Teton County News

In March, a house fire broke out in Sun River and the local fire department showed up - all three of its volunteers.

With 204 votes, challenger Heather McCartney lost her bid against Choteau Mayor John "Jay" Dunckel, who had 502 votes.

I for one am tired of reading about how a city dweller with followers wishes to turn the East Slope of the main string of the Rocky Mountains in Teton County into a wilderness area that only a select few people with money might enjoy.

The Teton County Sheriff's office says a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear about 10 miles northwest of Choteau.

Posted: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 3:38AM Hunter Shoots and Kills a Charging Grizzly AP News The Teton County Sheriff's office says a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear about 10 miles northwest of Choteau.

Choteau is the latest community hit with an outbreak of the H1N1 virus. More than 70 of the school district's 400 kids missed classes on Tuesday with flu-like symptoms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted natural disaster designation for Glacierand Teton counties following drought and spring storms that caused widespread production losses this year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted natural disaster designation for Glacier and Teton counties following drought and spring storms that caused widespread production losses.

CHOTEAU - Longtime Choteau resident Helen Louise Stenson, 92, died of natural causes Sunday at a Choteau nursing home.

Montana's farmers have about half of the 2010 winter wheat crop seeded, according to the Crop Weather Report released Monday by the Montana Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

BILLINGS - A Billings pharmacist has had his license suspended for the third time in six years - this time for failing to participate in a substance-abuse program.

Roy Franklin Goodell, 86, of Dutton, died of natural causes at his home Friday. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory.

After the mill levy failed in late May, Teton Medical Center has been searching for ways to stay afloat, and keep its status as a 24-hour critical care facility.

CHOTEAU - Hoping to stop the bleeding budget, the Teton Medical Center board Monday entered into a management agreement with Benefis Health System.

If spotted knapweed could scream, there would be a lot of noise on the Rocky Mountain Front this summer as a variety of community weed pulls put the pressure on noxious weeds from July 11 to July 25.

Two more defendants arrested in connection with a 2 1/2-year investigation in Choteau were identified Wednesday, and authorities said the case is bigger than early numbers suggest.

In dramatic fashion, drug investigators swarmed Choteau this week, arresting eight people who each face multiple felonies related to possessing or selling marijuana.

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.