Category: Media Release

  • Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Responds to Fatal Ice Climbing Fall

    For immediate release: Nov. 27, 2023 On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at approximately 3:19 PM, Gallatin County dispatch received a call from a GPS device monitoring service. A device the company monitors had recently been activated near Grotto Falls in Hyalite Canyon. Gallatin County dispatch later received a 911 phone call from an eyewitness stating…

  • Belgrade Voters to Receive Updated Voter Confirmation Cards

    For immediate release: Nov. 22, 2023 Media contact: Eric Semerad, Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder/Election Administrator 406-582-3054 eric.semerad@gallatin.mt.gov Belgrade Voters to Receive Updated Voter Confirmation Cards City of Belgrade voters will receive updated Voter Confirmation Cards in the mail within the next week. Due to an error in the redistricting process completed this August, previously…

  • Gallatin Valley Communities Win Grants to Improve Road Safety

    For immediate release: Nov. 20, 2023 Media contacts: Neil Cardwell, Belgrade City Manager ncardwell@belgrademt.gov 406-388-3541 Takami Clark, Bozeman Communications & Engagement Manager tclark@bozeman.net 406-582-2322 Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov 406-595-8963   Gallatin Valley Communities Win Grants to Improve Road Safety More than $760,000 awarded to City of Belgrade, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County…

  • Gallatin County Receives Planning Grant to Explore Options for Regional Day Treatment School

    For immediate release: Nov. 17, 2023  Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov    Gallatin County Receives Planning Grant to Explore Options for Regional Day Treatment School  Gallatin County is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a one-year planning grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation to help develop a comprehensive…

  • 11.11.2023 Cabin Creek Rescue

    On November 11, 2023, at 1:07pm, Yellowstone National Park Dispatch received a 911 call from a concerned family member where an individual had sustained injuries that prevented the individual from hiking out of the backcountry cabin they were staying at.  The caller indicated that one of the individuals in the party was in need of…

  • 11.9.2023 Cow Creek Rescue

    On November 9, 2023, at approximately 1:45 PM, Gallatin County 911 received a call for assistance for an injured hunter in the Cow Creek area of the Bridger Mountain Range.  The injured person was hunting with his adult son when he slipped and injured his lower leg.  His son hiked out of the area to…

  • County Employees Join in Brawl of the Wild Food Drive

    For immediate release: Nov. 6, 2023 County Employees Join in Brawl of the Wild Food Drive Employees of Gallatin and Missoula counties are getting into the Brawl of the Wild spirit and challenging each other to see which local government can collect the most donations for the annual food drive! See the full press release…

  • 11.1.23: Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer Releases Name and Cause of Death of Belgrade decedent

    For immediate release: Nov. 1, 2023 On Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office investigated a death occurring in the Lexley Acres mobile home park located in Belgrade. The decedent was identified as 76-year-old George Keyser Sobrepena of Belgrade. Following an autopsy, it was determined Mr. Sobrepena died of multiple gunshot wounds. Sheriff…

  • Death Investigation

    October 31, 2023 Press Release (Gallatin County, Mont.) Tuesday at 1:17 P.M. Gallatin County Deputies were dispatched to the Lexley Acres Trailer Court just north of Belgrade on Jackrabbit Lane.  The reporting party stated an unknown woman had approached him and there was a man needing help somewhere behind Goodwill.  With assistance from the Belgrade…

  • Regular Public Office Hours Reinstated at Gallatin County Motor Vehicle Offices 

    For immediate release: Oct. 25, 2023  Media contact: Maureen Horton, Gallatin County Treasurer 406-582-3033 treasurer@gallatin.mt.gov    Regular Public Office Hours Reinstated at Gallatin County Motor Vehicle Offices  Starting Monday, Oct. 30, regular public office hours at the Gallatin County Motor Vehicle offices in Bozeman and Belgrade will be reinstated.   The Gallatin County Motor Vehicle…