GRANITE COUNTY – If you missed the premier or subsequent showing of the documentary “Saving the Burg” earlier this year, your second chance is coming as an early Christmas gift in December. Jim Jenner, creator of the documentary, notified the Flint Creek Courier this week that the 60-minute feature would get additional air times on Montana PBS. ‘Saving the Burg’ covers how the city of Philipsburg, Montana came together to recreate and re-brand itself as one of America’s most

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Granite County Commissioner Agenda: December 3, 2019

Granite County Sheriff's Report: November 26, 2019

GRANITE COUNTY – The Montana High School Association (MHSA) unanimously approved a petition by the schools of Drummond and Granite to redistrict a year early and return to District 13C for the 2020-21 school year. In a statement posted to the Drummond Public Schools Facebook page that was credited to Superintendent Christina Barbachano and Athletic Director Rick Parke: “…the Executive Board heard our request to go back to 13C next year for Basketball, Volleyball and Track. Th

BILLINGS – Montana recorded its first suspected case of chronic wasting disease in wild elk Monday. The cow elk was harvested by a landowner on private land northeast of Red Lodge earlier this month and samples were extracted from the carcass in Billings Nov. 6. Tests results confirming the suspected presence of the disease were returned to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the hunter on Monday. CWD was found in a herd of captive game-farm elk near Philipsburg in 199

DRUMMOND - AmeriCorps and the Safeway in Deer Lodge have teamed up to provide five Drummond area families with a Thanksgiving feats this holiday season. Camille Gianaris, AmeriCorps worker at Drummond Schools this year, helped orchestrate the meals through Safeway manager Cameron Gill. The coordinated effort means that these families will have something to be thankful for come Thursday's celebratory meal. Camille and AmeriCorps hope to be able to bless more families in the fu

To The Editor This is a copy of the letter I submitted by email to the Granite County Commissioners on November 20, 2019. The reason for the request is contained in the letter. The reason to include it as an a open letter to the local news media, is that two of my previous requests for information from the Commission, were either ignored or verbally denied by them. Granite County Commissioners Granite County Court House P.O. Box 925 Philipsburg Montana 59858 November 20, 2019

GRANITE COUNTY - The Flint Creek Courier is seeking information of your Christmas baked goods sales and holiday concerts for the upcoming Month of December. Please send all pertinent information via email to flintcreekcourier@gmail.com. Please include all of the following information: Group/Individual Name Date Start/End time Place Any pictures from previous years' events (if available) The Flint Creek Courier will put your event on its social media calendars and share it int

Granite County Commissioner's Agenda: November 26, 2019