A GoFundMe was launched for a Helena family after a father of four was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Christopher is a devoted dad and sole provider to four beautiful children, ranging in age from just 1 to 11 years old,” the GoFundMe writes. Christopher Martinez pictured with members of his family. Martinez Read More…
In the spring of each year, ranchers gather and brand their herds’ new recruits, continuing a tradition as old as the open grazing days of the western frontier. For as long as cattle have roamed Montana’s vast landscape, they have carried with them a brand, the universal proof of ownership of livestock. In Montana, brands Read More…
The Montana VA Health Care System encourages all Montanans to be mindful of veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder as Independence Day nears. The loud, sudden noises and bright flashes from fireworks can be difficult for veterans living with PTSD. The sights and sounds can bring back memories of trauma and trigger symptoms like anxiety, Read More…
A woman who died early Saturday on York Road was identified Tuesday by Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton as a 41-year-old East Helena resident. Mary Peterson’s cause of death was listed as a motor vehicle accident with the manner as blunt-force trauma, Dutton said. The sheriff said Peterson exited a vehicle she was Read More…
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said Tuesday the burning of debris and organic material was closed for the next two months due to possible breakout fires. The sheriff said in an email he spoke with the Lewis and Clark Rural Fire Council and said they would reevaluate how dry combustible organic materials were Read More…
A collection of the best images from the cameras of Independent Record photographers last week: Helena Senators second baseman Brayden Beatty interacts with a young fan during Friday’s 9-3 Keith Sell Tournament pool play victory over the Idaho Prime at Kindrick Legion Field. Gary Marshall A competitor enters the arena at the Powell County Fairgrounds Read More…
The Jericho Mountain fire, reported Sunday, June 15, is burning about 5 miles south of MacDonald Pass off U.S. Highway 12 in Powell County. Here’s the latest information on the fire, including size, cause, containment efforts and more: Update: Monday, June 30, 9:30 p.m. Jericho Mountain fire now listed at 89% contained The Jericho Mountain Read More…
A semi-truck trailer hauling over 1,500 piglets crashed Monday morning near Wolf Creek on Interstate 15 near mile marker 226 after hitting a center median due to a broken tie rod. The truck crashed in the southbound lanes and Montana Department of Transportation officials said the left passing lanes were closed both northbound and southbound. Read More…
A 41-year-old East Helena woman walking along York Road near Helena died early Saturday after being struck by a vehicle, the Montana Highway Patrol said. The pedestrian had just gotten out of a vehicle about 1 a.m. and was walking westbound on York Road and just passing Olsen Road when she was hit by a Read More…
INDEPENDENT RECORD Danielle Barnett has been named the new manager of the Lincoln branch of the Lewis & Clark Library, following the retirement of Eleanor Pierce. This transition marks a new chapter for the Lincoln community as it continues to grow its commitment to literacy, lifelong learning and connection. Danielle Barnett, Lincoln branch manager of Read More…
Dozens of yurts, tents and trailers covered a field near the Jericho Mountain fire Thursday, where responders from around the country have set up a camp offering amenities that provide a sense of home. With roughly 510 active responders to the 493-acre fire, as of June 26, all were located at a camp about 6 Read More…
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest has released a final decision for the Bonanza Project in the Castle Mountains just east of White Sulphur Springs, officials said Thursday. The project area is within 36,928 acres in Meagher County and includes National Forest System lands within the Checkerboard Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Middle North Fork Musselshell River, Read More…
A four-person team operating Hauser Dam for Northwestern Energy was honored Tuesday with OSHA’s highest safety designation — the Voluntary Protection Program Star Worksite — recognizing over a decade of commitment to workplace safety and health. Water flows through Hauser Dam on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, as a visitor walks along the top. SONNY TAPIA, Read More…
A collection of the best images from the cameras of Independent Record photographers last week: Diane Carlson Evans, left, laughs as her husband, Michael, holds her medals June 19, 2025, at the Montana Military Museum at Fort Harrison after she said jokingly, “These are heavy.” SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record Comedian Brad Williams rocks the Helena Read More…
Comedian Brad Williams brought his “Growth Spurt Tour” to the Helena Civic Center on Friday. Comedian Brad Williams rocks the Helena Civic Center with laughter on Friday, June 20, 2025. Gary Marshall, BMGphotos.com Best known for jokes that center around the fact that he’s a person with dwarfism, Williams is headlining a show in Montana Read More…
Lewis and Clark Public Health said Friday there was a “confirmed exposure event” on June 15, in which a resident from another county infected with measles visited several Helena businesses. Anyone present in the following locations during certain hours is considered likely to have been exposed to measles: TJ Maxx, 2005 Cromwell Dixon Lane, 2-4:30 Read More…
A new landmark conservation easement will protect 5,300 acres in the Big Belt Mountains, Prickly Pear Land Trust announced Friday. Avalanche Corp., on behalf of the Fred and Ramona Des Rosier Family, has entered into the conservation agreement with Prickly Pear Land Trust. This is the first conservation agreement off reservation lands in Montana to Read More…
The Helena Farmers’ Market is celebrating the first day of summer and its 52nd season with a grand opening celebration 10 a.m. Saturday at Fuller and Placer avenues. The ceremony will feature a ribbon cutting with the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce and Intrepid Credit Union, kicking off a festive day filled with balloons for Read More…
The Lewis and Clark County Courthouse received a $300,000 grant to help fund a nearly $1 million elevator project to improve the reliability and accessibility of the current system, which is now 41 years old, state officials said Wednesday. The grant came through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Montana Historic Preservation Grant Program. Other funds Read More…
Paul “Rad” Montee said he received a letter May 19 ordering the removal of people from his property, which offered sanctuary for the homeless community, over a toilet. The encampment on Oro Fino Gulch Road south of Helena was issued a notice from the Lewis and Clark Public Health Department that states Montee has until Read More…