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Schools Are Open – New Speed Limits Valley Drive & Near Radley Elementary School

Map of area with new slower speed zones.

Please remember to slow down, schools are open.

The City of East Helena has made some speed limit reductions along Valley Drive south of Prickly Pear Elementary and around Radley Elementary School.

Valley Drive is now a 25MPH zone from Highway 12 to Plant Road and is shown in green on the map. East Clinton street and North Thurman Avenue now have a 15MPH school zone during school hours and is shown in blue on the map.

Please call the City of East Helena Public Works Director Kevin Ore during business hours with any questions at 406-227-5321.

  • August 25, 2021 by

Wylie Drive Daytime Closure & Detour August 9th-20th

Northwestern Energy will be performing work within the City of East Helena for their gas gate station located at 112 Wylie Drive from August 9th through August 20th, 2021. All Wylie Drive traffic between Main Street and Gail Street will be detoured to 3rd Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a larger image of the closure area, please click or tap here, for a pdf document of the area click or tap here. For more information on the closure/detour, please call East Helena Public Works Director Kevin Ore at 406-227-5321.

  • August 6, 2021 by

Valley Drive Lane Closure August 2nd-5th

NorthWestern Energy will be installing poles between East Helena High School and Lewis & Clark County Search & Rescue on the east side of Valley Drive. This will require a one-lane closure Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 2nd – 4th.

The pole being replaced on Thursday, August 5th will require a 4-hour closure of both lanes. Traffic will be routed through La Casa Grande Subdivision from Bandera to Cobre.

Sale and Discharge of Fireworks

The City of East Helena has laws limiting the days and times that fireworks can be sold and discharged as well as the of type of fireworks that can be sold and/or discharged.

The sale of fireworks is allowed by a City of East Helena authorized fireworks stand within the city limits (within purple line). The sale of fireworks is allowed from ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. to ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. on June 24 through July 3 and from ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. to twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight on July 4. For New Years fireworks sale dates and times, please see the current City Code online or in PDF format here.

Discharge hours within the city limits are from ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. to ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. on July 1st through July 3rd and ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. until twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight on July 4th.

A list of permissible fireworks allowed to be sold and/or discharged within the City of East Helena is available by clicking or tapping here.

For more information, including licensing questions, please call or visit City Hall:
306 E. Main Street in East Helena
(406) 227-5321
Open Monday-Friday 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. sans Holidays

The Montana Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, House Bill 215 during the recent 2021 session. Effective immediately, HB 215 aligned state law MCA 50-37-105 with federal law 27 CFR 555.11. Although certain fireworks such as roman candles are allowed to be sold and discharged in areas in Montana, such as Lewis and Clark County, the City of East Helena will review and consider allowing these types fireworks to be sold and discharged within the city limits.

2021 East Helena Rodeo

2021 East Helena Rodeo

East Helena Rodeo Flyer for July 8, 2021
Click or Tap for PDF
Thursday Rodeo

Sponsored by the
East Helena Valley
Rodeo Association
(Facebook Page)

East Helena Rodeo Grounds
(Hwy 12 & Hwy 282,
across from
American Chemet)

Thursday, July 8th, 2021
Lewis & Clark In-County
Timed Events Rodeo
–
This year’s rodeo is a memorial to
George Eichhorn
.
Thursday, July 8th 6:30PM
Gates Open 5:30PM
Admission: $5 Per Adult
Children 12 Years and Under Free
Click or Tap for PDF Flyer


Friday July 9th &
Saturday July 10th 2021
East Helena Valley Rodeo Association
2021 – 57th Annual NRA Rodeo
Friday, July 9th & July 10th
Pre-Rodeo 6PM – Rodeo 7PM
Click or Tap for PDF Flyer

East Helena Rodeo Flyer for July 9 and July 10, 2021
Click or Tap for PDF
Friday & Saturday Rodeo

East Helena Valley Rodeo Parade, flag precession with U.S. flags.

East Helena Valley Rodeo Parade

For over fifty years, the annual East Helena Valley Rodeo Parade has taken place on Main Street in East Helena. In conjunction with the East Helena Valley Rodeo, this event draws contestants from all over the Helena Valley and beyond. The rodeo starts at the VFW at 1PM sharp with the precession lining up along Main Street and 1st Street. The parade then proceeds east on Main Street past the judges table at Main Street Park through to Grand Avenue where they return west on Riggs Street. Originally sponsored by the VFW Cory-Dullum Post 10010, local volunteers now organize the parade for the community. A gigantic debt of gratitude and hefty THANK YOU goes out to all of the volunteers over the years. This year, once again, Kasey and Tabatha Reisbeck, owners of Stacks Clothing here in East Helena, put an enormous amount of work into organizing the parade from start to finish. Thank you to the Reisbeck family and everyone else for organizing this wonderful East Helena event!

Yard Waste Disposal Site Closed June 11th through July 2nd

The City of East Helena yard waste disposal site off of Plant Road will be closed June 11th through July 2nd due to road construction. The yard waste site cannot be accessed during this time. Please contact Public Works Director Kevin Ore for more information: (406) 459-3769

Monday, May 31, 2021 Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony – VFW Post 10010

The annual East Helena VFW Cory Dullum Post 10010 Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony will take place on Monday, May 31, 2021 starting at 11AM at the VFW, 113 W. Main Street in East Helena. The parade will begin at 11AM with the customary cannon firing and proceed east to Main Street Park where a ceremony will take place in honor of Memorial Day.

Please remember to honor and mourn the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Nighttime East Helena Servicemembers Monument Flags at 1/2 Staff
East Helena Main Street Park
Servicemembers Monument

Monday, May 31st City Offices Closed for Memorial Day

The City of East Helena City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 for Memorial Day and will open on Tuesday morning, June 1st at 8AM. Scheduled Monday garbage pickup services will occur on Tuesday June 1st.

Enjoy your holiday and please remember to honor those that have died in the performance of their military service to our country. The VFW Cory Dullum Post 10010 Main Street Park ceremony will start at 11AM at the VFW, 113 W. Main Street in East Helena with the parade to the Main Street Park Servicemembers Monument.

City of East Helena City Hall
306 E. Main Street
PO Box 1170
East Helena, Montana 59635

City of East Helena 2021 Growth Policy Update – Approved

2021 Growth Policy front cover.

The City of East Helena first adopted a growth policy in 2009 and updated it in 2014. In 2020 and early 2021 the East Helena Planning Board, the public, and important stakeholders, with the financial assistance of a Montana Department of Commerce CDBG grant, went through the public process and updated the 2014 Growth Policy. On May 4, 2021, The East Helena City Council held a public hearing and passed a resolution approving the 2021 Update to the East Helena Growth Policy.

Many thanks goes out to the East Helena Planning Board for their efforts to complete the updated Growth Policy as well as the public participants who gave their input and those that took the 2020 public survey.

Additionally, thank you to the Montana Department of Commerce and their CDBG program for the financial assistance.

Click or tap here, or on the Growth Policy cover, to open or download a PDF copy of the East Helena 2021 Growth Policy.