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

At one time, the United States was a nation of stability, prosperity, hope and strength, and was envied by the world.  Read Article

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In economic development circles, mention of Wink, Texas, can prompt knowing looks. In 1961, Wink, population then 1,863, was on the downhill side of a boom-and-bust oil economy. According to news reports at the time, it applied for $336,000 in federal urban renewal funds to clean up its blig… Read Article

To fellow Montanans who say there is no threat to our voting rights in our country: Please consider that in 2021, 389 bills were proposed in 48 state legislatures to suppress our right to vote. In our own state of Montana, we saw four new laws enacted that restrict our access to voting: SB 5… Read Article

You know I write few letters to the editor, and you know that I read your paper carefully, but the long piece, How to Vaccinate a Rural County? It Starts With Trust, insulted my sense of value to the extent I thought I’d lend my hand to the two hours writing this might take. Nonsense. Read Article

Last month’s “Sweeping the Sidewalks” and the Cemetery preparation for Memorial Day were very productive. Volunteers at the Boulder Cemetery included Gyle Nix, Rhonda Craft, Sally Buckles, Deanie Ramey, Colleen Llewellyn, Steve McCauley, & the JHS Honor Society. If we missed anyone, plea… Read Article

One hundred thirty thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in Bozeman, Montana. Then an aspiring homeowner must fork out another $3,000 each month, which is more than two-thirds of their household’s paychecks if they make the median income for … Read Article

“The story of Boulder’s ‘Bryher Patch’/youth garden,” by Rochelle Hesford got me thinking — about thanking! It really does take a village to implement and sustain projects like community gardens. According to Hesford’s piece, it seems like many Boulder folks (and beyond) were able to benefit… Read Article

Did you know the Jefferson County Sanitarian and County Health Board want to create a Clancy Special Management Area using the current Clancy Water & Sewer District (CWSD) boundary that runs between the Legal Tender Bistro on the north end to the Elkhorn Rehab Hospital on the south end a… Read Article

Thanks to The Monitor for the wonderful graduation and Year in the Life of JHS section last week.  I was drawn to read every word — from the student interviews to the school staff’s challenges during this past year.  I am also inspired and hopeful of our future.    Read Article

Why doesn’t the Boulder Hot Spring let everyone who wants use the springs for healing? The Hot Springs are a gift from the Creator, are they not? Do we not all come from the same source?  Read Article

Hats off to the 2021 Graduates of Jefferson High! This year has had its challenges and you all have demonstrated your resiliency.  Read Article

For those who have never had the honor or privilege of attending a military funeral, I cannot adequately express how beautiful, sacred, and honorable the ceremonial traditions and customs of the United States Military are.  Read Article

I read with great interest the article, “Gold Rush: County plans for $2.4 million windfall” (May 12). It appears the folks planning how to spend — or is it invest? — this windfall have overlooked where this money is really coming from. It is being stolen from our kids, grandkids, and great-g… Read Article

Recently I saw an article about public lands being threatened. This article was sent Montana-wide by the Montana Wildlife Federation. It was an interesting read that claimed there were several bills set out to take away, intrude upon or defund public lands. I have been following the goings o… Read Article

Please email our Senators and ask them to oppose S. 1 because it gives the federal government too much authority over our local, state and national elections in ways inconsistent with Montana values and the U.S. Constitution. (https://www.tester.senate.gov/contact/; https://www.daines.senate… Read Article

=I joined the Basin Water and Sewer Board in March of 2015 along with MJ Williams. At that time, the three-member Board was in the process of raising the rates to help position the water system for improvements and to help qualify for state and federal funds.  When I recently reread the minu… Read Article

Many thanks to the former Basin Water and Sewer District Board in Basin for their hard work and dedicated service to our community. MJ Williams, Joy Lewis, Mike Jellison and Dave Englund, along with former water operator Nissa Manley and former board member Brian Gasch, have worked for the p… Read Article

The AS&CC Spay and Neuter Program would like to specially thank everyone for their constant help and support making our Low Cost Spay & Neuter program such a huge success. A big shout out for Cory Tebay of Western Veterinary Services for his constant help and support. Read Article

Once again, the Rally for Public Lands at the State Capitol was proof that our public lands and outdoor way of life bind us. The numbers bear it out: 89% of Montanans visit public lands every year; 64% hunt or fish; 79% consider themselves conservationists; and 89% say public lands positivel… Read Article

There is a lot of discussion about voting irregularities across the country and recently in Montana.  Read Article

If ‘We the People’ want to keep our Montana way of life we need to stop voting for or against people or parties and start focusing on policies. Read Article

Sharp-eyed longtime readers of the Monitor may have recognized the byline on the April 7 article about Montana’s distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Writer Katheryn Houghton began her professional journalism career as an intern for the Monitor. She was a warmly welcomed addition to the sta… Read Article

The Montana Legislature is working on plans to appropriate the nearly $3 billion American Rescue Plan Act funding package that Montana will receive from the federal government. Unfortunately, the Legislature is entertaining a controversial amendment in the bill to cut federal aid funds by 20… Read Article

Ms. Johnson makes an emotional plea in this week’s letters to the editor for voter suppression without any provision for voter integrity. Lets analyze her argument. Read Article

 It should be noted that when the work on the kiosk was being done, it was said that upon its completion the poop collection station was to be reinstalled.  I have sent several emails to City Hall and each time, I have been advised that the Department of Public Works will reinstall it.  Now … Read Article

The Boulder Fitness Club is in the process of relocating to the former high school gym on the west side of the Pietrasanta apartment building.  If you have exercise shoes or any other personal belongings at the Club, please remove them by April 15. Read Article

Why is our state representative Marta Bertoglio supporting voter suppression bill HB176 which eliminates same day voter registration on Election Day?  60,000 Montanans registered and voted on Election Day over the past 15 years.  Montanans have shown their support for this same day registrat… Read Article

The Jefferson County Public Health Department held a COVID vaccine clinic on Friday, March 19 at the Montana City Volunteer Fire Department Station at Montana City.   Read Article

I am following with interest the discussion of SB 215, which its sponsors claim to be some kind of protection of Montanans’ religious freedoms. It seems some folks are interested in the subject but might not yet have read the proposed bill/s.   Read Article