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Troy residents
AN INDEX OF Lori Faulkner, left,
RECENT Katie Davis and her
NEWSMAKERS
daughter Shelby
listen as Lincoln
CRIMEA
County commis-

After rebels ousted the sioners discuss a
Ukrainian president, Russia inancial error that
quickly launched troops to resulted in an es-
this strategic peninsula, timated $2 million
controlling border posts, overtaxation dur-
military facilities, and a key ing a press confer-
ferry terminal. Western leaders ence in Libby on
have denounced the Russian Feb.7.
move, threatening to boycott
the upcoming G8 summit unless BEACON FILE PHOTO
Moscow deescalates.

AVALANCHE
Conditions are extremely
dangerous across western

Montana. Missoula
experienced a rare avalanche
on Mount Jumbo last week,
which obliterated parts of a
Rattlesnake neighborhood and
killed one woman, sending two
others to the hospital. Oicials
suspect a snowboarder caused
the slide.
After Mathematical Error, Lincoln

DRAINAGE
The National Weather Service County’s Budget Under Scrutiny
is warning of a possible slow-
evolving lood scenario for much
of western Montana due to the
massive amount of snow that
fell over the last week, warmer
temperatures in the forecast County looks at closing how it can trim costs and pay people back. coln County’s already tight budget was
and additional precipitation on Among the suggestions is a plan to close found late last year, when someone at
the melting snow.
Troy Area Dispatch in
the Troy Area Dispatch and combine its the county noticed it allowed 56.86 mills
efort to trim costs
services with the Lincoln County Sherif’s to be levied for the Troy Area Dispatch,
dispatch in Libby.
when it should have only been 31.91 mills.
DERAILED
But Troy Mayor Darren Coldwell said The mills are supposed to rise with inla-
By JUSTIN FRANZ of the Beacon
closing the dispatcher’s oice would be tion. Instead, upon further inspection, the
A train pulling empty coal cars detrimental to the community.
county realized that taxes were inlating
derailed on a U.S. Highway 93 Almost a month after Lincoln Coun- “I would hate to see Troy lose that ser- above and beyond that level. During the
overpass near Olney, shutting
down the highway for more ty oicials stood before a packed meet- vice,” he said. “A lot of people think that 2010–2011 iscal year, dispatch received
than an hour before traic was ing room and told their constituents that Troy Area Dispatch just dispatches emer- $8,526.36 more than it should have; in
detoured. No one was injured. a mathematical error resulted in county gency services, but it’s a lot more than 2011–2012 it received $43,213 too much;
(STORY, PAGE 10)
residents being overtaxed to the tune of that.”
$2.1 million, the commission is looking at
The error that has carved into Lin-
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