Ennis News

The new Madison River Special Recreation Permit program has been largely successful this spring, said Maria Blevins, the Madison River manager for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Severe weather hit parts of southwest Montana on Tuesday with straight line winds being clocked at 67 mph in Ennis.

Kristina Kay Valtinson and Duncan Freelan McMullin plan to be married July 3. Parents of the couple are Lynn and Patricia Valtinson of Great Falls and Paul and Karen McMullin of Ennis. via Great Falls Tribune

“I was just doing my job as a human being”

BUTTE, - The Idaho State Police have honored two Butte men for rescuing an Idaho couple from a burning pickup truck in March. via Great Falls Tribune

“If the transmission gets built, we'll be providing low-carbon, green energy to the West”

A new breed of prospector is scouring Montana's hills, but wind is the resource it seeks. via Great Falls Tribune

Frederick J. David, 65, of Ennis, Mont., died Monday, March 17, 2008. He was born Sept. via Tribune-Chronicle

A uniquely American twist on the eco-lodge concept, The Lodge at Sun Ranch offers pampered seclusion in the heart of the real-world Sun Ranch sustainable ranching operation in southwestern Montana's ... via Hotel Online

A documentary following five girls basketball teams won the prestigious Big Sky Award at the Big Sky Film Festival in Bozeman last week. via Great Falls Tribune

C. Robert "Bob" Miller announced Friday he is running as a Republican candidate for House District 71, which includes parts of Jefferson and Madison counties including Big Sky, Ennis, Virginia City, Harrison, ... via Montana Standard

“I still don't know the identity of the man who saved my life”

Bistro owner relates life-saving experinence By Keeley Fitzgerald for The Three Rivers Edition - 02/05/2008 High Country Bistro owner Chris Kauffman offers customers variety with an ever-changing and unique ... via Montana Standard

“I decided this was going to be an exciting election year”

In the upstairs room of the Ennis Cafe, bedecked with red, white and blue streamers and balloons, about 30 people participated in the Republican caucus in Madison County, and overwhelmingly supported Ron Paul. via Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“I came to appreciate how much a project like that bands a community together”

Sam Korsmoe sees this rural community as "The Little Engine that Could." Just like the train and its "I think I can attitude, the Madison Valley is able to accomplish big things through sheer determination. via Montana Standard

“The process is that you decide and we decide what happens here. Your input is invaluable.”

ENNIS n A proposal to require construction setbacks on Madison Valley rivers and streams was met with trepidation and resistance when county planners presented it to the public Wednesday. via Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“It's been a fantastic opening so far”

Moonlight Basin has been busy lately. Their ski lifts opened last Friday and Madison County approved owner Lee Poole's master plan for the resort Monday. via Lone Peak Lookout

“If you get sick or queasy, sit down”

Fellow students told Twin Bridges' junior Luke Banks to imagine the 89-year-old cadaver knee on the operating table as that of a deer. via Independent Record

“I've never heard of anything like this before.”

The Lewis and Clark County Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team helped dismantle a pipe bomb found in a deer carcass west of Ennis Thursday. via Independent Record

“There are still a few buzzing around, but most of them are gone.”

A semi with a flatbed trailer full of about 48,000 pounds of honeybees crashed on the Grayling Creek Bridge of Highway 191 on Tuesday, spilling hives and angry bees over a large area. via Lone Peak Lookout

“But thankfully we were able to write a final bill that kept Montana's projects funded.”

Benefis Healthcare and three other Montana health facilities stand to gain hundreds of thousands of dollars more than anticipated in federal funding. via Great Falls Tribune

HELENA, Mont. - Here are the results of Wednesday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS WON: None MAJOR PRIZES WON IN MONTANA: A $10,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Valley Country Store in Vaughn and a ... via Montana Standard

HELENA, Mont. - Here are the results of Wednesday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS WON: None MAJOR PRIZES WON IN MONTANA: A $10,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Valley Country Store in Vaughn and a ... via Montana Standard