GRANITE COUNTY – An arctic front will bring bone-chilling temperatures to Granite County and the surrounding areas this week. The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures well below normal for the weekend and into Monday, with some relief coming Tuesday. But along with the colder temps, strong winds are likely to accompany the front and will drive temperatures to potentially dangerous lows. Drummond Friday will see a 60% chance of new snow accumulation of about an

Episode 1 - Pocket Pies Pie is a tricky thing. Once you've made one and cut into it, you've got a small window of time to eat your pie before it goes bad. Wasting pie? Well, that's a crime! These individual pies were inspired by my wife's father, who loves my wife's Strawberry Rhubarb Pie but who typically ends up not being able to eat the whole thing before it goes bad. So these pocket pies are the perfect solution for him as they freeze great! The only unique piece of equip

Granite County Sheriff's Office Report: February 25, 2019 #GraniteCounty #Sheriff #WeeklyReport

In case you missed the notice in the local news papers, there are two Granite County Hospital District Board trustee seats up for election in 2019. One has a term ending 2021, the other, ending 2022. The filing closing date was February 21, 2019, but the final date for Write-In Declaration of Intent is Monday, March 4, 2019 by 5 p.m. In the past years, the number of hospital district trustee candidates filing, was equal to or less than the number of seats to be filled. Since

GRANITE COUNTY – The impending snow totals slated for Tuesday, combined with the approximately 10+ inches that the area has already received, has cause the Drummond and Hall school districts to cancel classes for Tuesday. As of press time, both Granite and Helmville will be operating on a two-hour delay to start their school day. Mike Cutler, Philipsburg Schools Superintendent, stated that he will look at weather conditions in the morning to determine of a closure is warrant

GRANITE COUNTY – The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for areas in and around Granite County from Sunday evening through Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. The warning has resulted in areas schools issuing a delay in their start times. Drummond was confirmed as starting at 9:50 a.m. with buses running two hours later than usual, while Philipsburg confirmed it has pushed its start time back to 10:30. Likewise, Hall School will start at 10 a.m. In Powell County, H

2019 Deer and Elk Permit Applications For those hunters interested in applying for elk or deer permits for the 2019 season a critical deadline is approaching, March 15. Click here to view available license and permits 2019 Deer, Elk and Antelope Regulations The 2019 Deer/Elk/Antelope Regulations are available on the FWP website. Hunters will notice some changes to this year’s regulations. The regulations booklet has been reorganized and reformatted for better flow and clarity

BUTTE – In a pair of consolation bracket games early Friday, Drummond High School had both its boys and girls teams end their season with elimination from the Western Division tournament. The Lady Trojans were bumped from play in their Consolation Bracket in a 42-35 loss to the Blackhawks of Seeley-Swan. Drummond suffered from a poor shooting day, getting outscored in each of the first three quarters to trail 29-19. They righted their ship in the fourth to outscore the opposi

Granite Count Commissioners Agenda: February 26, 2019 #GraniteCounty #Commissioner #WeeklyAgenda

BUTTE – Drummond High School was 0-for-2 Thursday in their opening round games at the Western Division C Basketball Tournament at the Maroon Activities Center in Butte. The Trojan boys started the day facing off with Arlee, falling to the warriors 72-53. Despite big games from seniors Jonah Parke and Luke Holland with 23 and 20 points respectively, the Trojans trailed throughout as Arlee got their high-octane game into gear quickly. They established an 18-10 lead after one an