PRESS RELEASE Tepee Creek Trail Rescue On Monday February 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone, responded to a request for assistance from a snowmobiler on the Tepee Creek Trail, 10.5 miles west of town. An individual riding a snowmobile left the trail and crashed into a tree,…

PRESS RELEASE Denny Creek Avalanche Fatality On February 6, 2022, at 4:48 pm, the West Yellowstone Dispatch Center received a call for an injured snowmobiler. The snowmobiler was involved in an avalanche in the Dry Fork of Denny Creek, 9.8 miles west of West Yellowstone. Initial reports indicated the injured snowmobiler was unresponsive and members…

At 0708 this morning emergency crews received reports of smoke from a grain elevator in the area of 100 East Main Street. Emergency personnel identified fire coming from the grain elevator located in the 100 block of Northern Pacific Avenue Law enforcement officers from the Belgrade Police Department arrived on scene quickly and reported smoke…

On Wednesday, February 02, 2022 at 7:08 p.m., a group of snowmobilers called the West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch center to report that one of their group was lost on Hebgen Mountain, 14.45 miles northwest of West Yellowstone. Volunteers from Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone and deputies responded. A Deputy made…

For Immediate Release: February 2, 2022 Through a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided resources for Gallatin County to set up a free COVID-19 testing site during our case surge. Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT) Surge Site program helps to provide more…

On Monday, January 31, 2022, at 8:58 pm, a caller reported receiving an urgent text message from a friend who was snowmobiling near West Yellowstone. The snowmobiler was hopelessly stuck, alone, and had minimal cellphone battery. The caller contacted the West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch Center and provided a GPS location included with the text…

For Immediate Release: January 27, 2022 The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that two more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here. The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County.…

On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 2:47 pm, the West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call from an injured skier on the Rendezvous Trail System 1 mile south of West Yellowstone. The skier reported that they had fallen and sustained a hip and tailbone injury. The skier was experiencing pain and was…

  For immediate release: January 25, 2022 Bridget Wilkinson, President and CEO of One Valley Community Foundation 406-587-6262 bridget@onevalley.org Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov The Gallatin County Commission voted today to provide $500,000 of the county’s COVID-19 relief funds to the One Valley Community Foundation to support nonprofits across Gallatin County that…

For immediate release: January 20, 2022 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. It is highly recommended that you make a plan to get fully vaccinated and boosted to help protect yourself and…