Teton County News

Nine people were arrested on Tuesday in Teton County after a massive undercover investigation into drug trafficking involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies.

Authorities say a nearly three-year-long investigation into drug trafficking in Teton County has led the arrests of nine people.

Ten suspects were arrested during a major marijuana bust in Teton and Pondera Counties.

A 2 1/2-year investigation that involved undercover officers and recorded phone calls culminated with a series of arrests in and around Choteau on Tuesday.

Authorities say a nearly three-year-long investigation into drug trafficking in Teton County has led the arrests of nine people.

Officers from 15 law enforcement agencies executed two search warrants and arrested at least seven people on drug-related charges in Choteau today.

Author A.B. Guthrie penned the phrase a oeBig Sky Countrya right in Choteau, Montana.

NV Energy formally withdrew its application for a coal-fired power plant near Ely, Nevada.

Rain may be a symbol of the blues in songs and movies, but the only blues at the Beautiful Minds Walk in Great Falls Saturday was from the band playing.

FAIRFIELD - Elmer J. Pearson, 93, died of natural causes Tuesday at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.

Last month, voters in the Teton County Hospital District - which encompasses about two-thirds of the county, excluding the Dutton and Power areas - soundly rejected a new 31-mill, 10-year property tax levy sought to help defray the expenses of operating the emergency room at Teton Medical Center, a 12-bed Critical Access Hospital in Choteau.

The mill levy for the Hospital District in Teton County failed by 300 votes recently, leaving the future of 97 employees and the local hospital in a cloud of uncertainty.

Tim Tharp doesn't have to read the paper to know who had a baby in Teton County.

Now in Western Perspective: Montana's local food movement: The Montana Food System Council works to advance the growth of a sustainable and self-reliant food system for the Big Sky State May 28, 2009 Read the comments Read past Perspectives In the Rockies today, new rules are in place for folks crossing the U.S. border into Canada and Mexico.

When you say, "Charge it!" some new rules will apply that should be in your favor.

Remember Molly B, the black heifer that made national news back in January 2006 when she bolted from a Great Falls slaughterhouse and made a cross-town dash that landed her a life of freedom and leisure? Her flight culminated in a chilly swim across the Missouri River, earning her name, the Unsinkable Molly Brown - Molly B for short.

The Teton Medical Center's request for an annual $338,000 cash infusion has divided the community into two groups - people who say "it's needed" and those whose answer is "no way." Supporters argue passionately that without the extra money, the Choteau clinic and emergency room will close down and people will have to hope they can reach Great ...

Recent record snow fall caused all sorts of problems for the state, including power outages, road closures, and potential flooding.

CHOTEAU - Much like the people of Punxsutawney, Teton County has its own spring ritual, but instead of searching for groundhog shadows, they spot ground squirrels in their scopes.

Lee, who took part in the Circles project, said in a recent interview that she has established a Teton County Freecycle Group as part of a national nonprofit organization, The Freecycle Network .