For immediate release: April 15, 2022 Big Sky Country State Fair is pleased to announce their 2022-night show line-up, a mix of celebrated multi-genre hip-hop and country artists! T.I. with special guest Willie Jones will kick out the week. Russell Dickerson with special guest Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry will be on Thursday. And we…

Gallatin County Elections Department   For immediate release: April 14, 2022 On Friday, April 15, ballots for the 2022 school and special districts election on May 3 in Gallatin County are being mailed to active voters in districts that are holding elections. Those districts include the following: Schools: Belgrade Big Sky Bozeman Gallatin Gateway Lamotte…

  For immediate release: April 13, 2022 The Gallatin County Commission has established a C-PACE program in Gallatin County, which will provide financial help to small business owners who wish to invest in energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy projects. On Tuesday, April 12, commissioners approved a resolution to establish Gallatin County as a Commercial…

For immediate release: April 13, 2022   MT Highway 64 Rural Commuter Corridor TIGER Grant Project Update Thanks to many valuable local partnerships, Gallatin County is in the process of awarding the MT Highway 64 TIGER Grant project to the low bidder.  Pending approval from the Federal Highway Administration, the project is likely to begin…

Media Release:  220406-01 Contact:  Patrick Lonergan (406) 548-0116 SPRING FLOODING – IT’S ALMOST THAT TIME Bozeman, MT – As Gallatin County moves closer to spring, the risk of spring flooding increases.  While we can not predict if Gallatin County will see any spring flooding in 2022, we know that now is the time to prepare…

PRESS RELEASE INCIDENT On April 3, 2022, at 1:53 pm, Gallatin County 911 received a call from skiers caught in an avalanche while ascending the north face of Wilson Peak in Big Sky.   One skier was able to self-extricate immediately.  The other skier was swept down the slope, through some trees, and ultimately was…

For immediate release: April 2, 2022 Interstate 90 eastbound on Bozeman Pass has re-opened following a semi accident. We thank the public for their patience during the time it took responders to work on the scene.

For immediate release: April 2, 2022 Eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 over the Bozeman pass continues to be blocked due to a semi accident at mile marker 316. Very little traffic is able to move by. This blockage will continue until at least 7 PM tonight. If you are stuck in traffic, wait and use…

  For immediate release: March 30, 2022 Gallatin County 911 announces the release of its inaugural annual report, which highlights a continually increasing number of calls handled by our dispatchers in our rapidly growing county. The 2021 annual report shows that Gallatin County dispatchers processed 160,492 incoming calls in 2021, a 2.87% increase from the…

On March 23, 2022 at approximately 11:30 am, Big Sky Ski Patrol received a report of a snowboarder who was unresponsive on the North Summit Snowfield of Lone Mountain after a fall. Big Sky Ski Patrol and Big Sky Fire Department attempted to revive the patient but were unsuccessful. The Gallatin County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office took…