DRUMMOND – It wasn’t always easy, but it was a good first effort for the new look Drummond Lady Trojans as they beat the visiting Sheridan Panthers in three straight, 25-9-, 25-17, 25-17. While the visiting Panthers aren’t exactly monsters at the net, they did give the Lady Trojans a great way to get a good win and feel out some areas where they might need work. One area they found in Game 3 was when senior Donna Seekel went down with what appeared to be a high ankle sprain.

PHILIPSBURG - It takes a village. Despite the politics that the above phrase was once linked to, it was the central theme Thursday during a staff training day at Philipsburg School as they learned about being prepared. And with September being National Preparedness Month, the message could not have been better timed. The training day is part of the regular staff instruction that all schools give, but the subject matter was something that according to Montana State Superintend

General Information: On Thursday, August 30th at 7:00 a.m., Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 will transition management of the Goldstone and Beaver Creek Fires to a local Type 3 organization. The number of personnel assigned to the fire will continue to decrease due to successful firefighting efforts. Approximately 144 personnel and equipment will remain assigned to the incident. There have been no accidents or injuries reported to date on either fire. Goldstone Fire

HELMVILLE - It's one of Montana's enduring Labor Day traditions, and it all gets started this Sunday in Helmville. The 54th Annual Helmville Labor Day Rodeo runs Sunday, September 2 and Monday, September 3 on their newly refurbished rodeo grounds. If you're heading out to attend either day, just follow the signage off Highway 271 as it heads out of Drummond, turning left on to Ovando Helmville Road right after you pass the post office on your left. The Helmville Rodeo Club fa

DRUMMOND - It's been nearly a year since the scandal over the dismantling and destruction of trophies raised an uproar in the Lower Valley. But Tuesday night, the school took another step in reinstating those trophies to their rightful place By a 4-0 vote the Drummond School Board approved a motion to work with David Parke to create and install the needed wood slats that will hold the district, division and state trophies the school has earned over its storied history. The T

PHILIPSBURG - The Granite County Sheriff's Department reported the passing of a counterfeit bill Tuesday morning on its Facebook page. According to the post, a Philipsburg business reported a counterfeit $100 bill. Local businesses should be on the look out for suspicious bills. Similar reports have been reported in surrounding agencies. The matter is currently under investigation. For ways to tell if a bill may be a counterfeit, CLICK HERE. #GraniteCounty #Sheriff #Counterfe

DRUMMOND - The Lady Trojans and Prospectors kicked off their 2018 Volleyball seasons Saturday in Drummond, with Granite collecting enough points to make it into the elimination bracket. The Lady Prospectors took one on the chin in their opener, losing in straight games to Seeley Swan before rebounding to beat Lima and split with Victor. Pool play left them with 79 points and a seventh-place seed in the elimination bracket. Unfortunately they were pitted against #2 Gardiner, w

Granite County Sheriff's Report for August 19-27, 2018 #GraniteCounty #Sheriff #WeeklyReport

The Beartooth Wildlife Management Area (WMA) south of Great Falls has reopened to public use after a fire closed the WMA in mid-August. The WMA closed to the public Aug. 14 due to a wildfire that started from a lightning strike. “The Beartooth WMA has reopened,” said Gary Bertellotti, FWP Region 4 supervisor. “All fire activity has ceased. The suppression equipment and fire fighters have left the WMA.” #MontanaFWP #Beartooth

BUTTE - It wasn't always pretty, but it looked pretty good. The Flint Creek Titans hammered the Clark Form Mountain Cats Saturday afternoon 50-16, advancing to 1-0 on the year. The game was played at Butte's Naranchae Stadium, which will also be the site of the Class C 8-Man State Championship at season's end. But when asked after the game about that fact by a reporter, Titans Coach Mike Cutler was having none of it. "I have no comment on the state championship game," he repl