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| Media Market | Butte-Bozeman |
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Search ArticlesCounty candidate forum set for Oct. 7 in Virginia City
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m., The Madisonian newspaper will hold a local candidate forum for Madison County elections. The event will be held in the Virginia City Community Center and invites county commissioner candidates for Districts 2 and 3, the latter of which includes a portion of Big Sky.
Kibbie Dome continues to be a house of horrors for Montana State as Bobcats have winning streak snapped at 19 games
By Colter Nuanez EBS CONTRIBUTOR Clock controversies and untimely timeouts aside, the Kibbie Dome continues to be a house of horrors for the Montana State Bobcats. Montana State head coach Brent Vigen entered Friday night’s “Big Sky After Dark” affair at the Kibbie, an arena with a cult following (2000s NCAA Football video games, anyone?), with a 66-12 career record leading the Bobcats. Of those 12 losses, almost every single one could be explained, at least to a certain extent.
Trump to stump in Montana
By Micah Drew DAILY MONTANAN U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make a stop in Montana as part of a 10-state tour through competitive states and districts in the final month before November’s election. Politico reported on Friday that the president would pass through the Treasure State as well as Pennsylvania—states with competitive U.S. House races—and eight states with tight U.S. Senate races.
From fire danger to snow: southwest Montana weather takes a turn this week
By Carli Johnson STAFF WRITER After an unusually warm start to October, Bozeman is headed for a sharp shift in weather this week, with elevated fire danger giving way to colder temperatures and a chance of snow by the weekend. A Red Flag Warning was issued Oct. 4 through 8 p.m. Oct. 5 in south central Montana, with a Fire Weather Watch also in effect as warm, dry and windy conditions increase the potential for rapid wildfire growth. But the summerlike conditions are not expected to last.
Land trades are supposed to serve a public purpose
By Erica Rosenberg WRITERS ON THE RANGE Erica Rosenburg. Photo Courtesy of Writers on the Range In late August, national headlines exposed the National Park Service’s efforts to swap land from one of America’s natural crown jewels, Yosemite National Park, so that a developer could give his planned resort direct access to the park. Federal land trades are meant to advance land management objectives, such as enhancing recreation opportunities and access.
Bozeman’s Wildrye Distilling nominated by USA Today for top whiskey award
By Fischer Genau DIGITAL MEDIA LEAD Wildrye Distilling, already the most decorated craft distillery in Montana, is up for yet another award. This one might be the biggest. This year, USA Today selected Wildrye as one of 19 businesses up for its 2026 Best Craft Whiskey Distillery Award. People can vote for their favorite until Monday, Oct. 12, and the top ten will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Game Day in Bozeman: Where rodeo and football belong together
By Paige Rasmussen EBS CONTRIBUTOR Beneath the Bridger Range, Montana State University is ablaze with the sounds of a marching band playing songs of school spirit, while the football players part the crowds en route to the locker room. The smell of charcoal burning and hot dogs cooking floats from Bobcat Stadium above the rows of blue and gold. Beyond the tailgates, within earshot of the stadium speakers, the trailers arrive, and horses’ hooves hit pavement. It’s game day in Bozeman.
In Lodge Grass, Kaala’s Village aims to keep families together through recovery
By Mira Brody VP MEDIA A Crow grandmother drove out to gaze at the unfinished plywood walls of a building on the edge of Lodge Grass, Montana. She parked and sat there for an hour and a half, she later told Dr. Megkian Doyle, looking at the frame of what will soon be Kaala’s Village. “I just looked at it because I tried to do it, my daughter tried to do it, and I’ve just never been able to do it,” she told Doyle, executive director of Mountain Shadow Association.
Gov. Gianforte announces new director of Montana Department of Transportation
By Daily Montanan Staff DAILY MONTANAN Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Thursday that Larry Flynn will serve as the director of the Montana Department of Transportation. Flynn, deputy director since 2023, replaces outgoing MDT Director Chris Dorrington. “Larry Flynn is the right leader to continue the positive progress we’ve seen at MDT under Director Dorrington’s leadership,” Gianforte said in a statement.
Bozeman schools seek donations for coat drive, face growing need for winter gear
EBS STAFF Bozeman School District, the Bozeman Schools Foundation and First Presbyterian Church are collaborating to meet a growing need for winter gear for local students. Four years ago, 25 BSD7 students requested assistance in getting winter gear like coats, boots and snow pants. Last year, nearly 500 students requested help. BSD7 and BSF want to assure kids have gear that fits and keeps them warm on cold wintery days. Laura Kuntz, executive director of BSF noted in an Oct.