Voters have received ballots for the May 5 special district elections in the mail. Ballots including school districts, hospital districts and fire districts must be returned by Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Ray DeAngelo has stepped up to become the concessionaire of the River of Gold in Virginia City, a popular activity destination for tourists who want to experience first hand how the gold seekers who came to Alder Gulch in the 1860s prospected in Alder Gulch.
A measure asking Madison County voters whether to renew the Madison and Ruby Valley Rural Ambulance District, which provides dedicated funding for EMS services based at Ruby Valley Medical Center in Sheridan and Madison Valley Medical Center in Ennis, is on the May 5 ballots. The special district election is an entirely mail-in ballot, with bal
The Madison County Courthouse remodel project is scheduled to break ground in June of 2026 and be completed by December. The project will be funded by bonds issued by the county that the voters approved in the 2025 election.
In the June 2 primary election only people choosing to complete a Republican ballot will be able to vote for either Ken Walsh or Trevor Walter, the two Republican candidates vying for the Montana House District 69 position.
Over 91 acres have already burned in Madison County this year according to the Madison County fire warden and director of emergency management Joe Brummel.
Mavrick Greemore and the rest of the Twin Bridges archery team got their turn to ring the bell in the foyer of the high school after winning their first state championship as a team in the National Archery in Schools Montana State Tournament.
On March 6, the Montana Heritage Commission (MHC) voted without opposition to begin the process of developing a work group that will create guidelines for the 99-year property lease program created by HB 680 that was sponsored by representative Ken Walsh in the 2025 legislative session.
On March 8, 2024, the Madison County Nursing Homes Foundation (MCNHF) was awarded a $1.088 million federal appropriation to assist and support Madison County’s publicly owned nursing home facilities located in Sheridan and Ennis. The Foundation was honored to be one of only 12 recipients selected statewide to receive critical funding.
On Feb. 17, senior night, Ennis senior Marisa Snider scored her 2000th point as a Mustang and shed the weight and expectations of a heroic personal achievement and turned her and her team’s focus towards the post season.
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