Fourth highest COVID-19
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 9:51am
Madison County has the fourth highest COVID-19 cases per capita in the state as of July 21.
Madison County
BURN BAN IN MADISON COUNTY
Wed, 07/15/2020 - 9:07am
A Madison County burn ban went into effect at noon July 15.
Fireworks and open burning are not allowed on private lands due to dry conditions. Two-thirds of the county is in a severe drought. The Madison County Commissioners signed the ban July 14.
Assume COVID-19 is in every Montana community
Wed, 07/15/2020 - 9:00am
COVID-19 is all over Madison County.
Rising cases
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:55am
Madison County now has more active COVID-19 cases then it did before the statewide lockdown.
Recreation openings
Wed, 05/27/2020 - 8:57am
Developed recreation areas in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest are slowly reopening. The Madison Ranger District opened five of these sites May 22.
Memorial Day in Madison County
Wed, 05/27/2020 - 8:54am
American Legion Posts honored veterans at cemeteries throughout Madison County for Memorial Day May 25.
Testing for the virus in Madison County
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 10:39am
A critical aspect of states’ phased reopening due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the ability to diagnostically test its populations. The ability to test Madison County’s small population appears to be on the right track.
Reopening Montana’s economy: restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and casinos
Wed, 05/06/2020 - 10:18am
Madison County embarked on another stage of Montana’s partially reopening economy May 4.
Phase One: Madison County
Wed, 04/29/2020 - 9:37am
Madison County’s stay at home order for certain businesses lifted April 27 under guidelines for a phased reopening in a COVID-19 world. Bars and restaurants will have to adhere to similar rules of operation when they are allowed to open May 4.
MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Wed, 04/29/2020 - 9:32am
All but one Madison County public school has voted to continue distance learning for the remainder of the school year. Harrison Schools’ scheduled meeting was after publishing deadline, but according to the superintendent, Fred Hofman, it is likely that the Harrison Schools will follow suit.