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Looking back on the courthouse 100 years ago

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One hundred years ago, eight years after Stillwater County was carved out of Yellowstone, Carbon and Sweet Grass counties, government officials moved into an unfinished courthouse plotted on land previously owned by William Norton.

In May 1921, county officials did their best to settle into a four-story building with incomplete stairs, rough concrete for floors, unfurnished courtrooms, limited hardware and no landscaping.

Columbus pool set to open

The Columbus swimming pool is set to open on June 14 with adjusted hours.

The pool will be closed on Saturday and Sunday this year after pool managers explained that the weekends see the least amount of business. Two sessions of swimming lessons will be available.

The city hired 11 lifeguards after city council agreed to increase the hourly wage from $8.75 to $10. Before the wage increase, the pool was in danger of having limited hours and minimal lesson options if more applicants didn’t apply.

In total, the increase added over $3,000 to the pool budget.

Cards for bulk water no longer for sale

Cards to access bulk water are no longer available at the city.

The vendor that has supplied the cards in the past, no longer supports the devices, and City Clerk Kisha Miller has not been able to find a new supplier.

Miller said people tend to lose the cards and come to the city to buy another, but the city sold their last card on Monday.

At this time, the bulk water system is only compatible with the cards. Credit cards and cash are not an option with the current system.

Jail Roster

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As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the following people were incarcerated at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility (YCDF) on Stillwater County criminal charges at a rate of $100 per day or at another jail:

•Name: Sunday Gardner McMorris (Gallatin Co.)

Incarc. Date: Nov. 24, 2020

Charge(s): Warrant

Bail: $50,000

•Name: Stephen Covington, 31

Incarc. Date: Jan. 13, 2020

Legal Tip of the Week

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Commissioners talk feasibility study, Metal Mines license tax

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The Stillwater County Commission addressed the following business at its regularly held Tuesday meeting:

The county plans to apply for a grant that would support the cost of a feasibility study for a business or industrial park in Stillwater County.

FWP accepting applications for Boulder River Advisory Committee

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FROM MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS (FWP) – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is accepting applications for a Boulder River Advisory Committee, which will consider potential actions pertaining to a petition submitted to the Fish and Wildlife Commission last year.

City Council talks ARPA funds, reports

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The Columbus City Council addressed the following business at its regularly held meeting:

Wodrich Memorial, Coffee & Cookies

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The family of Noel “Wood” Wodrich, (AKA “Wood or Woody”) invite family and friends to a “Coffee & Cookies Celebration of Life” on Saturday June 19, 2021, at the Lake Basin Senior Center, formerly known as the Stockman Café in Rapelje from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Interment will follow at the Rapelje Cemetery.

Park City landlord accused of dumping raw sewage despite being told to stop

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A Park City landlord is being taken to district court by county officials for allegedly dumping raw sewage from his rental properties, compromising the water quality of multiple locations, including the Park City school.

Gary R. Weitz is also accused of continuing to dump sewage despite multiple site visits and letters of violation from local and state environmental officials.