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Broadwater County Moves To New Live Streaming And Video Records Platform
Broadwater County is changing video retention and live streaming platforms in an effort to cut costs.Read the full Article
What To Know About Smoke, Heat And Health
Enjoying the outdoors during fire season is about strategy and assessing personal risk. When teachers, nurses and coaches call to ask about air quality in their rural Montana school districts, staff at the Department of Environmental Quality sometimes feel limited by the information that’s available from the current network of regulatory sensors scattered around the state.Read the full Article
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Implemented In Central Montana
Interagency fire management officials in central Montana have implemented Stage 1 Restrictions for the entire Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest and the following counties: Liberty, Glacier, Toole, Teton, Glacier, Meagher, and Jefferson.Read the full Article
County Solid Waste Operation Changes On August 1st
Beginning on August 1st, customers should expect two changes to their solid waste services. These operational changes affect customer access to the County’s solid waste transfer stations.Read the full Article
Townsend Citizens Seek Clarification On Rationale, Scope, And Cost Of Water System Repair At Public Hearing
Townsend citizens seek clarification on rationale, scope, and cost of water system repair at public hearingRead the full Article
County To Remove Walk-in Cans At Solid Waste Sites Extend Hours At Cedar St. And Indian Creek Transfer Station
Broadwater County commissioners agreed to end walk-in can service at all the county’s solid waste collection sites effective Aug. 1. Summer hours at the Cedar Street site in Townsend will be extended to 6 a.m-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday. The Indian Creek solid waste transfer site hours will move to 10 a.m-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Read the full Article
Horse Gulch Fire Update: July 23
A critical fire weather watch has been forecasted for the next few days due to high temperatures, gusty winds, and low relative humidity levels over the fire area. Thunderstorms are also a possibility which could bring lightning to the area.Read the full Article
Horse Gulch Fire Update - July 22
The diminished air quality around the Horse Gulch Fire and the Helena area is largely a result of smoke from Canadian wildfires. Residents should take measures to reduce smoke exposure when air quality dipsRead the full Article
Horse Gulch Fire Update: July 21
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest entered Stage 1 Fire Restrictions yesterday due to persistent hot and dry conditions increasing the threat of wildfire danger. Currently, private, State, and Bureau of Land Management lands in Lewis and Clark and Broadwater counties are not in Stage 1 restrictions.Read the full Article
Horse Fire Gulch Update - July 20
KEY MESSAGE Evacuation warnings were lifted around the Horse Gulch Fire for all residents. Traffic restrictions remain in place on Jimtown Road and Black Bear Road due to heavy emergency vehicle traffic. Additionally, the fire area itself is still closed to everyone except emergency personnel.Read the full Article
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