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On Wednesday, June 11 the Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Region 3 had their first biennial meeting for hunting regulation proposals this year. During this meeting FWP biologists make proposals for changes to the hunting regulations for the 2026 hunting regulation book. Many proposals were covered during this meeting.

The candidate filing deadline for the 2025 municipal elections in Madison County was June 11 and Sheridan was the only municipality that fielded more candidates than available seats.

The Town of Sheridan is holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. on June 19 at the Senior Center to discuss and potentially vote on a 20% raise in both water and sewer rates.

Due to the passage of HB 207 by the Montana State Legislature, the deadline to run for office in the Madison County elections in November has been moved up to June 11. Here is a list of the positions that will be on the ballot in the general election. 

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Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Troy Downing, both Republicans from Montana, joined a coalition of 14 legislators that were key in the removal of a provision to sell public lands in the tax bill supported by President Trump. Zinke, along with Rep.

The Madison County Sheriff met with the mayors of Twin Bridges, Sheridan and Virginia City on May 8 at the Madison County Annex Building to begin negotiations about payments from the municipalities for law enforcement services provided by the Sheriff’s office.

The May 6 election brought a mixed bag of results around Madison County. Here are some of the highlights with comments from the people involved in and impacted by the results of the vote.