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515 toggle.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_ITEM); 516 } 517 518 const nestedMenu = dropdown.querySelector(`.${CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_MENU}`); 519 if (nestedMenu) { 520 dropdown.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.DROPEND); 521 522 // Style nested menu 523 if (!nestedMenu.hasAttribute('data-styled')) { 524 nestedMenu.style.padding = '0'; 525 nestedMenu.style.position = 'static'; 526 nestedMenu.setAttribute('data-styled', 'true'); 527 } 528 529 // Add classes and indentation to nested items 530 styleNestedItems(nestedMenu); 531 532 // Initialize Bootstrap dropdown 533 initializeBootstrapDropdown(toggle); 534 } 535 }); 536 } 537 538 /** 539 * Style nested menu items with proper classes and indentation 540 */ 541 function styleNestedItems(nestedMenu) { 542 const items = nestedMenu.querySelectorAll('li'); 543 items.forEach(item => { 544 item.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_ITEM, CONFIG.CLASS.REGULAR); 545 }); 546 547 const links = nestedMenu.querySelectorAll(`.${CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_ITEM}, li > a`); 548 links.forEach(link => { 549 if (!link.hasAttribute('data-indented')) { 550 link.style.setProperty('padding-left', '2rem', 'important'); 551 link.setAttribute('data-indented', 'true'); 552 link.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_LINK); 553 } 554 }); 555 } 556 557 /** 558 * Initialize Bootstrap dropdown instance 559 */ 560 function initializeBootstrapDropdown(toggle) { 561 if (!window.bootstrap?.Dropdown) return; 562 563 try { 564 const existingInstance = bootstrap.Dropdown.getInstance(toggle); 565 if (existingInstance) { 566 existingInstance.dispose(); 567 } 568 569 new bootstrap.Dropdown(toggle, { autoClose: true }); 570 } catch (error) { 571 console.error('[DynamicMenu] Error initializing Bootstrap dropdown:', error); 572 } 573 } 574 575 /** 576 * Restore item to its original state when moving out of More... 577 */ 578 function restoreItemState(item) { 579 if (!item.classList) return; 580 581 item.classList.remove(CONFIG.CLASS.DROPEND); 582 item.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_ITEM); 583 584 // Restore dropdown toggle classes 585 const toggle = item.querySelector(CONFIG.SELECTOR.DROPDOWN_TOGGLE); 586 if (toggle?.classList.contains(CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_ITEM)) { 587 toggle.classList.remove(CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_ITEM); 588 } 589 590 // Remove nested dropdown styling 591 const nestedMenu = item.querySelector(`.${CONFIG.CLASS.DROPDOWN_MENU}`); 592 if (nestedMenu?.hasAttribute('data-styled')) { 593 nestedMenu.removeAttribute('style'); 594 nestedMenu.removeAttribute('data-styled'); 595 596 const nestedItems = nestedMenu.querySelectorAll('[data-indented="true"]'); 597 nestedItems.forEach(link => { 598 link.style.paddingLeft = ''; 599 link.removeAttribute('data-indented'); 600 }); 601 } 602 } 603 604 /** 605 * Move all items from More... back to main menu 606 */ 607 function moveItemsBackToMainMenu() { 608 while (moreMenu.firstChild) { 609 const child = moreMenu.firstChild; 610 restoreItemState(child); 611 mainMenu.insertBefore(child, moreDropdown); 612 } 613 } 614 615 /** 616 * Prepare item for insertion into More... dropdown 617 */ 618 function prepareItemForMore(item) { 619 item.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_ITEM, CONFIG.CLASS.REGULAR); 620 621 const link = item.querySelector('a'); 622 if (link && !link.classList.contains(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_LINK)) { 623 link.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.NAV_LINK); 624 } 625 } 626 627 /** 628 * Main adjustment logic - handles menu overflow 629 */ 630 function adjustMenu() { 631 if (!mainMenu || !moreDropdown || !moreMenu) return; 632 633 // Reset: move everything back 634 moveItemsBackToMainMenu();
635 moreDropdown.classList.add(CONFIG.CLASS.HIDDEN); 636 637 // Only apply overflow logic on desktop 638 if (window.innerWidth <= CONFIG.BREAKPOINT) return; 639 640 const containerWidth = mainMenu.parentElement.offsetWidth; 641 const items = Array.from(mainMenu.children).filter(li => li !== moreDropdown); 642 643 let usedWidth = 0; 644 let overflowIndex = -1; // BEFORE 11-19-2025: -1 645 646 // Find overflow point 647 for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { 648 usedWidth += items[i].offsetWidth; 649 650 if (usedWidth > containerWidth - CONFIG.RESERVED_SPACE) { 651 overflowIndex = i; // BEFORE 11-19-2025: i - 1 652 break; 653 } 654 } 655 656 // Move overflowing items to More... 657 if (overflowIndex >= 0) { 658 for (let i = items.length - 1; i >= overflowIndex; i--) { 659 const item = items[i]; 660 661 // Skip protected items 662 if (item.classList.contains(CONFIG.CLASS.PROTECTED)) continue; 663 664 prepareItemForMore(item); 665 moreMenu.insertBefore(item, moreMenu.firstChild); 666 } 667 668 if (moreMenu.children.length > 0) { 669 moreDropdown.classList.remove(CONFIG.CLASS.HIDDEN); 670 setupNestedDropdowns(); 671 } 672 } 673 } 674 675 /** 676 * Debounced resize handler 677 */ 678 function handleResize() { 679 clearTimeout(resizeTimer); 680 resizeTimer = setTimeout(adjustMenu, CONFIG.DEBOUNCE_DELAY); 681 } 682 683 /** 684 * Setup event listeners 685 */ 686 function setupEventListeners() { 687 window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize); 688 } 689 690 /** 691 * Cleanup function for proper teardown 692 */ 693 function destroy() { 694 window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize); 695 clearTimeout(resizeTimer); 696 } 697 698 /** 699 * Check if dynamic menu is enabled via global variable 700 */ 701 function shouldInitialize() { 702 return typeof dynamicMenu !== 'undefined' && dynamicMenu === true; 703 } 704 705 /** 706 // Initialize when DOM is ready 707 if (document.readyState === 'loading') { 708 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init); 709 } else { 710 init(); 711 } 712 */ 713 714 /* ADDED 12-4-2025 */ 715 if (window.innerWidth > CONFIG.BREAKPOINT){ 716 init(); 717 } else { 718 showNavbar(); 719 } 720 721 // Listen for resize 722 window.addEventListener('resize', () => { 723 if (!hasInitialized && window.innerWidth > CONFIG.BREAKPOINT) { 724 init(); // run once when crossing above breakpoint 725 } 726 }); 727 728})(); 729</script>
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754an></p> 755</li> 756<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/11/10/news/construction-complete-on-dalton-mountain-road-bridge-replacement-project/4049.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Construction Complete on Dalton Mountain Road Bridge Replacement Project"><img src="/IMG/Ttiu3rEpmnoJqvrZuvw5y7zh2HF13/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/9/4049/s_topXEXT1485x37826is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 757<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/11/10/news/construction-complete-on-dalton-mountain-road-bridge-replacement-project/4049.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Construction Complete on Dalton Mountain Road Bridge Replacement Project</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> MTDOT</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/11_10_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Nov 15, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>LINCOLN, Mont: The Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction, in collaboration with Lewis and Clark County, are pleased to announce that the new Dalton Mountain Road Bridge is now open following a successful inspection on Friday morning. The new bridge replaces a timber structure that stood in the same location for 68 years. In 2017, the old bridge suffered several foundation pile failures, and Lewis and Clark County nominated it for replacement. Emergency...</span></p> 758</li> 759<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/lewis-and-clark-county-invites-public-feedback-on-growth-policy-and-future-land-use-map-update/4048.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Lewis and Clark County Invites Public Feedback on Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map Update"><img src="/IMG/HhUipf2dYba9cjdNgjitkvlVo73pp/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/8/4048/s_topXEXT1485x37829is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 760<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/lewis-and-clark-county-invites-public-feedback-on-growth-policy-and-future-land-use-map-update/4048.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Lewis and Clark County Invites Public Feedback on Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map Update</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> Lewis and Clark County</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/10_12_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Oct 25, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Helena, MT - The first draft of the Lewis and Clark County Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map are now available for public review, and the County is calling on residents to provide their feedback. This marks the second round of public engagement for the Growth Policy update following an online survey and a series of open houses, community meetings, and discussions with stakeholder groups earlier this year, which were instrumental in shaping this first draft. What is a...</span></p> 761</li> 762 763<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="header_home_ad" data-mobile-ad2="ad_type_square" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 764<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/federal-appeals-court-reinstates-vaccine-choice-law-for-montana-health-care-facilities/4047.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Federal appeals court reinstates vaccine choice law for Montana health care facilities"><img src="/IMG/_ZZauX7VdTf1hbiFlbnlpnqNtz8hu/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/7/4047/s_topXEXT1485x37796is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 765<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/federal-appeals-court-reinstates-vaccine-c
765hoice-law-for-montana-health-care-facilities/4047.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Federal appeals court reinstates vaccine choice law for Montana health care facilities</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/mara_silvers' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Mara Silvers</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/10_12_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Oct 14, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Montana's pandemic-era law barring vaccine mandates and data collection may go into effect in health care settings, reversing a federal judge's injunction from 2022 after state attorneys appealed the case early last year. House Bill 702, which was already in place for many other private businesses and employment settings, prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of a person's vaccination status. The law...</span></p> 766</li> 767<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/surging-insurance-rates-put-spotlight-on-race-for-state-auditor/4046.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Surging insurance rates put spotlight on race for state auditor"><img src="/IMG/DdeezbAZiXk5mfnJqfspurvRy3Blz/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/6/4046/s_topXEXT1485x37824is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 768<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/surging-insurance-rates-put-spotlight-on-race-for-state-auditor/4046.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Surging insurance rates put spotlight on race for state auditor</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/amanda_eggert' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Amanda Eggert</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/10_12_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Oct 14, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>With some studies finding that home insurance rates have ballooned 44 percent in Montana over the past five years, the affordability and availability of insurance have become cornerstone issues in the state auditor election. James Brown, a Republican currently serving as president of Montana's utility board, is squaring off against John Repke, a Democrat and retired businessman, for the open seat to become Montana's top consumer watchdog. Whoever wins the election on Nov. 5...</span></p> 769</li> 770<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/dalton-mountain-road-bridge-update/4043.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Dalton Mountain Road Bridge update"><img src="/IMG/BbPckZxXTVV3XdYHbddnfpgPj1yjk/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/3/4043/s_topXEXT1485x37747is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 771<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/10/12/news/dalton-mountain-road-bridge-update/4043.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Dalton Mountain Road Bridge update</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> MDT</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/10_12_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Oct 14, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Oct. 10, 2024 - In cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction are replacing the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge over the Blackfoot River, 3 miles west of Lincoln. A detour is in place via Herrin Lake Road, Stemple Pass Road, and Montana Highway 200 (MT 200). Deck curing is underway. This week, crews are working on riprap placement, bridge end backfills, and preparing roadway a
771pproaches for the concrete pavement...</span></p> 772</li> 773<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/22/news/dalton-bridge-trusses-arrive/4037.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Dalton Bridge Trusses arrive"><img src="/IMG/Ccbdwa9YfWh4jekIneporqsQv2-kw/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/7/4037/s_topXEXT1485x37784is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 774<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/22/news/dalton-bridge-trusses-arrive/4037.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Dalton Bridge Trusses arrive</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> MDOT</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/09_22_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Sep 25, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Sept. 19 - In cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, the Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction are replacing the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge over the Blackfoot River, 3 miles west of Lincoln. A detour is in place via Herrin Lake Road, Stemple Pass Road, and Montana Highway 200. This week, the installation of the first two loads of steel trusses for the north and center spans is underway. This involves bolting the trusses and associated beams to the...</span></p> 775</li> 776 777<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="ad_type_square" data-mobile-ad2="" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 778<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/montana-fwp-wins-final-claim-in-elk-management-lawsuit/4035.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Montana FWP wins final claim in elk management lawsuit"><img src="/IMG/Jjckxh-fgdi_kllPolqvsxtXw9_rx/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/5/4035/s_topXEXT1485x37777is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 779<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/montana-fwp-wins-final-claim-in-elk-management-lawsuit/4035.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Montana FWP wins final claim in elk management lawsuit</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/amanda_eggert' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Amanda Eggert</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/09_08_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Sep 11, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>A state district court judge has issued a final order in a dispute over Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' approach to elk management. Tenth Judicial District Court Judge Gregory Todd ruled Friday that FWP and the Fish and Wildlife Commission have considered the concerns of private landowners and managed for a sustainable elk population. The order dispenses with the last remaining claim United Property Owners of Montana raised in a lawsuit it filed against the state in 2022. UP...</span></p> 780</li> 781<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/biden-harris-administration-invests-over-8-million-in-montana-to-expand-work-to-confront-the-wildfire-crisis/4033.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Biden-Harris Administration Invests over $8 Million in Montana to Expand Work to Confront the Wildfire Crisis"><img src="/IMG/Mmdnyk_ihgjClomSporyt0uaxAAuy/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/3/4033/s_topXEXT1485x37786is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 782<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/biden-harris-administration-invests-over-8-million-in-montana-to-expand-work-to-confront-the-wildfire-crisis/4033.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Biden-Harris Administration Invests over $8 Million in Montana to Expand Work to Confront the Wildfire Crisis</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> US Forest Service</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/09_08_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Sep 11, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Missoula, Mont., Sept. 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Northern Region announces investments of more than $8 million on two National Forests in Montana, in support of the Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program. These investments will be funded by hazardous fuels funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. CWRRP is designed to significantly reduce wildfire risk on National Forest Service lands outside of the 21 designated Wildfire Crisis...</span></p> 783</li> 784<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/blm-identifies-acreage-suitable-for-solar-development/4032.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: BLM identifies acreage suitable for solar development"><img src="/IMG/Xxbywv9tfrhNjzkdnzp9r_slvL-5w/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/2/4032/s_topXEXT1485x37762is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 785<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/blm-identifies-acreage-suitable-for-solar-development/4032.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">BLM identifies acreage suitable for solar development</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/amanda_eggert' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Amanda Eggert</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/09_08_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Sep 11, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>According to a newly published roadmap from the Bureau of Land Management, about 572,000 acres of land in Montana have some baseline potential for utility-scale solar development, more than double the acreage the agency identified in the draft Environmental Impact Statement it released in January. The revised Western Solar Plan released in late August identifies 31 million acres of BLM-administered land that could be suitable for solar projects of five megawatts or greater...</sp
785an></p> 786</li> 787<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/lawmakers-considering-short-term-help-for-school-districts-funding-formula-fix-unlikely-during-2025-session/4031.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Lawmakers considering short-term help for school districts, funding formula fix unlikely during 2025 session"><img src="/IMG/YyPzkwxuTsVOX0Yeb0d-fAgmjMy6k/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/1/4031/s_topXEXT1485x37733is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 788<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/09/08/news/lawmakers-considering-short-term-help-for-school-districts-funding-formula-fix-unlikely-during-2025-session/4031.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Lawmakers considering short-term help for school districts, funding formula fix unlikely during 2025 session</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/katie_fairbanks' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Katie Fairbanks</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/09_08_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Sep 11, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>According to a newly published roadmap from the Bureau of Land Management, about 572,000 acres of land in Montana have some baseline potential for utility-scale solar development, more than double the acreage the agency identified in the draft Environmental Impact Statement it released in January. The revised Western Solar Plan released in late August identifies 31 million acres of BLM-administered land that could be suitable for solar projects of five megawatts or greater...</span></p> 789</li> 790 791<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="ad_type_square" data-mobile-ad2="" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 792<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/08/11/news/attorney-general-knudsen-encourages-montanans-to-protect-their-identity-following-alleged-data-hack/4026.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Attorney General Knudsen encourages Montanans to protect their identity following alleged data hack"><img src="/IMG/Ppcqxn-lgjiFkrlVorq1s3tdwD_xx/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/2/6/4026/s_topXEXT1485x37801is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 793<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/08/11/news/attorney-general-knudsen-encourages-montanans-to-protect-their-identity-following-alleged-data-hack/4026.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Attorney General Knudsen encourages Montanans to protect their identity following alleged data hack</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> MTDOJ</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/08_11_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Aug 16, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>HELENA â Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on high-alert and take measures to protect their identity following reports that billions of records, including social security numbers and other sensitive information, may have been compromised. According to reports, a hacking group USDoD allegedly stole personal records of 2.9 billion people and claims to be selling it online for millions. The data includes names, address histories, relatives, and S...</span></p> 794</li> 795<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/08/11/news/evacuation-warnings-lifted-for-black-mountain-fire/4014.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Black Mountain Fire"><img src="/IMG/Ffgg1dCbkZm7ohpLshurwtxT05Dn1/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/4/4014/s_topXEXT1485x37731is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 796<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/08/11/news/evacuation-warnings-lifted-for-black-mountain-fire/4014.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Black Mountain Fire</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> Lewis and Clark County Sheriffs Office</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/08_11_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Aug 13, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Helena MT â Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton has lifted evacuation warnings for the Black Mountain Fire near Lincoln, Montana. Under the evacuation warning, access to the area north of Highway 200 from Lone Point Drive to the east just past Stonewall Creek, north of Lone Point Drive and Tamarack Lane, north of North Lincoln Gulch/Morris Drive, north of the intersection of Beaver Creek Road and Stonewall Creek and all feeder roads north of that intersection had been r...</sp
796an></p> 797</li> 798<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/28/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-established-for-lewis-and-clark-county/4013.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Established for Lewis and Clark County"><img src="/IMG/MmPnkkxiTgVCXoYSbodyf0gajAyuk/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/3/4013/s_topXEXT1003x37465is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 799<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/28/news/stage-1-fire-restrictions-established-for-lewis-and-clark-county/4013.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Established for Lewis and Clark County</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> Lewis and Clark County</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/07_28_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 31, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Helena, MT â With fire danger rising and to reduce the risk of human-caused fires, the Lewis and Clark County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution today to establish Stage 1 Fire Restrictions throughout the county. The resolution was recommended to the Commission by the Lewis and Clark County Rural Fire Council and Sheriff Leo C. Dutton, Fire Warden. Under STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS, the following acts are prohibited until further notice: * Building, maintaining, a...</span></p> 800</li> 801<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-to-implement-new-fire-restrictions/4012.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest to implement new fire restrictions"><img src="/IMG/RrSsnp0nWlYHatbXetg3i5jfmF1zn/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/2/4012/s_topXEXT1003x37440is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 802<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-to-implement-new-fire-restrictions/4012.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest to implement new fire restrictions</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/press_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Press Release</a>,</strong> HLC National Fore</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/07_14_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 19, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>HELENA, Mont., July 19, 2024 â The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest will implement fire restrictions across the forest effective Saturday, July 20 at 8 a.m. MDT. Stage 1 restrictions will be enacted across the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Under Stage 1 restrictions: Stove fires, campfires and charcoal fires are allowed ONLY at developed campgrounds and developed recreation sites where Forest Service metal fire rings are provided (see list of developed r...</span></p> 803</li> 804 805<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="ad_type_square" data-mobile-ad2="" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 806<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/work-continues-on-dalton-bridge-replacement/4011.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Work continues on Dalton Bridge replacement"><img src="/IMG/HhUipf2dYba9cjdNgjitkvlVo73pp/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/1/4011/s_topXEXT1485x37744is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 807<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/work-continues-on-dalton-bridge-replacement/4011.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Work continues on Dalton Bridge replacement</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/press_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Press Release</a>,</strong> MDT - Sletten</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/07_14_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 19, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Work to replace the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge is continuing. Sletten, the construction contractor, has removed the old bridge. Lewis and Clark County has graded the detour route, and Sletten applied magnesium chloride to control dust. Earlier this week, crews began building the contractor's work structure for the cranes and other equipment to utilize during construction. The first step, driving piles that will support the structure, is in progress and will continue into...</span></p> 808</li> 809<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/july-15-update-fire-in-dalton-bear-gulch-area/4010.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: July 15 UPDATE: Fire in Dalton - Bear Gulch Area"><img src="/IMG/Jjckxh-fgdi_kllPolqvsxtXw9_rx/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/0/4010/s_topXEXT1485x37698is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 810<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/07/14/news/july-15-update-fire-in-dalton-bear-gulch-area/4010.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">July 15 UPDATE: Fire in Dalton - Bear Gulch Area</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/roger_dey' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Roger Dey</a>,</strong> BVD</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/07_14_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 18, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>UPDATE: The fire buring in the Bear Gulch Area southwest of Lincoln had grown to an estimated 15-20 acres by midnight last night, July 14. According to Lincoln Fire Rescue , the fire is still actively burning. Firefighters are requesting that people stay off Herrin Lake and Dalton Mountain Roads if they donât live in the area. People wanting to get a closer look at the fire by driving into the Bear Gulch area create a significant issues for firefighter and firefighting equipme...</span></p> 811</li> 812<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/30/news/dalton-mountain-road-bridge-closing-for-reconstruction-july-8/4009.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Dalton Mountain Road Bridge closing for reconstruction July 8"><img src="/IMG/_ZZauX7VdTf1hbiFlbnlpnqNtz8hu/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/0/9/4009/s_topXEXT1485x37820is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 813<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/30/news/dalton-mountain-road-bridge-closing-for-reconstruction-july-8/4009.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Dalton Mountain Road Bridge closing for reconstruction July 8</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> MDTY</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/06_30_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 5, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Starting on July 8, the Montana Department of Transportation and Sletten Construction, in cooperation with Lewis and Clark County, will close the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge for demolition and reconstruction. During the closure, traffic will be detoured around the project site on Herrin Lake Road and Stemple Pass Road. The detour length is approximately 11 miles, bridge end to bridge end. Detour directions from the north side of the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge: Head north on D...</span></p> 814</li> 815<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/30/news/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-montana-in-the-last-week/4008.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: How gas prices have changed in Montana in the last week"><img src="/IMG/QqerzoAmikkGmsnWqss2u4veyEByz/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/0/8/4008/s_topXEXT1485x37800is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 816<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/30/news/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-montana-in-the-last-week/4008.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">How gas prices have changed in Montana in the last week</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/stacker' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Stacker</a></strong></span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/06_30_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jul 1, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Gas prices, up several cents per gallon on average over the last week, could rise even more next week as AAA anticipates a record number of travelers will hit the road. Over 60 million drivers may be on the roads during the travel period around Independence Day this year (June 29 to July 7), a 4.8% jump from last year, according to the association's latest travel forecast. AAA noted that this is the first time it has included two weekends in the holiday's travel period. That r...</sp
816an></p> 817</li> 818 819<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="ad_type_square" data-mobile-ad2="" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 820<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/23/news/teacher-retention-wages-hot-topics-at-meeting-of-state-education-officials/4000.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Teacher retention, wages hot topics at meeting of state education officials"><img src="/IMG/QqRrmozmVkXGZsaWdsf2h4ielE0ym/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/0/0/4000/s_topXEXT1485x37762is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 821<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/23/news/teacher-retention-wages-hot-topics-at-meeting-of-state-education-officials/4000.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Teacher retention, wages hot topics at meeting of state education officials</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/alex_sakariassen' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Alex Sakariassen</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/06_23_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jun 25, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Discussing likely areas for future policy improvement in Montana's K-12 school system at a meeting in the state Capitol Monday, officials with the Office of Public Instruction highlighted teacher retention as a continued challenge across the state, noting that Montana public schools lost 2,039 educators to attrition during the 2021-22 academic year. According to the presentation, given by OPI Chief Operating Officer Julie Murgel during a meeting of key lawmakers and education...</span></p> 822</li> 823<li class="nopic20"> 824<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/23/news/dojs-ocp-warns-of-jury-duty-scam/3999.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">DOJ's OCP warns of jury duty scam</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> Montana Department of Justice</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/06_23_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jun 25, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>HELENA â The Montana Department of Justice's Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is receiving reports of fraudsters, posing as law enforcement, attempting to scam unsuspecting Montanans out of thousands of dollars by calling individuals claiming there is a warrant for their arrest because they missed jury duty. The scammers are directing individuals to go the bank, withdraw cash, and then deposit the funds into bitcoin machines or ATMs, such as Coinstar kiosks, and not to tell anyone what they are doing. The scammers also h...</span></p> 825</li> 826<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/09/news/fire-season-forecast-wetter-than-expected/3996.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Fire season forecast: Wetter than expected"><img src="/IMG/Mmdnyk_ihgjClomSporyt0uaxAAuy/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/9/6/3996/s_topXEXT1485x37836is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 827<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/06/09/news/fire-season-forecast-wetter-than-expected/3996.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Fire season forecast: Wetter than expected</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/amanda_eggert' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Amanda Eggert</a>,</strong> Montana Free Press</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/06_09_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jun 14, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Montanans can anticipate a generally normal fire season this summer, a regional fire weather forecaster reported at a Tuesday morning briefing in Bozeman. Dan Borsum, a Missoula-based forecaster with the Northern Rockies Coordinating Center, said springtime moisture has mitigated the impacts of a generally dismal winter snowpack in Montana. (Water supply forecasters noted
827in early January that half of their monitoring stations were reporting record-low accumulations due to an...</span></p> 828</li> 829<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/05/26/news/ag-knudsen-and-mhp-provide-safe-driving-tips-ahead-of-100-deadliest-days-of-summer/3987.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: AG Knudsen and MHP provide safe driving tips ahead of 100 Deadliest Days of Summer"><img src="/IMG/Ttiu3rEpmnoJqvrZuvw5y7zh2HF13/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/8/7/3987/s_topXEXT1003x37475is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 830<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/05/26/news/ag-knudsen-and-mhp-provide-safe-driving-tips-ahead-of-100-deadliest-days-of-summer/3987.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">AG Knudsen and MHP provide safe driving tips ahead of 100 Deadliest Days of Summer</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/press_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">Press Release</a>,</strong> MTDOJ</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/05_26_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jun 5, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>HELENA â Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding drivers to
830stay safe on the road ahead of the holiday weekend and unofficial start of summer. Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the "100 Deadliest Days of Summer." State troopers will increase their presence on Montana roads and highways throughout the summer, cracking down on drunk and drugged drivers. MHP has already seen an increase in deaths and crashes compared to this t...</span></p> 831</li> 832 833<div class="js_ad_inserted ad_local_lghoriz" data-mobile-ad1="ad_type_square" data-mobile-ad2="" data-desktop-ad1="" data-desktop-ad2=""></div> 834<li><figure><a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/05/26/news/growth-policy-update-lewis-and-clark-county-community-engagement-is-in-full-swing/3986.html" aria-label="Story Thumbnail: Growth Policy Update - Lewis and Clark County Community Engagement is in Full Swing"><img src="/IMG/HhUipf2dYba9cjdNgjitkvlVo73pp/XPATH/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/8/6/3986/s_topXEXT1485x37810is.jpg" width="192" height="133" class="hover-img" alt="" loading="lazy"></a></figure> 835<a href="https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/story/2024/05/26/news/growth-policy-update-lewis-and-clark-county-community-engagement-is-in-full-swing/3986.html"><h3 style="padding-top:0;">Growth Policy Update - Lewis and Clark County Community Engagement is in Full Swing</h3></a><h4><span><strong><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/author/news_release' aria-label="Author link" class="author-blue">News Release</a>,</strong> Lewis and Clark county</span><span class="ml-2 mr-2 mgray">|</span><span style="color:grey !important;"><a href='https://www.blackfootvalleydispatch.com/issue/05_26_2024/' style='color:grey !important;'>Updated Jun 5, 2024</a></span></h4><p class="crop-text-3"><span>Helena, MT â Lewis and Clark County is actively updating its County Growth Policy and is thrilled with the ongoing community engagement! Over the past few weeks, we've hosted six successful open house events and had numerous insightful conversations. Now, to gather more perspectives from across the County, we're launching an exciting new online interactive map and survey. Why is this Important? 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