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Fish, Wildlife And Parks: CDW Management

You can help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in Montana’s herds of elk, deer, and moose by getting your animal tested. By testing your animal for CWD, you are not only protecting our herds, but also the future of our hunting opportunities.
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2024 Hunting Forecasts

It's fall and hunting season is upon us. Soon the mornings will be crisp and cold and the leaves will be turning. Under the Big Sky, this is the season many of us spend the whole year looking forward to. In the following forecasts, FWP outlines what hunters can expect for deer, elk and pronghorn seasons around the state. We also have a fairly in-depth upland game bird
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Estate Planning Basics

This article is the first in a series that will discuss some of the common questions, issues, and topics that come up regularly in my main practice areas. I’ll start with one of the more common phrases that potential customers say when they leave a voicemail or we speak for the first time: “I need a will.” The client who utters this phrase often believes that completing a will is the first and last step needed for an estate plan. To be sure, having a properly executed, witnessed, and notarized will – one which sets forth your intent for distribution of your property after you die and numerous other common post-death decisions – is certainly better than doing nothing. However, many of these clients don’t realize that a will is the most basic estate planning tool available, and its use without other documents and mechanisms generally leads to the same outcome as doing nothing at all: probate.
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Blue Skies Not In The Forecast Soon

You just cannot ignore it any longer: smoke from the Idaho and California fires is terrible. Kris Maloney, who lives east of town, hit the nail on the head: “The smoke is the worst it has been since we moved here!”
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Broadwater County Clerk of Court Retires After 41 Years

A civil servant is charged with upholding the laws and regulations of a county without bias or prejudice. He or she typically serves from one elected government to another. Valerie Hornsveld has met those requirements for 41 years in Broadwater County’s Clerk of Court office. Twenty-two of those years were as Clerk of Court. Her term will end on December 31st of this year.
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Commission Increases Solid Waste Assessment To $265 For 2024-25 Tax Year

Following a public hearing that ranged across numerous factors impacting Broadwater County’s Solid Waste Department budget in the coming year, commissioners voted to raise the county’s annual solid waste assessment from $185 to $265
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Fwp To Host Public Workshops To Discuss River Recreation

HELENA – River recreation is an important part of Montana’s lifestyle and economy. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is looking for input on river recreation issues to help inform recommendations for how to manage these activities moving forward.
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Explore Montana’s Open Roads And Local Events This Fall

As summer comes to an end, local events and travel itineraries encourage Montanans to take an affordable fall road trip.
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White Sulphur Man Dies In Auto Accident At Fairgrounds

A White Sulphur Springs man died of his injuries sustained in a two car accident at the airport turnoff into Broadwater County Fairgrounds Saturday, August 31st.
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Obituary: Elaine Gravely

Elaine Graveley, former County Commissioner, passed away on August 28, 2024. Services are pending.
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