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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. 

Starting with the 2026 season hunters and anglers will no longer be able to purchase their licenses with cash at retail locations in Montana.