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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.

“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.”

States with predominant ranching industries may see opportunities for new markets due to COVID-19. However, Montana’s meatpacking capacity remains limited.

American Legion Posts honored veterans at cemeteries throughout Madison County for Memorial Day May 25.

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.

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

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 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.