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MADISON COUNTY - Halloween afternoon brought chilly temperatures and even a few snow showers to Madison County, but it wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of trick-or-treaters, who came out in full force.

MANHATTAN—The Twin Bridges Falcons and the Ennis Mustangs continued their post-season play at the divisional volleyball tournament hosted by Manhattan Christian November 1-3. The tournament began on Thursday and was the final step in qualifying for the state championship tournament this weekend.

ENNIS - According to Corey Stapleton, Montana’s Secretary of State, the unofficial (not all 669 statewide precincts were finished reporting in as of 7:30 a.m., November 7) tallies in the Tuesday, November 6 election are these:

• Voter turnout - 417, 639 voted; 711,259 people are registered, a 58 percent turnout.

VIRGINIA CITY—At their weekly meeting on Tuesday, October 23, the Madison County commissioners approved a loan to facilitate a Habitat for Humanity project that will take place in Ennis’s North 40 subdivision north of town.

MADISON COUNTY—Butte-based nonprofit Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development hosted its annual Local Tastes dinner and fundraiser on Thursday, October 18, where it recognized businesses from around southwestern Montana in nine different categories.

SHERIDAN – Parents of students at Sheridan schools received an email and voice mail message at 3:12 p.m. Sunday, alerting them to a potential threat at the school.

HARRISON—The Harrison school board held its monthly meeting on Monday, October 8, 2018. The agenda covered a wide variety of topics, including Harrison’s athleticå teams and a continuation of an ongoing transportation upgrade.

TWIN BRIDGES – Town council Attorney Lori Harshbarger had a lot to say at the October 9 meeting of Twin Bridges town council.

Library opinion

First, Harshbarger explained to the council the findings of Attorney General (AG) Tim Fox on the long-standing issues between the town council and the library.