DL schools tab Haggerty as incoming superintendent​

By Luke Ulatowski​

Deer Lodge School District #1 has found its incoming superintendent in Lucas Haggerty, the current superintendent of Chester-Joplin-Iverness High School District (CJI).
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Canvassing reveals prevalent absentee voting

By Luke Ulatowski​

Granite and Powell counties canvassed their 2024 general election results last week, revealing a lingering preference toward absentee voting from 2020.
In Granite County, 1,680 absentee ballots were mailed this year, with the county holding 2,745 registered voters total. The county received 1,551 of its absentee ballots back, roughly equal to 2020’s 92% return rate. Granite County Election Administrator Sarah Graham told the county commission during canvassing on Nov. 19 that 61% of remaining eligible voters went to the polls on Nov. 5, leading to 2,208 total votes cast.
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Powell commission addresses recording law noncompliance

By Luke Ulatowski​

The Powell County Commission met with county attorney Kathryn McEnery and clerk and recorder Jody Walker last Wednesday to address the county’s three-month failure to comply with a state law requiring county commissions post recordings of public meetings online.
Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 2-3-214 mandates certain boards, including governing boards of counties, record their meetings in audio and video format and post them online, either on the respective board’s website or on social media, within five business days of the meeting’s occurrence.
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Sorensen steps down from P-Burg commission

By Luke Ulatowski

Philipsburg’s upcoming three-man local government study commission lost a member in Craig Sorensen, study commissioner-elect Chris Cooney announced to the Philipsburg Town Council during a meeting on Nov. 19.
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