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Staffing both nursing homes in Madison county has been an ongoing problem.

The Madison County Planning Board met on Monday primarily to discuss subdivision planning and was met with concerns about the reach of the Big Sky Fire Department and emergency evacuation policies.

Two issues had the town council meeting on June 13 packed with people: permits for recreational vehicles and the highway conditions on the east entrance of town that have contributed to 18-wheelers barreling into business buildings. 

Twin Bridges city council approved to go digital at their monthly meeting June 11. They also approved for the Montana Department of Resources and Conservation and Great West Engineering to seek out grants to fund a feasibility study that would investigate the town’s levy.

Sheridan Town Council approved for the fire department to proceed with grant and loan applications that would help fund a new firetruck, and for the second tennis court at the Raymond Lyall Silve Memorial Park to be repaired and accommodate pickleball.

Phase one of the Madison River Foundation’s Three Dollar Bridge Riparian Restoration Project, consisting of constructing a wooden plank-bridge trail over the wetland area, was completed on June 3. The second phase of installing and removing electric fencing started the next day.  

ENNIS – The Ennis-Big Sky airport will receive more than $9 million in federal grant money to improve its runway. 

The runway repairs will bring the airport to Federal Aviation Administration standards for facilitating its current plane-traffic. 

By John S. Adams 

Montana Free Press

HELENA – In a field of self-described progressive candidates, a centrist Democrat is emerging.