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Bodee Gus Williams enjoys some juicy watermelon at the last day of school barbecue.

Closing out a career

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 8:45am stillwater2

After 17 years at the Fishtail School, teacher Deann Stone-Hammond is retiring.

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In April workers inspected the rockface on ropes.

Rockslide fix?

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 8:42am stillwater2

The cost of the Stillwater County Commissioners’ preferred alternative for dealing with the rockslide blocking the Stillwater River Road could be $325,000, the county’s rockslide committee learned

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Untreated sex offender gets 25 years in prison

Thu, 06/02/2016 - 8:38am stillwater2

For the third time in less than 10 years, Johan Smith has been sent to prison for sex offender violations.

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Instructor Eric fisher interacts with Absarokee Ambulance EMT Leann Vorhes as she works a scene on volunteer patient. In the background is Stillwater Billings Clinic PA-C Sue Ivankovich and Billings Clinic trauma surgeon Dr. Micheal Englehart observe. FIsher is a Billings paramedic as well as the prevention outreach coordinator for St. Vincents.

Trauma Teams

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 9:37am stillwater2

The people who take care of Stillwater County’s health gathered at the Stillwater Billings Clinic Tuesday for a Trauma Team course (Together Everyone Achieves More) presented by Billings healthcare

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A stolen truck and a multi-county chase

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 9:35am stillwater2

What started as a routine traffic stop in Park City last Saturday ended in a three-county pursuit involving a stolen truck, five law enforcement agencies, a crash and two people in jail.

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Laurel man jailed on Stillwater sex crimes

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 9:34am stillwater2

A Laurel man is jailed on $100,000 bond for alleged sexual crimes in Stillwater County against two young girls.

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Sound of silence

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 7:23am stillwater2

It has been nearly two months since Columbus Fire Chief Rich Cowger sent an official complaint letter to Stillwater County Sheriff Cliff Brophy regarding a dispatcher’s failure to immediately send

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Reed Point eighth-grader Cole Bare, center, accepts the second-place Region 3 award from Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, left, and Montana Police Protective Association President Jason Wells, right, at the Reed Point School gym on May 11.

Beating the big dogs

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 7:20am stillwater2

Stillwater County stood out recently as home to two winners in a statewide essay contest hosted by the Montana Attorney General’s Office and the Montana Police Protective Association.