The Jefferson County Commission on Feb. 4 agreed to consider increasing the annual solid waste fee by $20 to $149.69. A public hearing on the matter is expected to be held later this month. Read Article
Beginning Monday, Feb. 10, Jefferson County will survey residents about the availability of health and other services following a similar survey of service providers completed last fall. Read Article
Talks continue about revising the lease for Clancy’s Old Red Schoolhouse, with the North Jefferson County Library District board signaling it’s looking into what it would take to buy the facility from Clancy School, which leases the building to Jefferson County in a $1, 99-year agreement. Read Article
Jefferson County is updating its Growth Policy, and asking residents to participate in the process. Read Article
Animal Shelter & Care Committee, the all-volunteer group that’s working to establish an animal shelter for Jefferson County, is looking for Boulder-area and North County residents to join its foster care program. Read Article
Jefferson County Radio is presenting some special locally produced programming for the holiday season. Read Article
The Animal Shelter and Care Committee (AS&CC) of Boulder will start meeting twice monthly as part of its efforts to build a countywide animal shelter. Read Article
The Jefferson County Commission on Nov. 26 approved a resolution establishing a Capital Improvement Fund for the Jefferson County Solid Waste District. Read Article
The Clancy Water and Sewer District board at its Nov. 26 meeting approved a statement of work that will cover past project management fees and upcoming work related to the proposed development of a public water supply. Grant funds will pay for the $49,300 contract between the District and Gr… Read Article
An agreement between the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Jefferson High School will allow cheerleaders and other athletes to practice in the otherwise unused gym on the former Montana Developmental Center campus. Read Article
With the blessing of the Jefferson High School District No. 1 board, Superintendent Tim Norbeck will explore the feasibility of the district buying a nearby home that’s been for sale “for quite some time.” Read Article
Jefferson High might soon have a Boulder Police officer onsite for one hour a day, four days a week. Read Article
A regional federal advisory committee that reviews and recommends projects for funding to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Supervisor is accepting proposals for the first time in about two years. Read Article
Clancy United Methodist Church Choir will perform the Celtic Christmas cantata “Have You Heard?” twice locally. Read Article
Despite sparse attendance, three meetings held recently to inform parents about the challenges young people face reached key people, said Barb Reiter, Jefferson County’s prevention specialist and DUI task force coordinator and the meetings’ organizer. Read Article
Last winter, Energy Share helped a family facing hardship — a vehicle needing repair, sewer issues, high heating bills and a failed water heater — to keep their heat on, according to a news release from the nonprofit. Read Article
HELENA — Growing old may not be for the faint of heart but, as anyone over 40 will tell you, it sure beats the alternative. Read Article
The lease for Clancy’s Old Red Schoolhouse might be ambiguous, but not so the special place the facility has in the hearts of the north county communities it serves in many ways. Read Article
Trick-or-treating photos from Boulder, Clancy and Jefferson City. Read Article
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The latest student podcasts from Clancy School: Read Article
A long-closed library in northwest North Dakota reopened this year with a little help from its friends -- among them the North Jefferson County Friends of the Library. Read Article
The next step in an effort to reopen an old gym in Clancy -- remediating asbestos and other contaminants -- is anticipated to be completed over the winter, according to an Oct. 25 email from Jefferson Local Development Corporation co-manager Tom Harrington. Read Article
The latest student podcast from Clancy School: Read Article
Clancy School has launched a weekly student podcast – and The Monitor is happy to feature the podcasts as they're produced. Read Article
The results of a demographic and community study of Jefferson High School District No. 1 begun in May are now available to the public. Read Article
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
The Jefferson Local Development Corporation recently recognized three Jefferson County businesses with various awards that were presented at an annual JLDC dinner on Aug. 22. Read Article
Clancy School postponed opening from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Read Article
The Volunteer Gap
Boulder’s Fourth of July celebration lacked some of its usual sparkle this year. The parade and fireworks were held, but not the usual egg-on-a-spoon races, dunk tank and other post-parade activities in Veterans Park. Read Article
Environmental testing found the presence of asbestos and other “contaminants of potential concern” in a dormant Clancy gym some residents hope to reopen. A related report estimated an abatement cost of $40,897. Read Article
Jefferson County is seeking residents’ suggestions as it develops a capital improvement plan that will identify and prioritize improvement projects throughout the county. Read Article
On Friday, June 28 at 3 p.m, Maloi Lannan, 12, of Barney Creek Livestock in Paradise Valley will visit Clancy Library as a part of her 4-H project to teach Montana kids about regenerative agriculture — the sustainable and responsible treatment of ranch lands and animals. Read Article
Families from around Clancy came out to the Summer Reading Program Kick-off at Clancy Volunteer Fire Department on June 11. Read Article
For the past three semesters, Clancy Elementary School has had friendly canines roaming its halls. But the dogs aren’t there for the cafeteria food; they’re there to read! Or rather, to be read to. Read Article
For the 41 years of her career, Dawn Ruf has taught the same grade (fourth) in the same town (Clancy). On May 28, as she surveyed Clancy School’s 39 fourth-graders, she could point out half a dozen whose parents she taught. Read Article
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