THE LOCAL NEWS OF THE MADISON VALLEY, RUBY VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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Road ecologists say wildlife crossings are one of the best ways to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and mitigate one of the most significant human impacts on ecosystems.

HOLDUP ON THE HILL

At 6:47 p.m. on Jan. 24 Madison County Dispatch called the Virginia City Rural Fire Department for traffic control concerning road blockage on Highway 287 near Virginia City. A semi had jackknifed on the snow and ice-covered surface as it was heading towards Ennis on the VC Hill; partially blocking multiple lanes of traffic.

PHOTO COURTESY JUSTIN FRANZ

The out of stocks we are seeing are largely manufacturer issues- workforce shortages with facilities that can’t work at full capacity, delivery trucks to transport product.

Montana Rail Link, the Missoula-based 
railroad company
owned by billionaire
industrialist Dennis Washington,
announced Monday that it will
terminate a long-term lease of its
tracks through southern Montana
and return them to owner BNSF
Railway.

 PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER

It’s gorge-ous

It doesn’t happen every winter, but the not-so-unusual, yet always awe-inspiring gorge of the Madison River was underway as of Friday, Dec. 31. The rise in ice and water led to temporary closures of the Ennis and Valley Garden fishing access sites, still in place as of Jan. 4.

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65 N. MT Hwy 287
Ennis, MT 59729
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www.madisoniannews.com

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