For Jefferson High’s 2019 Homecoming, Nan Voorhees and Chad Senechal of the Class of 1999 organized their 20-year reunion and also invited former students from the surrounding years. Read Article

Artists, authors and other creative types might someday be among those using the former Montana Developmental Center campus — specifically, its historic and long-dormant former administration building. Read Article

HELENA — Montana is, in fact, a country for old men, and women too, according to demographic statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, which indicate that based on median age, Montana holds the distinction of grayest state in the west. Read Article

An old ‘locomotive’ being towed in a parade on Boulder’s Main Street Aug. 24 was continuing a journey begun in 1958. Read Article

No one was injured in a Sunday evening house fire in Montana City that caused an estimated $250,000 in damages and roused a multi-agency response, reported Montana City Volunteer Fire Chief Lyn Stimpson. Read Article

Disagreement, uncertainty and hesitation continue to surround the proposed building of an estimated $2.9 million centralized water system in Clancy, with the potential cost to customers an ongoing sticking point despite secured and potential grants and the support of local businesses and cou… Read Article

Mutual aid and a quick-thinking residents helped Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department tame a wildland fire about two miles south of town Friday evening. Jefferson City VFD Fire Chief Bud Siderits said the fire was reported about 6 p.m. Five of the department’s volunteer firefighters resp… Read Article

All-Around Cowgirl Award Read Article

Kids Horse Show Read Article

How can you put a price on a good, home-baked pie? Actually, it’s not that hard: You put a fast-talking auctioneer on a table-top, fill a barn with a few dozen highly competitive folks, and let the bidding begin. At the Jefferson County Fair’s annual baked goods auction on Saturday night, th… Read Article

The 27th annual Boulder car show was held on Aug. 24 in Veteran’s Park. Seventy-one cars and trucks were entered in the event sponsored by the Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce. Read Article

The Boulder City Council appointed a new member at its Aug. 19 meeting. Read Article

At the Jefferson High School District No. 1 School Board meeting on Aug. 13, the board discussed the school’s plan for hiring a student resource officer (SRO) and approved the final report submitted by SMA Architects last month. Read Article

Mason Nussbaum (related story) spent two weeks of her Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation internship — June 3 to June 14 — at XC Ranch south of Boulder, where she helped change water lines, participated in “Range Day” on June 10 and “set a high bar for interns in the fut… Read Article

Across rural America, public safety volunteers are in decline. Their dwindling ranks are determining how fires are fought and how emergency medical care is provided. Rural communities that have long relied heavily on volunteers for these services are struggling to fill the gap. Read Article

DES MOINES — Former Vice President Joe Biden drew more people, but Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a presumptive long shot in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, still was able to rouse Democrats and generally curious Iowans who heard both men speak at the Iowa State Fair Thursday. Read Article

The Riverside Correctional Facility in Boulder is wrapping up a transition delayed for months mostly due to remodeling issues. Read Article