News
Unofficial Primary Election results
The evening of June 2 saw the results of the 2020 Primary Election from mostly mail-in ballots. According to Kathleen Mumme, Madison County Clerk and Recorder, official results will be available June 12 after the canvass on Friday, June 12 and the audit board will audit a randomly selected precinct and two to three races on June 11.
Madison County adopts Governor’s Phase Two
The second phase of reopening Montana’s economy in a COVID-19 world went into effect June 1. Madison County aligned with the governor’s executive orders.
BRINGING KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT TO THE CLASSROOM
“Don’t bring in a rocker — I don’t need those kinds of things,” Pearl Hawkins told Seeley Lake Elementary preschool teacher Sheila Devins on her first day as a foster grandparent. “I’m going to get down in the beanbags with the kids.”
Processing meat in Montana
States with predominant ranching industries may see opportunities for new markets due to COVID-19. However, Montana’s meatpacking capacity remains limited.
Memorial Day in Madison County
American Legion Posts honored veterans at cemeteries throughout Madison County for Memorial Day May 25.
THE RETURN OF ‘GRAYING PAINS’
On March 12, a collaboration of 16 Montana newsrooms launched the first story of a series titled Graying Pains, months in the making, exploring Montana’s status as the demographically oldest state west of the Mississippi.
Candidate forum
Madison County Candidate Forum
Thursday, May 21 @ 5:30 p.m.
Hosted by The Madisonian via Zoom
Who: House District 71 Candidates and Madison County commission candidates
Gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte
Greg Gianforte is stepping out of the United States House of Representatives for a shot at the governor’s house. Greg Gianforte sold his software company Brightwork Development in ’86 and moved to Bozeman in ’95, where he raised his four children. He and his wife, Susan, founded another software company, Right Now Technologies, in Bozeman.
Montana Free Press 2020 election guide
Montana Free Press created a comprehensive guideline to inform voters about candidates and races in the June 2 primary. Links to candidate websites and social media accounts, answers to questions on key issues, campaign finance data and elections headlines from around the state were compiled.