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...
View ArticleGiving 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...
View ArticleWildlife 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...
View ArticleCommission 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...
View ArticleSpirits 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...
View ArticleMoose 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...
View ArticleSheriff 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...
View ArticleUnhappy 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...
View ArticleLocal 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...
View ArticleWhat 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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