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VIRGINIA CITY—The Virginia City town council held its monthly meeting on Thursday, November 1, resolving an issue that has been on at least three council agendas this year.

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ENNIS - According to Corey Stapleton, Montana’s Secretary of State, the unofficial (not all 669 statewide precincts were finished reporting in as of 7:30 a.m., November 7) tallies in the Tuesday, November 6 election are these:

• Voter turnout - 417, 639 voted; 711,259 people are registered, a 58 percent turnout.

VIRGINIA CITY—At their weekly meeting on Tuesday, October 23, the Madison County commissioners approved a loan to facilitate a Habitat for Humanity project that will take place in Ennis’s North 40 subdivision north of town.

TWIN BRIDGES – Town council Attorney Lori Harshbarger had a lot to say at the October 9 meeting of Twin Bridges town council.

Library opinion

First, Harshbarger explained to the council the findings of Attorney General (AG) Tim Fox on the long-standing issues between the town council and the library.

VIRGINIA CITY—At their weekly meeting on Tuesday, October 2, the Madison County commissioners voted to lift the countywide burn ban now that the 2018 fire season is winding down. 

HELENA – Every Labor Day, the state’s Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) produces a report on the performance of Montana’s economy during the past year, a barometer of the state economy.

VIRGINIA CITY—At its monthly meeting on Monday, September 24, the Madison County Planning Board held a public hearing to decide the fate of a 4.3-acre tract in the Yellowstone Club area of Big Sky.

ENNIS—Representatives from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) presented a new document to the public on Wednesday, September 27 that gives information on the health of several streams in the Madison River watershed.