News

Beartooth Manor closing

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The Beartooth Manor nursing home in Columbus will close its doors early next year — an announcement that was made to both staff and residents this past Monday.

New fairgrounds project ground-breaking today

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After years of studies, meetings and controversy, Stillwater County is at last taking an actual step toward updated facilities today with the ground breaking ceremony of a new fairgrounds located at 16 Sheep Dip Road.

HIGHWAY 10 FATALITY

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A Livingston man was killed early last Saturday afternoon when he crashed his motorcycle on Highway 10, east of Park City.

An overwhelming lack of bureaucratic urgency

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To say county officials and citizens are frustrated with the slow pace of recovery following the historic June 13 flooding would be an understatement.

Seeing Pink

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Orange spice may be all the rage when fall hits, but the real power color for the month of October is pink.

11-year-old accused of arson denies new offenses

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An 11-year-old already accused of setting fire to his own home has denied three new charges.

Gianforte asks county and mine what’s needed

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Governor Greg Gianforte stopped in Columbus late Tuesday afternoon for a briefing on the flooding, meeting first with commissioners, members of the Stillwater County Emergency Service incident management team and Sibayne-Stillwater mine representatives before heading to the Dolan Lane area to take a look at the damage to some homes.

Assessing The Damage

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At least 11 homes in Stillwater County were lost to flooding last week and six remain in jeopardy, according to preliminary assessments completed by state and local authorities earlier this week.

Another 80 homes were damaged by floodwaters, while eight private bridges and at least two head gates were also lost. This does not include outbuildings and these numbers are expected to rise.

FLOODING TIMELINE

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SUNDAY – JUNE 12

Body of missing boater found on the Yellowstone

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The 44-year-old woman who went missing after a raft overturned Sunday afternoon on the Stillwater River and is presumed drown has been identified as Julie Capdeville Freeman of Laurel.