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Fabricated Bore-Logs Cause HPID to Issue Spectrum Work Stoppage

The Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) has ordered Spectrum contractors to cease communication line installations on district easements.  According to HPID, Spectrum contractors have bored roughly 85 communication lines under HPID managed lands, and a good amount of the logs for those bored lines contain incorrect data with some of them missing logs altogether.  On December 31st, it was brought to the HPID boards attention that the Spectrum contractors were outside the compliance with HPID encroachment/easement agreements with many of their logged bore drills failing to reach required depths.  HPID required spectrum to halt work on all HPID managed land while lines were located and bore logs were verified.  According to Engineering Consultant Scott Aspenlieder, HPID is finally reaching the end of the verification process for the bore-logs as of the April 9th, HPID board meeting.  Also, according to Aspenlieder many of the bore-logs contained fabricated read more

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HP Wrestles into Fourth Consecutive Championship

During the 2024-2025 Montana High School Association’s Class B/C State Wrestling Tournament the Huntley Project Wrestling Team made history by securing a fourth consecutive championship title with a record 277.5 points. Huntley managed to send 14 competitors to the podiums … read more

Six Candidates File for Heights Water District Board

Six candidates have filed to fill the three vacant seats on the Heights County Water District Board, which will be on the May 6 ballot. The candidates include Pam Ellis, Greg Erpenbach, Ming Cabrera, David Graves, Delbert “Butch” Baily and … read more

Worden Fire Considers EMT Solutions

With less than five emergency medical technicians (EMT) to respond to medical calls, Worden Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) is considering proposals for third party EMT services for the Huntley Project area. On Thursday, February 6, WVFD held a special meeting … read more

Dennis Adams Resigns, HPID Announces New Interim Board Member

At their monthly regular board meeting on January 8, the Huntley Project Irrigation District announced the resignation of Commissioner Dennis Adams. Adams stated he decided to step down from the position due to personal reasons but plans to continue to … read more

Paige Lofing Places in MT Top 10 With 10 Games Left! Go, Paige, Go!

After scoring 15 points versus St. Labre at Huntley Project on January 11, Senior Paige Lofing has earned her place in the top ten all-time scorers for Montana High School Association’s Girls’ Basketball individual records. Lofing continues to earn her place … read more

Parents Address Shepherd School District About Girls Basketball Policies

The regular board meeting of Shepherd School District (SSD) started with a passionate hearing of the public as Sari Stahl and her husband brought forward their concerns about the high school girls’ basketball program. The Stahls were spurred to speak … read more

Heights Water District Wraps Up Year End Business

The County Water District Board in the Heights approved a number of resolutions at their December 18 meeting, including the employees’ retirement plan and final approval of the district’s Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). The meeting began, however, with a somewhat … read more

Alleged Scammers Posing as Fundraising Partner for Huntley Project Schools

Over the last week, multiple local companies have been approached by an individual claiming to be fundraising for the Huntley Project Football team according to Activities Director Tim Kaczmarek. Kaczmarek stated that the individual was offering promotional, marketing and sponsorship … read more

Potential Scam Alert: Scammers Posing as Fundraising Partner for Huntley Project Schools

Over the last week, two local companies have been approached by an individual claiming to be fundraising for the Huntley Project Football team according to Activities Director Tim Kaczmarek.  Kaczmarek stated that the individual was offering sponsorship packages to the … read more

Huntley Water Hires Engineer to Map System, Secretary/Treasurer to Step Down

The Huntley-Yellowstone Water District has hired an engineer from the non-profit Midwest Assistance Program to map and enter Huntley’s water system into a geographical information system (GIS). The GIS data will allow operators to quickly and effectively locate valves and … read more

Huntley Project Wins Historic 16th State Volleyball Championship

During their 25th straight season attending Montana’s State B Volleyball Tournament, Huntley Project managed to take home their 16th championship title in Head Coach Iona Stookey’s tenure. The team entered the tournament as something of an underdog according to Stookey, … read more

Multipurpose Building Moving Forward and Longtime Huntley Project District Clerk Retires After 45 Years

At Huntley Project School District’s monthly meeting board members discussed the next steps for the proposed multipurpose building to be built on campus. Beforehand, the board accepted District Clerk Rita Huck’s retirement letter. Huck has served the district for the … read more