Philipsburg Mail

Rock Creek’s Braach Bridge is the worst of the worst.
The bridge suffers from the lowest sufficiency rating in Granite County but due to the low amount of traffic crossing it and the estimated cost of $650,000 to replace it, County Commissioners are looking at potentially replacing other bridges first.
“It’s a bridge that we’ll need to address in the future,” Great West Engineer Jeremiah Theys said on Monday.

A case involving restitution for a tire slashing victim that has been in the Montana Supreme Court since May has been resolved. According to an order recently filed, the Supreme Court has ruled to reduce the restitution owed by Robert Carl Brown (age 52 formerly of Philipsburg) by $50.
The Court ordered that the remaining restitution of $497.50 must be paid by Brown to one of the victims of his crime.

Those citizens that spoke said they were concerned about the future of Drummond. 
They said they wanted to keep it from becoming a ghost town or a slum.
“I have a fear that could happen to Drummond,” said Lawrence.
“I think there’s merit in that fear,” Planning Board member Denise Forbes conceded.
At the Drummond Library on Thursday, a number of residents and former residents showed up to tell the planning board what they thought of the update to their section of the Granite County Growth Policy. While many agreed with the goals, some thought there should be more added.