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The Madison County Planning Department was awarded the Achievement in Planning award by the Montana Association of Planners (MAP) for their work creating a data driven resource map of sensitive areas in the county.

“I work with bears,” said Amber Mason over the din of sound in the Pioneer Bar on a Saturday night. “Not as a scientist, I work in the same environment as bears.” 

Sometime around Aug. 23, Heart of the Rockies Initiative carnivore conflict reduction manager Steve Primm says a lightning strike killed 220 sheep in the Gravelly Mountains. The sheep were part of the Helle Rambouillet Ranch, a fourth generation wool producing ranch that traces its history back to the 1930s.

From the fields to finished products, Montana is home to a wide variety of hemp producers, all of whom are facing dire consequences if legislation isn’t passed to regulate the industry and prevent new restrictions on hemp derived products passed in 2025 from taking effect. 

Writer’s note: This is the beginning of a very complicated conversation that will almost certainly span the rest of my journalism career. There is no way to cover this topic in one article. This is a starting point to the conversation. 

McAllister’s Brand Morgan qualified two eight second saddle bronc rides over the weekend taking home a fifth place finish at the Madison County Fair and Rodeo in Twin Bridges and a second place finish at the Broadwater Rodeo and Fair in Townsend.

After almost two years of conducting listening sessions across the county, The Madison County Local Government Review Commission has submitted ballot language that will allow voters in the Nov. 3 general election to vote on the option of changing from a commission type of government to a charter type of government. 

On July 29, the Montana High School Sports Association denied an application to co-op the Twin Bridges and Sheridan football programs.