New Sheriff in town
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:40am
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday morning, the Gallatin County Commission appointed Dan Springer as the next sheriff of Gallatin County.
My vaccine experience
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:34am
Two weeks ago I turned 18 and along with the excitement of this important date, there was better news. I was now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine because I am Latina; in Montana Latinos and other people of color are priority groups for receiving the shots because we are more vulnerable to the virus.
Lone Peak School basketball wrap-up
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:26am
Both Bighorn teams had to overcome an incredible amount of adversity this year. Both teams managed to achieve a lot of great things as well as representing their school honorably. They fought through every single game and repeatedly put forth performances that they could be proud of. Great work this season everyone.
Challenge accepted
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:24am
Working in a restaurant at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic must have been wild.
With so much uncertainty and awaiting decisions that likely left a person without a job, the stress levels are incomprehensible. Having a baby around the same time would have been wild times a million.
Covid man
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:21am
An imposing figure is tucked in a corner of Ramshorn View Estates – standing a full 10 feet tall with beer bottle buttons, an airplane bottle smile, and a corncob pipe made out of a Beehive Brewery crowler can. The colossal Covid Man raises his Willie’s Distillery bottle to the sky with his ski arm.
Leaving the area a little safer
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:13am
Two years ago Ashley and Zach Favor had an idea – they could turn worry into information. The Facebook group Gallatin Canyon Road Conditions was created. As they pack and prepare to move away, they can take pride in knowing they left this area better than how they found it.
Compassion is the way
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 7:11am
Hannah Johansen has an ethereal quality; like she stepped from this world into another and returned with enhanced wisdom and kindness – which actually is accurate. There is a gentleness to her founded in the respect of others’ journeys, and much of that was crafted from the gauntlet life presented her from an early age.
Valentine’s Day heartbreak
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:56am
The loss of 45-year-old Whittier Elementary School Principal Craig Kitto due to injuries sustained from an avalanche at Beehive Basin on Valentine’s Day has sent shockwaves throughout the Bozeman community, the region, the nation and the world.
Politics of a pandemic
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:52am
It has been an interesting year of politics amidst a pandemic. Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) decided to roll-back the statewide mask mandate created by former Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, who termed-out and vied for a Senate seat.