UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. July 23: Firefighting crews from local volunteer agencies, Butte, the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and the U.S. Forest Service were mopping up the fire on Friday afternoon. The truck, which Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bud Sideri… Read Article

Jefferson County could become the next owner of the Montana Tunnels Mine, a large open-pit mine near Corbin, west of Jefferson City, and the state Department of Environmental Quality may take over the mine's permit.  Read Article

The Boulder City Council formally requested $110,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds from Jefferson County to purchase a building from Jim Darcy Elementary School north of Helena to use as a child care facility. The request for county ARPA funds will be discussed at the July 27 County Comm… Read Article

A fire that began on a propane grill on July 17 tore through a Montana City home, causing no injuries but destroying the home and prompting a massive firefighting response that prevented the blaze from becoming a wildfire.  Read Article

Jefferson County's North Tax Increment Finance Industrial District is operating at a deficit and unable to afford expenses and bond payments that exceed revenue, and leaders are unsure of the district's path forward.  Read Article

Boulder is currently in the market for—and, according to City Council President Drew Dawson, "really needs"—reliable ambulances. Boulder Ambulance Services currently has two ambulances, both of which are more than 20 years old, but a grant the city is vying for could help replace one of the … Read Article

Jefferson, Gallatin and Broadwater counties have committed funds to replace Meridian Bridge, a 107-year-old single-lane truss bridge at the junction of the counties and whose load limit is currently 2 tons per axle—the lowest rating before a bridge is deemed impassible, according to Jefferso… Read Article

Frustration over Basin Avenue's steep drop to the curb has reached a tipping point, and Jefferson County and the state of Montana plan to fix it. Read Article

Editor's note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of a project manager with FourFront Design. Her name is Jessica Holdren. The story has been updated. Read Article

Firefighters from Jefferson City, Clancy and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation responded to two fires in as many days this week—a wildfire that burned about 2 acres of forested land along Tizer Lake Road on June 30, and a small grass fire along Interstate 15 on Jul… Read Article

For the first time in nearly 40 years, Jefferson County has a new clerk and recorder: Ginger Kunz was sworn in and signed the oath of office shortly before noon on June 30.  Read Article

The new board of the Clancy Water and Sewer District—comprised entirely of former board members—was sworn in at the board’s meeting on June 22. It then began plotting a path forward for possible grant funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. Read Article

In 2001, Tom Harrington began working part-time at the then relatively new Jefferson Local Development Corporation. Since then, as co-head of the JLDC and an economic and community development agent at Montana State University’s Madison-Jefferson County Extension, he has been at the heart of… Read Article

Montana's top law enforcement agency will soon call Boulder home, but not quite as soon as originally planned: The Montana Highway Patrol's ongoing transition from Helena to the North Campus of the former Montana Developmental Center is expected to be complete by early August, pushed back fr… Read Article

Due to a printing error beyond our control, today's print edition of The Boulder Monitor is missing page 5. Page 6 was duplicated in its place. A copy of page 5, which featured two stories from the front page about Boulder City Council, is available with this note. The stories will be republ… Read Article

Editor's note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of a senior planner with Great West Engineering who consulted the city on water rights and usage. His name is Jerry Grebenc. The story has been updated. Read Article

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the city attorney. The Boulder City Attorney is Ed Guza. The story has been updated. Read Article

Local artists, craftsmen, farmers and other vendors will return to Veterans Park to sell their goods at the year’s first Farmers and Artisans Market on July 1. The market, which is sponsored by the Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce, will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday through the sum… Read Article

The date was set, the invites were sent out, and after much planning, Destiny Jensen was ready to marry her then-fiancé, Dell Jensen, on June 23, 2020, at the fairground in Boulder. However, the coronavirus pandemic had other plans for the Jensens: Restrictions on gatherings forced them to c… Read Article

The Golden Sunlight mine could soon increase employment, production and the amount of money it contributes to county and local budgets by reprocessing vast tailings piles at the facility—a proposed venture that government and mine officials say will also aid in remediating historic contamina… Read Article

The Heritage Center in Boulder will reopen its doors on June 21, just in time to welcome in the summer, according to the museum's vice president, Ellen Rae Thiel.  Read Article

A nationwide increase in the price of building materials has hit home in Jefferson County, challenging builders, contractors, suppliers, local governments and prospective homeowners.  Read Article

The dog days of the Boulder Cemetery could come to an end before the dog days of summer begin. Read Article

The Center for Mental Health will bring counseling services to an office in Boulder Catholic Church’s parish hall starting June 25. Licensed Clinical and Professional Counselor Jessica Gruber from the CMH in Helena will offer in-person counseling appointments every Friday from 1–5 p.m. Read Article

The Jefferson County Commission on June 1 forgave a $200,000 loan of metal mines funds made to the Jefferson Local Development Corporation in 2015 to help restore Whitehall’s historic Borden’s building.  Read Article

When it comes to the race for space in Montana, it isn’t just about where to live, but where to keep your stuff. And right now, that storage space is hard to find. Read Article

In the wake of the County Health Board’s May 18 vote to rescind restrictions on public gatherings, two events are in the works: Read Article