The Big Timber city council and Mayor Greg DeBoer gathered once again at Carnegie Library on Monday, August 18th to discuss and approve a bulk water sales policy drafted by water subcommittee members Karri Baird and Justin Ferguson in consultation with city attorney Jim Lippert and Public Works Director Kris
The Park County Community Journal (PCCJ) presents its 9th annual Best of Park County poll, a contest intended to showcase our community’s best—the outstanding people, places, and local businesses that make this special community vibrant.
Voting will begin on Wednesday, August 20th, at 9 am and concludes three
Big Timber—The water war waged to the east in Sweetgrass County has ceased. In Big Timber, a clash between big business and representative democracy saw the latter emerge victorious when city council members and Mayor Greg DeBoer temporarily suspended bulk water sales (excluding support for emergency services) in a
The story published last week regarding the Department of Natural Resource Conservation (DNRC) and Crazy Mountain Ranch (CMR) has been updated to reflect several important facts pertinent to providing a fully comprehensive and objective overview of the situation still unfolding in the Shields Valley. These updates include but are not
Big Timber—An estimated 70 residents attended the public hearing and regular city council meeting scheduled for Monday, August 4th located at the Carnegie Library on 314 McLeod Street in Big Timber. The meeting, led by Mayor Greg DeBoer, primarily concerned resolution #1044, an amendment to the city’s budget
What began in the Shields Valley over two years ago and became a battle for water rights has now ended in a consent decree between the Crazy Mountain Ranch (CMR) and the Montana Department of Natural Resource Conservation (DNRC), the latter of which had filed a recent lawsuit on July
Casting for Recovery (CfR), a nationwide non-profit organization, is thrilled to present a fundraising event at Sage Lodge in Pray on Tuesday, August 19th beginning at 5:30 pm. CfR will host the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T)—an exciting evening that will replace their 2024 event at Sage, the
The Park County Community Journal proudly introduces our first student intern, Siobahn Stevenson, a Livingston native and rising senior at Park County High School slated to graduate in May of 2026. Siobahn was referred for our new internship program by staff members of the high school English Department and Janine
