Facing a mostly mute crowd packed into City Hall on Monday night, the Boulder City Council unanimously approved the Fuller Subdivision at the east end of East Second Avenue.  Read Article

A bill currently sitting in Congress could close the few remaining gaps in the Continental Divide Trail, including one that interrupts the route in Jefferson County.  Read Article

Jefferson County's planned Western Legacy Center could be open as soon as Memorial Day in spring 2022, and a multi-million-dollar fundraising drive is underway to try to make it happen.  Read Article

The Montana Highway Patrol will give away office equipment and furniture, and an assortment of other items, for free at a community day this Saturday that will also feature free hotdogs and drinks, opportunities to meet troopers and tour a mobile DUI processing center, and, possibly, a Highw… Read Article

Over nine decades of meals, laughter, memories and music came to a screeching halt in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 30, when LaHood Park Steakhouse went up in flames. Read Article

Four years after Jefferson High School started seriously exploring the question of what to do with its cramped and aging campus, the moment of reckoning has arrived. Read Article

Youth Dynamics is in the process of raising $3 million to expand its facilities and programs—$2 million of which is slated to go toward the nonprofit's campus south of Boulder.  Read Article

Cold temperatures including freezing overnight lows, as well as a dusting of snow early this week, considerably reduced the activity of the Haystack Fire south of Boulder, which stood at 24,011 acres and 88% contained on Monday.  Read Article

What could the South Campus of the former Montana Developmental Center and the lands south of the fairground look like in the years and decades to come? County leaders aren't yet sure, but they're coming up with ideas and taking public comments in an attempt to figure it out.  Read Article

Clarification: Following the publication of this story, and in reference to her quote about the subdivision application's compliance with city regulations, Planning Board Member Sue Pasini clarified in an email to The Monitor that "I did not imply I was against the entire subdivision; just c… Read Article

For a third consecutive weekend, a massive plume of smoke rose from the mountains south of Boulder and towered over the town and surrounding terrain to the north and east, depending on the wind. But the smoke this past weekend was different: It was more from fires intentionally lit by the fi… Read Article

Five days, 25 local volunteers and 2,800 lunches—that’s what it took to feed hundreds of firefighters battling the Haystack Fire south of Boulder last week and weekend.   Read Article

The national forests that blanket the Elkhorn Mountains east of Boulder grew by 1,418 acres earlier this month, after a conservation effort by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Montana Fish & Wildlife Conservation Trust, and Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation resulted in the purchase—a… Read Article

The Golden Sunlight Mine in southern Jefferson County is on track to ship reprocessed tailings by the end of the year, after receiving approval for the project from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month.  Read Article

Cool temperatures and occasional rain showers slowed the growth of the Haystack Fire south of Boulder on Sunday and early this week after the fire exploded to more than 10,000 acres on Saturday, but dangerous fire conditions forecast for later this week and this weekend could accelerate the … Read Article

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The Haystack Fire east of Elk Park and southwest of Boulder has grown to more than 1,760 acres and is burning in the upper reaches of the Little Boulder River drainage after high winds, low moisture and hot temperatures helped the fire run about 1.5 miles to the northeast last week, expandin… Read Article

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A cherished Montana City restaurant has reopened, and now there’s a new place in town to burn off those calories, too.  Read Article

Eight dogs believed to have been abandoned near Galena Gulch between Boulder and Basin have been rescued by the Lewis & Clark Humane Society, with assistance from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and local volunteers.  Read Article

A wildfire was burning on a ridgeline west of Whitetail Road as of Tuesday, roughly between Whitetail Reservoir and Delmoe Lake.  Read Article

An abandoned house on the northeast side of Boulder burned to the ground around mid-afternoon on Sunday. As of Monday morning, no injuries had been reported and the cause of the fire remained unknown.  Read Article

Fire restrictions across Jefferson County have been rolled back from stage-two restrictions to stage-one restrictions—allowing, among other activities, campfires in designated areas and the operation of motor vehicles off-trail where otherwise normally allowed.  Read Article

Mental health counseling is available beginning today at the Boulder Medical Clinic on Main Street. Read Article

Basin’s resident jazz trombonist and vocalist, MJ Williams, has been nationally recognized as a 2021 Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association.  Read Article

After a pandemic-hobbled start last year, Whitehall Public Transportation is making another push to offer free public transit services within Boulder and from Boulder to Helena and Butte.  Read Article