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“On June 23, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L.

Unofficial May 5 Election results according to Paula McKenzie, Madison County Clerk & Recorder/Election Administrator. Winners noted by *: 

Madison and Ruby Valley Rural Ambulance District:

For: 1989*

Against: 1057

Undervote: 121

Overvote: 3

Total ballots counted: 3169

Voters have received ballots for the May 5 special district elections in the mail.  Ballots including school districts, hospital districts and fire districts must be returned by Tuesday, May 5, 2026.  

Ray DeAngelo has stepped up to become the concessionaire of the River of Gold in Virginia City, a popular activity destination for tourists who want to experience first hand how the gold seekers who came to Alder Gulch in the 1860s prospected in Alder Gulch.

A measure asking Madison County voters whether to renew the Madison and Ruby Valley Rural Ambulance District, which provides dedicated funding for EMS services based at Ruby Valley Medical Center in Sheridan and Madison Valley Medical Center in Ennis, is on the May 5 ballots.  The special district election is an entirely mail-in ballot, with bal

The Madison County Courthouse remodel project is scheduled to break ground in June of 2026 and be completed by December. The project will be funded by bonds issued by the county that the voters approved in the 2025 election. 

In the June 2 primary election only people choosing to complete a Republican ballot will be able to vote for either Ken Walsh or Trevor Walter, the two Republican candidates vying for the Montana House District 69 position.

Over 91 acres have already burned in Madison County this year according to the Madison County fire warden and director of emergency management Joe Brummel.