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Jim Jarvis, the newly installed Madison County housing coordinator, is on a mission to create more affordable housing options for local communities.

The stalking relationship between predators and livestock is part of the rhythm of life in Madison County. It unfolds on private ranchland and public range deep in the backcountry where the full extent of livestock loss can’t be calculated until the herds come down out of the high country in fall. 

A recent report commissioned by the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce and conducted by ECOnorthwest spotlighted a burgeoning cost of living crisis in both Ennis and Big Sky. The study underscores the financial strain on service workers in these picturesque, yet increasingly expensive parts of Madison County. 

Buzz Warner chuckles at the thought of it: A new kind of golf shoe, one designed specifically for the course he’s building near the Big Hole River along Burma Road near Twin Bridges.

The year 2021 was a big one for Emilie Sayler. That’s when Sayler’s studies at the University of Montana and work at the Ruby Valley Hospital placed her at the center of two major crises. 

First, there was the pandemic. 

These are unofficial election results provided by Paula McKenzie, Madison County Clerk & Recorder/Election Administrator.

Sheridan School election

Trustee/Elementary general fund levy

Trustee 3 Year Term (vote for 2)

Ridley Elser 486

Kaylie Theis 507

Week 3 in our history of Madison Meadows and the Ladies of Golf introduces us to Karen Rice. Karen and her husband Greg were a part of the original landscape of the Madison Meadows G.C. perhaps without even realizing it as neither one played golf (yet…)!