Pastor David Klass of Friendship Baptist Church in Clancy is prepared to hold a service Sunday after Gov. Steve Bullock last week began lifting social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19.  Read Article

Getting the gear needed to protect health workers and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis has “been a bit of a struggle,” according to Doug Dodge, Jefferson County disaster and emergency services coordinator Read Article

Jefferson County has managed to keep the number of COVID-19 cases down to two, and it’s been a few weeks since those individuals — a man and a woman — tested positive, said Karen Wandel, RN, department supervisor for Jefferson County Public Health.  Read Article

On April 17, Jefferson County will mail ballots to voters in Jefferson High School District No. 1 and Montana City School District No. 27. Up for vote in the former is one at-large trustee position with a three-year-term; in the latter, one trustee position with a three-year-term. The Monito… Read Article

A recap of what’s happened in Jefferson County since the March 25 issue of The Monitor. Read Article

Montana has not had a Republican governor since 2005. In the June 2 primaries, three candidates will vie for the chance to change that — among them Attorney General and Clancy resident Tim Fox. Read Article

Reported cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, came later to Montana than most of the rest of the country. But soon after the last edition of The Monitor was printed, local urgency heightened quickly: Jefferson County declared a state of emergency and limited ac… Read Article

On Sunday evening, March 15, Jefferson High School Superintendent Tim Norbeck had just arrived at home. He had canceled a motorcycling vacation with friends in the Southwest; that was to have been his first break ever during a school year. Read Article

Montana voters in state and overseas are scheduled to fill out their ballots between April 17 and June 2 to decide on Democratic and Republican candidates for Montana and national offices. A lot is at stake — the Governorship, Attorney General and Secretary of State, U.S. Senate and House se… Read Article

Instances of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had been reported in a few dozen states as of March 8, but not in Montana. Meanwhile, worldwide more than 100,000 infected people and over 3,600 deaths had been reported in 101 countries, according to the World Health Organization Situation Report, a… Read Article

At a special meeting held Feb. 21, Jefferson High School District No. 1 board members approved a $12,000 project to assess the condition of Jefferson High School’s buildings. Read Article

In February of 2019, Jefferson County launched discoverjeffersonmt.org, an interactive website to promote all things Jefferson County with an emphasis on recreation and tourism. The goal was simple – assist in creating an economic impact for the county. Jefferson County is perhaps the best k… 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

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In early January 2017 at the age of 17, Julie Shepherd of Jefferson City cut short her long, dark hair and donated it to an organization that makes wigs for children undergoing treatment for cancer. 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

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 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

Poet and Jefferson City resident Melissa Kwasny was named as one of Montana’s two poets laureate for the 2019-2021 term, with Helena’s M.L. Smoker. Read Article