montana, has affected both survival and recruitment rates for mule deer. This drought has also, at times, been coupled with hard winters, making it e...
Riley Smith T92nd Total to Par Gross: +44 R1: 87 R2: 84 R3: 89 Total Gross: 260 Schwartz Cup: 25th Joel Smith 110th T92 Total to Par Gross: +88 R1: 106 R2: 96 R3: 102 Total Gross: 304 Barnett Cup Sunnyside 19th Total to Par Gross: +85 R1: 193 R2: 180 Total Gross: 373...
For the week of July 10 to July 16 there were 20 motor vehicle stops, 11 reports of loose cattle, six reports of loose dogs, and one parking violation. Monday, July 10 2251 – Caller reported that a loud diesel truck flew by their residence. She stated that the vehicle pulled up in front of her residence and flashed its lights into her house. She was unable to get a license plate number. Tuesday, July 11 0535 – Caller called stating that someone had a car accident the night before. The vehicle was wrapped around his tree. He said that there is...
The raspberries have really come on strong in the past couple of weeks. I can easily spend three hours in the cooler air of the early mornings picking them. Then they need to be rinsed, drained, and frozen. I’ll vacuum-seal them in pints the next day. Of course I keep a lot of them out to eat immediately. I know I’ve said this before, but even though I also eat a lot of them whilst picking, I never get tired of having more. While a lot of my time each summer is spent on gardening chores, I still need to prep foods and cook meals. You pro...
1 Years Ago: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Montana's unemployment rate held steady at 5.4 percent in June, The same rate as in May, a pause in the long-term downward trend experienced throughout 2013. In Valley County the rate of unemployment was 4.4 percent, its customary place in the middle of the figures for counties in Northeastern and Eastern Montana. Unemployment in neighboring counties: Phillips – 5.7 percent, Roosevelt – 6.5 percent, Sheridan – 2.5 percent, Daniels – 4.4 percent, McCone...
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows kids and their friends or families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked and maintained over 350 fishing rods in most of the 41 different location sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. The “Kids to Fish” program lets anglers check out fishing rods and reels equipped with basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and some places have a tackl...
