For immediate release: December 15, 2021 The holidays have arrived. As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober driver or using a rideshare service. Don’t spend your holidays in jail, or worse, in an ambulance. See the full press release…

For immediate release: December 13, 2021   Media contact: Patrick Lonergan, Chief of Gallatin County Emergency Management patrick@readygallatin.com 406-548-0116 When Montanans are in need, we answer the call and in Gallatin County that is no different. Recently five of our own first responders assisted a small central Montana town that was being ravaged by a…

For immediate release: December 13, 2021 Media Contact: Andrea Lower, Treatment Court Coordinator 406-582-3700  andrea.lower@gallatin.mt.gov Gallatin County Treatment Court will be holding its annual celebration on Friday, Dec. 17. Treatment Court will begin at 9 AM in the 18th Judicial District Court – Department 3 – Judge John Brown’s courtroom at the Law and Justice…

There has been a recent uptick in “spear phishing” cyber-attacks in the Big Sky area. Spear phishing uniquely targets specific individuals or businesses by constructing messages that sound trustworthy. Spear phishing messages may appear to come from trusted individuals with fake email addresses which are created to look similar to someone you know. The content…

For immediate release: December 1, 2021 The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that three more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here. You can find your COVID-19 vaccine from local pharmacies and clinics throughout the county. It is highly recommended that you make…

For immediate release: November 29, 2021 The Big Sky Country State Fair is honored to announce they received 12 awards in various categories in the 2021 International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Virtual Awards Show. Click here for the full press release.  Media contact: Amanda Hartman, Gallatin County Fairgrounds Marketing & Sponsorship Coordinator Amanda.Hartman@gallatin.mt.gov…

Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools   For immediate release: November 24, 2022 Media contact: Matthew Henry, Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools 406-582-3090 matthew.henry@gallatin.mt.gov After two years of virtual and cancelled state spelling bees, Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools Matthew Henry has announced that the 2022 Treasure State Spelling Bee will be held in person in…

On November 23, 2021, at 10:44 AM, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call for a hiker with a possible broken ankle on the M Trail.  The hiker was one half mile up the trail. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue Volunteers, AMR, and Bridger Canyon Fire responded to the M Trailhead.  Volunteers met with the…

For immediate release: November 23, 2021 The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here. Last week, the CDC and the ACIP expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older…

For immediate release: November 23, 2021 The Gallatin County Commission voted today to provide a $309,000 subgrant award from the county’s COVID-19 relief funds to Greater Gallatin United Way (GGUW) to stabilize and staff the afterschool childcare program known as kidsLINK. Out-of-school-time programming will assist families, businesses and school districts in Gallatin County by rebuilding…