Why are Montana Republicans attacking local control? Montanans cherish local control. Our treasured state constitution puts power in the hands of those who are elected in our communities, people like school board members and city and county commissioners. Read Article

Jefferson High School District voters are being asked to approve a major building bond. The last time that happened was in the mid-1980s. Read Article

Many of us here in Jefferson County are tired of party politics and feeling ignored by political elites who only care about their own agendas. These days it seems like elections are so partisan that no one really wins. We have to ensure that our elections are fair from the very beginning whe… Read Article

Last week, the Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling to allow the government to continue paying their past debts, thereby avoiding a government default that would cause a catastrophic financial disaster for our country (per Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair). If… Read Article

We are writing in support of Jefferson High's upcoming bond election. Our kids attended JHS, so we had many years of attending events there, and multiple generations of our family are JHS alumni. Even though we are of retirement age, we have grandchildren who will attend JHS in the future. H… Read Article

I support JHS’s bond because I support children. I support their education base that will guide them to becoming engaged citizens. This past week, I had the pleasure of taking students to the Last Chance Pow Wow in Helena. What struck me was that the theme, the reason to have the pow wow, wa… Read Article

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), our state has an opportunity to make unprecedented investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure. We have a chance to catapult our state forward, but only if we have the workforce available to build that infrastructure. If there aren’… Read Article

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For 14 years, the Animal Shelter and Care Committee has been providing a low-cost spay and neuter program in Jefferson County with the goal to one day build and facilitate an animal shelter facility in Jefferson County. Read Article

Kudos and more kudos to our new editor and The Boulder Monitor! The Monitor has taken on a great many improvements. I particularly congratulate you on your use of our friends and neighbors to share their passion, wealth of knowledge, and wisdom. Read Article

This letter is a response to the "When free speech damages democracy" publisher's note in the Sept. 8 Boulder Monitor. I remembered a few times when the F-word was used to slander me. Read Article

"Stop all the negativity!" Read Article

The Monitor fairly represents the region’s diverse range of perspective. Read Article

I read the editorial by Keith Hammonds regarding freedom of speech and have some comments.  Read Article

Are y’all done acting like children yet? Enough is enough! Read Article

You may not like Joe Biden but he is our president. I may not have liked Donald Trump as president, but I didn't fly a flag or display a bumper sticker using vulgar language in front of children and adults to register my dislike. The office of the President of the United States must be respe… Read Article

This morning an email from a high school classmate sparked recollections of a children's Bible school song from my youth, with verses: "Be careful, little ears, what you hear," "Be careful, little mouth, what you say," and "Be careful, little hands, what you do". Read Article

I was appalled and disgusted to see the vulgar slur about Biden in the Rodeo Parade. This was the totally wrong time and place to express your thoughts.This was a fun family event.  Read Article

While watching the wonderful rodeo parade in Boulder, I was very disgusted when I saw the large grey flag with rude political words regarding our U.S. president, and in smaller letters referring to all those that voted for him, boldly flying on a pickup pulling the float for the Outlaw Saloo… Read Article

If you were at the Rodeo Parade in Boulder on Aug. 28, you probably saw it: A silver pickup truck driving down Main Street, its bed festooned with two flags—one, the United States stars and stripes, the other bearing the words, “F--- Biden.” Read Article

Whoever the shameless people are that entered the rodeo parade with a flag stating "F--- Biden" owe our community, and especially our young people, a sincere apology.  Read Article

Thank you for bringing your wonderful exhibits to the Jefferson County Fair! Thank you, especially, for your patience with the new online entry system. It was far from smooth. We are already working on next year's fair and working out the kinks, so entering your exhibits will be much easier.… Read Article

The JCRA would like to thank YOU ALL for the support of our rodeos! Our loyal sponsors, attendees and volunteers made this year’s rodeos the best ones yet. Thank you to Vossler Excavating and L&P Grocery for purchasing the wood calcutta, and thank you to all of our Wild Ride and calf dre… Read Article

The Boulder Kiwanis Club thanks everyone who supported our concessions stand at the 2021 Boulder Chamber of Commerce Car Show! The proceeds will be used to support our many projects for kids in the Boulder area. We received some very generous donations and truly appreciate the support we rec… Read Article

For the past couple months, I have been cautiously optimistic that our county is moving toward a healthy trend related to COVID-19 illness. Case counts and hospitalizations have been down. Vaccination rates have consistently increased. Public health staff have focused time and energy on othe… Read Article

To the previous Basin Water and Sewer District board members:  Read Article

"In a democracy, we are free to do many things, but we are not free to ignore the truth." —Jonathan Schell Read Article

The Fun Pianos Show is on tap at the Jefferson County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring two pianists and plenty of good-natured competition, the live show is a guaranteed good time for people of all ages.  Read Article

Hello, I am the new fire chief in Jefferson City. Just letting you know a little about myself. I have lived here in Montana for 29 years. I have lived in Jefferson City for 21 years. I have four children; two live here in Montana, one in Arizona and one in California. I am retired from my bu… Read Article

I find it interesting that the new Basin Water and Sewer District board is jumping on the government funding bandwagon. These same people, before they became the current board members, made it clear that they didn’t want to use any government money. The current board members and some communi… Read Article

Right now, our access to voting is being chipped away in Montana and across the country. Did you know that for the past 15 years, over 60,000 Montanans registered and voted on Election Day without a single case of voter fraud? This access to voting is now gone. Starting this year, did you kn… Read Article

I would first like to thank Jane Lee Hamman for the wonderful column, "America's Vision: The Declaration of Independence," published in the July 28 issue of The Boulder Monitor. As a member of the state Board of Public Education, she will also avow the importance of September 17.  Read Article

I enjoyed Jodi Makela’s poem about Joe Archibald in last week’s Boulder Monitor. As a former editor of the newspaper and at risk of being accused of bias—never a good time for a journalist—I will admit to favoring the line, "The Boulder Monitor always broughten." Read Article

My husband and I took a tour recently which took us through Boulder and we decided to stop at The River cafe. We have lived in the western part of Montana for 50 years and are checking out the lovely backroads of our home state. We were so impressed with the local folks we met in our brief s… Read Article

It has been a few issues ago that Aleka Kroitzsh, reporter for The Boulder Monitor, interviewed me and printed the article regarding the reopening of The Heritage Center after being closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic. Thanks to her and your newspaper for this. Read Article

The Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo is even more fun when you are a part of it! The Jefferson County Fair Board is looking for help with the 2021 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo, held Aug. 25–29 at the county Recreation Park south of Boulder. Read Article