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What is your ACE score? Countywide school board meeting teaches how adverse...
SHERIDAN – Sheridan School was this year’s host for the countywide school board meeting on Jan. 24. Trustees and administrators from all four Madison County Schools were present, as well as Madison...
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Local authorities investigating suspicious call to Ennis Schools
Officer Moore and Madison County Deputy Richardson inform concerned parents of the active investigation regarding a suspicious call Ennis Schools received this morning and assured parents that students...
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Unhappy results: Madison County disappointed with fairgrounds master plan
TWIN BRIDGES – The Madison County Fair Board met Jan. 17 to hear from county commissioners regarding a final draft for the expansion of the fairgrounds. Both the county and fair board have been...
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Sheriff outlines goals for 2018
VIRGINIA CITY – Madison County Sheriff Roger Thompson spoke with The Madisonian last week and discussed his major goals for the department in the coming year. In a Jan. 5 email, the sheriff summarized...
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Moose at bank creates speculation
A young moose visit to First Madison Valley Bank in Ennis on New Year’s Day has caused community members to speculate if the visit was a portent of a strong economy or world peace in 2018. FMVB...
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Spirits high at Willie’s Distillery
Willie and Robin Blazer in a warehouse full of aging bourbon. The company obtains white oak bourbon barrels from Minnesota. (G. Hamill photo) Five years after Willie and Robin Blazer ran the first...
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Commission gets bridge update
VIRGINIA CITY – Residents, ranchers and emergency vehicles will have easier access to the west side of the Ruby River in Laurin when a new bridge is completed next month. Great West Engineering project...
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Wildlife experts provide info in Sheridan
Madison County fish and wildlife and were the key topics during a joint meeting Wednesday of the Gravelly Landscape Collaborative and the Ruby Watershed Council at the Philanthropy River Building in...
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Giving kids the tools to succeed: Sheridan School’s Mike Wetherbee named...
There’s a new out building behind the Sheridan High School. It’s home to the school lawnmowers, track equipment and a grab bag of various other previously homeless tools. “A lot of people don’t know...
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Due for an earthquake: County practices responses, preparedness to potential...
Did you know every 77 years, the state of Montana will likely experience a 7.0 magnitude earthquake? According to statistics presented from the Madison County Emergency Management’s office during an...
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Countywide, school enrollment down 12 students this year
Madison County’s Superintendent of Schools Pam Birkeland gave the Madison County Commissioners a report on all area schools last week. The report, which evaluates student enrollment, special education...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday provides economic opportunities locally
According to a business profile from the United States Small Business Office of Advocacy, small businesses make up 99.30 percent of all businesses in the state, meaning there are 117,149 small...
View ArticleVirginia City, Nevada City see an estimated 582,304 visitors in 2017
According to an economic impact analysis report from the Montana Heritage Commission, Virginia City and Nevada City once again saw record tourist numbers in 2017. The report, which was completed...
View ArticleFootball: Mustangs continue charge, Whitehall falls in nail-biter
“I feel like we are finally clicking on all cylinders,” said Ennis head coach Chris Hess, following the Mustangs’ playoff win Nov. 4 against Belt. The boys in green amassed more than 300 rushing yards,...
View ArticleWayne Black: Investing in the community
Wayne Black is no stranger to the communities in the Madison Valley. As the owner of Ennis’ local hardware store since 1980, Black has been catering to residents’ needs for a while. “I bought the store...
View ArticleFirework-caused blaze burns 3.7 acres up North Meadow Creek
Around 10 p.m. on Halloween night, people setting off fireworks along Bald Eagle Road in Shining Mountains West subdivision up North Meadow Creek ignited a wildland fire. “It was around a house on...
View ArticleHunters’ Feed draws folks to Ennis from all over
The weather might have been uncooperative, but that did not stop hundreds of folks from getting out to taste something wild. Ennis’ annual Hunters’ Feed was Friday, Oct. 20. The event brought welcomed...
View ArticleMultiple Madison County athletes finish in top 15 at state meet
The street going into the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena was lined with cars and buses –runners, coaches, parents and supporters packed into the state cross country meet on Oct. 21. The air was...
View ArticleFunding for FWP enforcement shifts after 2017 legislature
According to a release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the department is being required to shift 30 percent of their enforcement hours to wildlife management. This decision stems from the 2017...
View ArticleInteragency partners gather for quarterly update meeting
The Madison County Commissioners hosted their quarterly interagency meeting on Oct. 5 at the fire hall and community center in Alder. Representatives from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, United...
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