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Nov 6, 2024 · Central Montana election results. Nov 6, 2024. Central Montanans took to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard in local, state, and federal elections, with 6,817 out of a registered 7,979 voters casting a ballot in the November 5 general election. Those figures meant a voter turnout of 85.49%, up slightly from 2020’s 83.9%.
Celebrating heroes: Junior High students recognize local veterans
7 hours ago · As they have every Nov. 11 for the past quarter century, Lewistown Junior High students honored Central Montana veterans Monday afternoon with their 26th annual Veterans Day program. The annual event includes a bus ride for veterans with a police escort, a program equal parts recognition and inspiration, and student readings, songs and dramatic ...
Lewistown airport approaching decision on historic hangar update
7 hours ago · The Lewistown Municipal Airport Board discussed potential next steps in its efforts to renovate the airport’s large, historic World War II hangar at its regular meeting last week. The primary objective of the renovation would be to install a new hangar door, which would enable the airport to house ...
Man wounded in hunting accident | News | lewistownnews.com
16 hours ago · Man wounded in hunting accident. News-Argus Staff. 19 mins ago. According to a press release from the Fergus County Sheriffs Office, on Sunday a man was shot in the leg north of Lewistown. A BLM employee and a Fergus County Deputy arrived at the scene and applied tourniquets to stop the bleeding while waiting for medical personnel to arrive.
Lewistown City Commission amends budget | News
4 days ago · The Lewistown City Commission amended its 2024-2025 budget Monday night to help finance improvements to the municipal wastewater treatment plant, which are scheduled for next year. The amendment saw the city re-allocate roughly $500,000 in funding from the sewer fund reserve into improvements at the plant. Those funds will supplement roughly $2 ...
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88% of Judith Basin Voters turn out for 2024 Election, here are the results. Nov 6, 2024. Of the 1,560 registered voters in Judith Basin County, 1,369 voted in the recent elections. This represents an 88% voter turnout in the county…. +2.
Lewistown adopts growth policy update | News | lewistownnews.com
Oct 10, 2024 · After more than a year of surveys, planning, and public meetings, the 2024 Lewistown Land Use Plan has been approved. The land use plan, or growth policy update, received the formal go-ahead from the Lewistown City Commission Monday night by unanimous vote. The vote made Lewistown the first city in the Montana to adopt a land use plan under the ...
Lewistown's unusually warm fall coming to an end
Oct 19, 2024 · Central Montanans have enjoyed near-record warm fall weather, but that will slowly come to an end over the next couple of weeks. The six and a half weeks from Sept. 1 through this past Wednesday saw an overall average temperature of 59.2 degrees, the second warmest average temperature recorded for that time period since 1896.
Growth is coming for Lewistown. Can local leaders guide it?
Aug 14, 2024 · The Lewistown city commission has approved a development proposal for the property that could add more than 150 units to the city’s housing supply. Nora Bland (center left) of Cushing Terrell’s urban planning division discusses a proposed city of Lewistown land use map with attendees during an open house held as part of an ongoing city ...
Weather prompts school, event cancellations; temporary warming …
Jan 12, 2024 · Severe cold weather prompted Lewistown Public Schools to cancel school Friday, Jan. 12, and postpone or cancel several events. A Lewistown church has also set up a warming center for the weekend as temperatures are forecast to reach -30 below.