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WEB5 days ago · GALLERY: Chokecherry Festival, 2024. Sep 9, 2024. Lewistown celebrated its 35th Chokecherry Festival Saturday. Events throughout the day included the annual Chokecherry Run, culinary contest, entertainment by the Fergus County Courthouse, the Trails and Ales fundraiser, and the Snowy Mountain Challenge Rodeo.
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WEBSep 7, 2024. The odds of the average golfer getting a hole in one, according to the PGA, are 12,500 to 1. So the odds of two golfers getting holes in one, …. 6 hrs ago. The 8th annual Montana’s Longest Table was held at the Fergus County Fairgrounds on the lawn in front of the Trade Center on the eve of the Ch…. Sep 7, 2024.
Lewistown's Third Avenue bridge repair back to drawing board
WEB1 day ago · With the re-design, the new Third Avenue Bridge may be narrower than the existing one. “The County’s standard is 24 feet,” Anderson said. “The current bridge is 30 feet wide. If the City wants a wider bridge to allow for pedestrian access, the City will have to pay for that.”. In the meantime, the existing bridge is safe for traffic ...
Lewistown school board moving forward with charter school …
WEB1 day ago · With the Montana state legislature set to debate changes to public school funding in its 2025 session, the Lewistown Public Schools Board of Trustees is moving toward finalizing a proposal for a public charter school that could provide the district with an injection of much-needed state revenue. At its regular meeting last week, Superintendent ...
Growth is coming for Lewistown. Can local leaders guide it?
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Growth is coming for Lewistown. Can local leaders guide it? Crowds along Lewistown’s Main Street for the city’s annual Chokecherry festival in September 2023. Those crowds become grow bigger with the city, and Central Montana expected to grow in the near future. News-Argus file photo. Gathered in a senior center cafeteria on a hot July ...
Hearings on Lewistown's growth policy update upcoming
WEB6 days ago · Hearings on Lewistown's growth policy update upcoming. Next week, the City of Lewistown will enter what could be the final stage of its year-long growth policy update. The process, which began last August with a community survey and took on increased urgency with the news that German manufacturer VACOM planned to build a …
Better together: City and County discuss Lewistown growth plan
WEBDeb Hill Reporter. Aug 13, 2024. Aug 13, 2024. Fergus County Commissioner Jennifer Saunders welcomes Lewistown City Planner Doug Osterman to the podium during the Fergus County Small Town Summit March 21 at the Eagles Hall in Lewistown. Osterman attended Monday’s commission meeting for a final update on the Lewistown growth plan.
Both Senate candidates to visit Lewistown next week
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Both Montana candidates for Senate — Republican Tim Sheehy and incumbent Democrat Jon Tester will make campaign stops in Lewistown early next week. Senator Tester will speak on Monday, Sept. 2 (Labor Day) at the Council on Aging at 6 p.m. Seats are limited, so organizers recommend arriving by 5:30 p.m. According to campaign staff, Tester’s ...
New pavilion complete at Lewistown's Frank Day Park
WEBWill Briggs Reporter. Apr 16, 2024. A new picnic shelter is now open at Frank Day Park in Lewistown. The shelter was paid for by fundraising from the Lewistown Rotary Club and built by Early Bird Construction. From left: Caidan Pollock and Kacey Robertson of Early Bird, Lewistown Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Langbehn, and Brian Henderson ...
Lewistown school board approves budget, will explore public …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Despite the decrease in local tax contributions, the budget represents an increase of a little over $500,000 from last year’s budget of $17,873,000 across LPS’ elementary and high school districts due to an increase in “Guaranteed Tax Base” payments from the state. An increase in reappropriations from previous years in funds such as the building reserve account, along with interest ...