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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.

Well below normal January precipitation and unseasonably warm temperatures stalled Montana’s snowpack accumulation last month.

The Madison Valley Community Center has begun a new phase in their mission to develop a shared space for Ennis and the greater Madison Valley.

The Montana Department of Commerce (DOC) has removed the application for the 99 year property leases in Virginia City created by House Bill 680 in the 2025 legislative session from their website and paused all pending applications until further notice.

Jamie Barta fell in love with the history of the Star Bakery when he moved to Virginia City in 2021, after three years as the concessionaire responsible for the restaurant and two running the bakery, his contract was canceled on Jan.