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Sheriff’s deputy promoted to sergeant

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 3:20pm
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A deputy with the Park County Sheriff’s Office was promoted from corporal to sergeant on Tuesday, after working in the department for 13 years.

Sgt. Steve Voss went through an extensive testing and interviewing process to earn his promotion, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release.

To qualify for the position, an officer in the department must have worked in law enforcement for at least five years.

Voss had to answer a series of questions in a letter detailing the responsibilities of a sergeant and what qualities he could bring to the position.

2nd annual brew fest overflows with music, cheer and unusual flavors

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 2:20pm
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With 25 Montana craft breweries ranging from as far west as Libby and as far east as Sidney, and the crowds to ensure a steady line at each brewery’s booth, the Park County Fairgrounds was overflowing with cheer on Saturday afternoon for Livingston’s second annual Tap Into Montana Brew Fest.  

As craft brewing culture explodes around the country, many unconventionally-flavored brews are making a splash. 

Owner presents Crevice Mountain proposal

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 2:03pm

The head of a company proposing to mine for gold northeast of Gardiner shared his plans during a public meeting held Saturday in Livingston.

Mike Werner, one of the owners of the Crevice Mining Group, presented his plan to about a dozen people Saturday afternoon at the Yellowstone Pioneer Lodge. 

Grizzly delisting is topic of meeting

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 1:59pm

Removing Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the protections of the Endangered Species Act is the topic of a meeting to be held Tuesday night.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host an open house meeting and public hearing on the Yellowstone grizzly bear proposed delisting rule at the Holiday Inn on Baxter Lane in Bozeman. 

City decides to keep annual Spring Cleanup

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 1:58pm

Spring Cleanup will continue as in years past after all, the Livingston City Commission decided last week. 

At a previous meeting, the commission had agreed to scrapping the traditional arrangement — where city residents could place their larger trash items in their regular trash pickup location — for a new plan proposed by the Public Works Department, titled “Solid Waste Awareness Day.” 

Grizzly visit: Cubs visit Sleeping Giant Middle School

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 5:16pm
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Who can resist teeny-tiny grizzly bear cubs?

Not Sleeping Giant Middle School students, who oohed and aahed when the Bozeman-based Animals of Montana brought two 75-day-old grizzly cubs to a school assembly Friday morning. 

McNair Skate Park generates $90,000 for project

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 4:08pm
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Livingston’s McNair Skate Park received $90,000 in grants this week, bringing their total fundraising for a new concrete skate park to $100,000. 

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation provided one $60,000 grant on Wednesday, followed that same day by a second contribution from the Lore Kann Foundation, which pledged $30,000, according to a press release from the McNair Skate Park Committee. 

METAL MOUNTAIN GOAT

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 3:56pm
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Man found dead in Cooke City motel

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 3:16pm

A man was found dead Saturday after falling down stairs at a Cooke City motel on Friday evening.  

William Richard Burbank, 27, of Gardiner, was found unresponsive by a co-worker on the first floor at the bottom of the Alpine Motel staircase at 7:41 a.m. on Saturday, according to Park County Coroner Al Jenkins. 

Burbank was a carpenter working on the hotel’s recent renovations, Jenkins said.

The Alpine Motel owners could not be reached for comment. 

Yellowstone Park to issue firewood collection permits

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 3:15pm

The National Park Service will be accepting public requests for those interested in receiving a firewood collection permit for Yellowstone National Park during 2016.

Excess firewood is periodically available in the park for a variety of reasons, including wildland fire fuel mitigation, wind events, construction projects or hazard tree removal, a park news release said.