Jefferson High students had only been waiting for, like, a year. On Saturday, May 8, prom finally arrived. Some 156 students entered the White Barn at the county fairgrounds and marched through a “Secret Garden”-themed arch. Royalty were introduced, a queen and king named. Then, parents (and… Read Article
With the coming of spring and the end of a long winter, branding parties fill the social calendar for Valley residents. Cows commonly give birth to their calves between January and early April. The calves are then branded to reflect their origin and ownership. The branding process is labor i… Read Article
State Senator Edie McClafferty and Representative Marta Bertoglio report back to constituents on proceedings of the 67th Montana State Legislature. The forum was co-hosted by the Boulder Monitor and the Boulder Transition Advisory Committee, and was hosted by Monitor Publisher Keith Hammonds Read Article
The Clancy Cougars traveled to Boulder on March 17 to take on the Panthers at Boulder Elementary School. The Cougars, which had a flair for scoring in the final seconds of a quarter, defeated the Panthers 30-11. Clancy’s Hannah Stevens, #5 was the high scorer for the Cougars with 12 points,… Read Article
After missing a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes return to the field, track, court, and course. Read Article
The Jefferson High School girls basketball prevailed last week, earning the team a spot in the divisional tournament in Billings. The boys, however, were unable to move forward and will have to wait until next year. For more on the games, see Sports. (Photos by Rose Johnson) Read Article
Ten newly trained firefighters graduated Saturday after completing the 60-hour Jefferson County Basic Firefighter Training, sponsored by the Jefferson County Fire Council. Read Article
The 7th grade Clancy Cougars took on East Valley on Feb. 11, losing by just three points, 41-38. The Jefferson High School Panthers had a busy week of games, with the highlight being the defeat of the Whitehall Trojans for both the boys and the girls varsity teams. The Panther boys won 64-63… Read Article
On January 31, State Senator Edie McClafferty (D-Butte) and Representative Marta Bertoglio (R-Clancy) joined Monitor Publisher Keith Hammonds to discuss the issues emerging in the 67th Montana State Legislature. The first Jefferson County Legislator Forum was co-sponsored by The Monitor and … Read Article
With the boys varsity and JV sidelined due to being quarantined, it was time for the boys C team and girls' teams to have center stage. The C team boys lost to Manhattan, 51-33. The girls varsity defeated the Tigers 54-42. Read Article
The global pandemic changed everything. People stayed home. School went virtual. Everyone went a little stir-crazy. But Jefferson County figured out how to make it work. Here are photos from The Monitor's pages that tell the story. Read Article
Jefferson County firefighters have begun basic instruction, a 60-hour course sponsored by the Jefferson County Fire Council and which takes several months to complete. Read Article
The Clancy Library hosted its annual Trunk or Treat Saturday to celebrate Halloween, with the help of organizer, Mickey Senechal, and the Jefferson County Public Health Department. Read Article
Thanks to those who joined last night's great candidate forum for Senate District 38 with Jim Buterbaugh and Edie McClafferty. If you missed the fun but want to catch the replay, follow this link. (You'll need this password: 75Jd+s3&) Read Article
The Animal Shelter and Care Committee, or AS&CC, hosted a spay and neuter clinic on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, at Jefferson High School. The AS&CC works with Spay Montana, with donations used to fund the next clinic. In all, the team spayed and neutered 102 cats over the two-da… Read Article
Jefferson County residents of all ages have been fulfilling the need for fabric masks in the fight against COVID-19. Read Article
After Gov. Steve Bullock issued a stay-at-home order to combat the COVID-19 threat, Jefferson High School teacher and Boulder photographer Dawn Smartnick had to cancel some previously scheduled family portrait sessions. Read Article
Jefferson County residents respond to the novel coronavirus. Read Article
Dawn Smartnick’s anatomy class and Steve McCauley’s dual-credit biology class took a science field trip to Montana Tech in Butte Feb. 28. Students studied cadavers, programmed robots, extracted DNA from cheek cells and more. Read Article
The Boulder Circuit Breakers -- eighth-grader Kael Hesford, sixth-graders Kaylee Bridgewater and Lane Phillips, and fifth-graders Gavin Phillips and Kale Strozewski -- spent part of Sunday evening at Boulder Community Library preparing for the First Lego League Tournament that takes place at… Read Article
Plans to redevelop the MDC campus are still in limbo. The Cowboy Hall of Fame didn’t happen. But lots did. A look back at the moments, good and otherwise, that shaped 2019 in Jefferson County. Read Article
Boulder and Bull Mountain Volunteer Fire Departments responded Dec. 20 to their annual tradition of delivering Christmas cheer to students at Basin and Boulder Elementary schools. They also visited city and county offices along the way. Read Article
Boulder United Methodist Church members, preparing for their holiday bake sale, set up an assembly line for apple pies at Fellowship Hall Dec. 1. Read Article
The Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 16 at Jefferson High School. Read Article
Drama students performed “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the south gym at Jefferson High. Read Article
Annual Veterans Day ceremony and lunch held at Jefferson High Nov. 11. Read Article
Trick-or-treating photos from Boulder, Clancy and Jefferson City. Read Article
Boulder and Whitehall this past weekend both kicked off four nights of pre-Halloween fun for kids and families: “Big Rock Fright Nights” at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Boulder, and “Screams Come True” at the Whitehall Community Center. There is still one more weekend to attend both e… Read Article
Sixty-eight dogs and cats were spayed or neutered during a clinic held by Animal Shelter and Care Committee (AS&CC) inside the Jefferson High south gym Saturday, Oct. 19. Read Article
Dozens of people filled a community room at Montana City Fire Station 1 to celebrate Rick Abraham’s retirement Sept. 28. Abraham, who has been fire chief for 19 of his 30 years with the department, is retiring to spend more time with his family. Read Article
HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry’s annual Labor Day Report touts the strength of the state economy, saying Montana has added tens of thousands of jobs since the Great Recession ended in 2009. Read Article
Dozens attended the 12th Annual Boulder Chamber of Commerce Music and Arts Festival at Veterans Park in Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 7, despite the occasional rain. Read Article
Jefferson High seniors made a traditional pilgrimage on Friday, Sept. 6 when they hiked up a hill overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class. Read Article
2019 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Read Article
2019 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Read Article
2019 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Read Article
2019 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Read Article
2019 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo Read Article
