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Seats in several Madison County offices will be elected or need to be appointed.

Montana agricultural producers may be eligible for financial aid from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Montana governor candidate, Whitney Williams, spoke at the Madison Valley Public Library on her 56-county tour through Montana.

Two military helicopters landed in a Sheridan field Feb. 9. The Montana Army National Guard flew into the Ruby Valley from Helena to speak with Search and Rescue teams in the area.

Mental health is often a community effort. Madison Valley Medical Center organized an eight-hour mental health first aid training for the public Feb. 3-4.

The Madison County Planning Board met on Monday,  Jan. 27 to discuss a postponed public hearing, a new addressing system, variances and meeting format. The next meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 24.

Seven trend areas were surveyed post-hunting season by wildlife biologists with Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Information from these surveys was used to produce doe to buck ratios and additionally informs regulations and  Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management.

Montanans will have a large ballot to vote on in the 2020 elections. Montana’s federal, state and regional  elections, along with the presidential election, will be voted on. Montanans will be voting on more than who will control the White House. People have until March 9, 2020 to file for candidacy with the Office of the Secretary of State.