On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 5:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m, a free boot camp program is offered at the Jefferson High School gymnasium. The boot camp is available to anyone at any fitness level. It includes weight training (technique and form), cardio exercises, as well as circuit train… Read Article Boot camp program free at JHS
In August of 2021, the Montana Highway Patrol officially made its move into the North Campus of Boulder’s former Montana Development Center. What originally attracted the MHP to the facility was its ample storage, vast open space and diverse array of highly configurable and versatile buildin… Read Article Highway Patrol eyes expansion
During the Jan. 17 City Council meeting, Boulder Cemetery Care Corporation President/Secretary Steve Goodson requested the City accept its gift of a columbarium. Read Article City Council approves Boulder cemetery columbarium, continues dog discussion
The Jefferson County Spelling Bee for students grades four through eight, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m at the Clancy Gym. Please enter through the gym doors. This year’s Spelling Bee will be streamed on the Clancy School Facebook page. Read Article Jeff County Spelling Bee set for Feb. 8
Creditors in the Montana Tunnels bankruptcy case and an agent from the U.S. Trustee met with Montana Tunnels Inc CEO Patrick Imeson on Jan. 17 to discuss the reasons behind the company's filing and its path forward. Throughout the meeting, Imeson maintained his stance that the mine would reo… Read Article Montana Tunnels: what’s next?
Nature Story Montessori’s Boulder location continues to thrive, as child care remains a need for the community. Jessica Shattuck, who owns all three Nature Story locations in Boulder, Montana City and Helena, said she is very pleased with the success of the facilities, particularly the Bould… Read Article Nature Story Montessori eyes possible expansion
The Jefferson County Commissioners approved $3,000 in funds at their Jan. 10 meeting to assist the Jefferson County DUI Task Force with its Super Bowl festivities. The Super Bowl parties will take place at Whitehall’s Assembly of God Church and at Jefferson High School on Sunday, Feb. 12. Read Article DUI Task Force to host Super Bowl parties
Boulder Elementary School is committing to the health and well-being of students and their families. One of the ways is by providing information and training on how to talk about, and prevent, suicide. For the past 30 years, Montana has ranked in the top five for suicide rates in the nation… Read Article Boulder Elementary emphasizing suicide prevention
The people of the Boulder community may have noticed a large Whitehall Public Transportation van making the rounds, parking in front of the courthouse, at Mountain Good and at the Boulder Community Library. Read Article New driver hired to service Boulder, North County for Whitehall Public Transportation
The 21st Century Community Learning Center, which offers out-of-school-time programming at Boulder Elementary School, Basin Elementary School and Jefferson High (as featured on page one) has been a blessing for Judy and Richard Workman, a retired couple new to Boulder from Arizona. Read Article 21st Century programs provide alternatives for youth
Jefferson Local Development Corporation Executive Director Eric Seidensticker announced during the Dec. 21 board meeting that he is stepping down. His resignation comes three months after a divisive board decision to purchase the Roberts building in Whitehall. Read Article Seidensticker resigns as JLDC director
For close to nine years, Greg Hughes of The River has provided three meals a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for the Jefferson County Jail. This partnership is ending, effective Feb. 28, a decision Hughes made as a result of the River closing and not having the labor needed to meet t… Read Article River ends contract with jail
The Boulder Senior Dinner Club has officially resumed meals, according to Steven Ferriter of the Rocky Mountain Development Council. Beginning Jan. 17, the Boulder Senior Dinner Club will resume its regularly scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. F… Read Article Senior Lunch returns
On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office gathered at the courthouse for a special ceremony, where new sheriff Tom Grimsrud invited deputies and their families to celebrate new officers. Read Article Undersheriff, new deputies sworn in at courthouse
The Helena-area’s Oro Fino Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution contributed more than $2,000 of gifts and hundreds of volunteer hours to area veterans for the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays during December. Read Article Local DAR honor veterans over the holidays
The Boulder Community Library is delighted to announce our upcoming author event to kick off the New Year. Hailing from Billings, Montana, this award-winning author will be featured at our library on Jan. 25. Read Article Author event kicks off New Year
In the wake of Montana Tunnels Mining’s Dec. 5 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, creditors are evaluating their options to collect their portion of the $29.64 million in unsecured debts owed by the owner of the shuttered Jefferson City-based mine. Read Article Creditors gird for Tunnels bankruptcy
The highly anticipated makeover of the Youth Dynamics Inc. Alternative Youth Adventures campus is becoming more of a reality, as SMA Architects expect to break ground on the new facility by late June or early July of 2023. A Request for Proposal is expected to go out by the end of the month. Read Article YDI facility to expand this summer
High school students in Jefferson City and the surrounding areas now have a designated parking area, five months after the Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department discontinued the prior parking arrangements due to insurance issues. Read Article Jefferson City parking/bus lot complete
Wellness Within Therapeutic Massage has officially opened at 207 N. Main Street (next to Boulder Cash), an endeavor that is the very definition of a labor of love for Sandra Sample and her husband Kirt. For the past nine years – following graduation from Bozeman’s Health Works Institute – Sa… Read Article Labor of Love: Sandra Sample opens massage studio
More activities are on their way to the Boulder Community Library after the organization recently received $5,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds, according to Friends of the Library representative Jeanie Thiel. Read Article Friends of the library receives $5,000 in ARPA funds
Editor's note: This story has been updated since original Dec. 21 publication Read Article Drug task force makes major bust in southwest Montana
Correction: the previously printed version of this article had Becki Kennedy misidentified as Becky Jackson. The Monitor apologizes for any confusion or inconvenience. Read Article JLDC closes on Roberts building
Boulder’s new child care center will have to wait a few more months to open its doors. Southwest Montana Youth Partners has not yet received the State building permit that is necessary before Rachel Supalla’s 30-child Discovery Kidzone can officially embark on its new location – the modular … Read Article Child care facility delayed
Whitehall Public Transportation Manager Teresa Oyama is at a loss. Read Article Boulder shuttle faces risk of shutdown
Dec. 16, 1862, 160 years ago: William A. Clark is born in Colorado. Clark would serve as an attorney in Virginia City for 25 years before being elected to Congress in 1895. In 1912, he would become Judge for the Fifth Judicial District from 1912 until his death in 1921. Most notably, he was … Read Article This month in Montana history
Court dates for the case of Tim McKenrick v. State of Montana have been postponed to February after the defense filed a motion for order continuing all court dates and deadlines to allow the defendant to receive a decision on the statutory issue being addressed in the case. Read Article McKenrick trial rescheduled for February
The annual Boulder Community Christmas Dinner is set for Sunday, Dec. 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Boulder Elementary School Gym. The Boulder Kiwanis Club will supply the ham, turkey, potatoes and gravy, stuffing, rolls and desserts. Those who attend are encouraged to bring a side dish t… Read Article Boulder Community Christmas dinner set for Dec. 11
December is upon us and the holiday season is here. The Boulder Community Library has a seasoned calendar for the upcoming month. We cordially invite one and all to attend library events and take advantage of all the services available. Read Article Ho Ho Holiday happenings at the Boulder Library
Jefferson County Commissioners announced at their Nov. 29 meeting they will no longer pursue the River building as a location for the Public Health Department expansion. Read Article County won’t purchase The River
Maintaining ambulance services is a persistent challenge in many rural communities. Small-town Americans tend to be older and in poorer health than people in urban areas, according to the National Rural Health Association. Reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid typically don’t cover the o… Read Article County weighs possible ambulance district
Superintendent/Principal Jeff Elliott is continually encouraged by the growth he’s seeing at Boulder Elementary, despite the challenges that come with it. Read Article Boulder Elementary considering additional classrooms
On Sunday, Dec. 4, starting at 6 p.m., Life Church of Boulder is taking the community back in time for its special Christmas program, “A Night in Bethlehem.” Read Article Life Church resurrects the little town of Bethlehem
There was a small turnout at the Nov. 15 Jefferson County Commission meeting, but those in attendance were audibly surprised when Commissioner Cory Kirsch announced the estimate he received for renovations and rehabilitation to turn the River building on 104 N. Main Street into a new, larger… Read Article River building rehab costlier than expected
Winter woes have returned for the Rocky Mountain Development Council, which has once again put a pause on the Boulder Daily Dinner Club which served warm meals at the Boulder-Basin Senior Center three days a week. Read Article Dinner club services paused, cook needed
Guard your Christmas trees and hide your presents because the Grinch is coming to Jefferson County. Read Article The Grinch stole the fire department
By the time the sun rose on Nov. 9, the two contested Jefferson County races appeared to have clear winners, as Sheriff candidate Tom Grimsrud led Chad Cross and county commission candidate Dan Hagerty led Mary Janacaro Hensleigh. The Board of Canvassers will certify the election. As the pro… Read Article After the vote, candidates reflect: Relief, gratitude and silver linings
Clerk and Recorder Ginger Kunz had a hard time believing her eyes when she saw voter turnout in Jefferson County was only 69%. Read Article Voter turnout declines from 2018 rate
A check for $1,500 was presented to Boulder’s Heritage Center by See ‘N’ Save thrift shop volunteers during their open house Saturday, November 12. About 40 people turned out to celebrate and acknowledge the work of the two all-volunteer organizations. Read Article Heritage Center celebrated by community
As of Oct. 1, Dror Baruch Gravett, formerly of Seattle, is officially the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Boulder Administration Services, taking the place of Bruce and Jackie Wagner, who started the business in 1998. Read Article Boulder Administrative Services introduce new CEO
At the Nov. 1 Jefferson County Commissioner meeting, commissioners approved $30,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for both Boulder and Whitehall water and sewer departments. Read Article Commissioners approve ARPA funds for Boulder, Whitehall water departments
This year the Jefferson High School Thespians are kicking off their performance season with “The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)” from the Reduced Shakespeare Company. This play is similar to “The Complete Works of Shakespeare and The Complete World of Sports that the thespians perform… Read Article JHS thespians present ‘The History of Comedy’
New city of Boulder code enforcement officer Chris Mosher prefers a different job title. Read Article City code employee more facilitator than enforcer
The Boulder Community Library is one of the four fabulous community libraries in Jefferson County. It offers books, audiobooks, DVDs, internet access, online reference catalogs, in-house programming and much more. Read Article November Happenings at the Boulder Community Library
Responding to questions by email, House District 75 representative Marta Bertoglio, who won her Republican primary in June and is running with no Democratic opposition on Nov. 8, shares what she's learned from her first term and how it’s changed her. Read Article Marta Bertoglio reflects on her first term as HD75 rep
Jefferson County Commissioners and Public Health Director Pam Hanna have expressed interest in the County purchasing The River building on Main Street to fulfill the department’s need for expansion. Read Article Public Health, County consider purchase of River building
In a Volunteer Hall decked out in spider webs and skeletons for “Fright Night” festivities, candidates for County Commissioner and Sheriff faced off Monday evening at a Boulder Monitor Forum – most often revealing how much they agreed on key issues facing Jefferson County. Read Article At Monitor forum, candidates find much to agree on
On Nov. 8, county voters will elect a new commissioner to succeed longtime chair Leonard Wortman. Boulder Monitor editor Charlie Denison visited with candidates Mary Janacero Hensleigh and Dan Hagerty to provide voters an in-depth look on why they’re running and how they’d approach the posit… Read Article “Mary the Mayor” Vs. “Deputy Dan:” A look at the Jefferson County Commissioner candidates
Jefferson High School’s student population keeps growing, creating complications in the classrooms for teachers. Read Article More students, more problems JHS experiences growing pains
Boulder Monitor editor Charlie Denison visited with Jefferson County Sheriff Candidates Chad Cross and Tom Grimsrud to help provide voters with an in-depth look on why they’re running and how they’d approach the position. For more information on those who are running the Monitor is hosting a… Read Article A look at the Jefferson County Sheriff candidates