July 2017

Growth policy on commission agenda

 
The Livingston City Commission will take a first look at the city’s updated growth policy when the commission meets Tuesday evening. The growth policy addresses infrastructure and probably areas where the city will most likely see growth. 
 
A portion of the document states:
 

Park County Commission agenda for Aug. 1

Among items on the Park County Commission agenda for its 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting in the Commission Chambers are the following: 

• Discussion/decision on setting the daily rate of credit for incarceration in the Park County Detention Center for all agencies using the facility, including Park County, Montana Highway Patrol, Sweet Grass County, city of Livingston and federal incarcerations.

2 Montana inmates seek new sentences for murders from age 17

HELENA (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court decisions prohibiting mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders have prompted requests for resentencing from two Montana inmates.

Derrick Earl Steilman was given a 100-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to beating a man to death in Butte in September 1996 — six weeks shy of his 18th birthday. Steven Wayne Keefe was convicted of three counts of deliberate homicide during a home invasion near Great Falls in October 1985, when he was 17.

Montana auditor says he'll seek US Senate seat

HELENA (AP) — Montana state Auditor Matt Rosendale announced a bid for the U.S. Senate Monday, bringing a high profile challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.

Rosendale's aggressive campaigning style could give a strong challenge to Tester, who is considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election in 2018.

Rosendale in November won a four-year term to oversee the insurance and securities industries in Montana. He previous served in the state Legislature, representing the Glendive area.

Yellowstone grizzlies removed from threatened species list

HELENA (AP) — For the second time in a decade, the U.S. government has removed grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region from the threatened species list.

It will be up to the courts again to decide whether they stay off the list.

The decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove federal protections from the approximately 700 bears living across 19,000 square miles in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming took effect Monday.

The bears were determined to be a threatened species in 1975.

Former UM football player sanctioned for drinking alcohol

BOZEMAN (AP) — A former University of Montana football player who served prison time for raping a friend while she slept on his couch spent the weekend in jail in Bozeman for alcohol-related parole violations.

Department of Corrections spokeswoman Judy Beck says Beau Donaldson was held on a 72-hour sanction after being arrested Friday afternoon in Bozeman. Beck says he was scheduled to be released Monday and would be subject to daily alcohol testing for 30 days.

BREAKING: Teen arrested after Enterprise broken into, portion of printing press set on fire; connection to recent vandalism 'likely'

Someone broke into The Livingston Enterprise very early Saturday morning and set fire to part of the printing press, causing substantial damage.

After the fire was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Livingston police detained a 17-year-old juvenile male on the scene and subsequently arrested him on charges of burglary and arson. Since the suspect is a juvenile, he is being held at the juvenile detention center in Billings.

Police did not release his name. 

Livingston’s past race relations explored in annual cemetery event

An African-American and a former mayor who was also a Klu Klux Klan member will be represented during this year’s Park County Cemetery Walk on Saturday.

Livingston historian Jack Luther will be playing Lewis Terwilliger. Terwilliger was a Park High School Principal for several years, a mayor for over three years and a Grand Wizard for the KKK of Montana.

Second Art Walk to take place dowtown Friday

By Enterprise Staff

Park County Fair results for rabbit and beef

Below are open class results from the 2017 Park County Fair as received from fair officials.
More results will be published next week. Results were provided by fair judges.