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Oregon firefighter dies while working to contain Bivens Creek Fire

Fire season arrived all at once in Madison County with five fires igniting after a series of early morning thunderstorms on Aug. 13 and an afternoon storm on the afternoon of Aug. 16. At the time of this writing no structures have been lost to the fires. Here is how the week played out on a fire by fire account.

On Sunday, Aug. 10 Ennis Chief of Police John Moore posted his letter of resignation on Facebook citing what he sees as efforts by the Ennis Town Commission to dismantle the police department among the reasons for his departure. The resignation comes eight days after the town’s other police officer, Phil Fortner, left his position.

So you live in Madison County, Montana and rodeo just isn’t your thing. I may never understand you, but I will forgive you for that and so will the Madison/Jefferson County Fair committee. In fact, they have gone out of their way to make sure that you have a good time at the fair, even if you never see a horse buck or a steer wrestled.  

The Sheridan High School football field was leveled and received new sod this summer in preparation for the upcoming football season. The project did not require the use of any funding from the Sheridan school district. 

Eight members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter at Ennis High School recently competed at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) held in Orlando, Fla. from July 5-9, 2025. 

At their regular July 10 meeting the Ennis Town Commissioners voted to postpone their decision on a law enforcement strategy involving the town and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) until at least their Aug. 14 meeting.

At a July 1 special meeting the Sheridan Town Council voted unanimously to approve the amended preliminary plat for The Crossings subdivision that will allow for an 18.5 acre parcel to be divided into five separate parcels. The location of the subdivision is between Water Street and W. Poppleton Street.