On Friday January 14, 2022 at 12:30 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone, responded to a request for assistance from a snowmobiler on the Lionhead Trail System, approximately 8 miles west of town. An individual riding a snowmobile crashed into a tree while rounding a corner, sustaining a possible broken wrist.…

For immediate release: 1/15/2022 There will be a media briefing to provide information on the Three Forks homicide investigation on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 9 AM at the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department (13 E. Date St.) Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer will be giving information and answering questions. Please note: We have all identified…

For immediate release: 1/15/2022 Staging area for media will be at the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department, located at 13 E. Date St. Public Information Officer for the incident is Whitney Bermes. Contact here at 406-595-8963.

For immediate release: January 13, 2022 The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has 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…

On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 10:08 am, the West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a group of snowmobilers reporting that one of their group had struck a tree and possibly suffered a broken femur.  The patient was getting cold and in pain but otherwise stable. Volunteers from the Gallatin…

For immediate release: January 5, 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…

For immediate release: December 15, 2021 The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here. You can find your COVID-19 vaccine from local pharmacies and clinics throughout the county. It is highly recommended that you…

For immediate release: December 15, 2021 The holidays have arrived. As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober driver or using a rideshare service. Don’t spend your holidays in jail, or worse, in an ambulance. See the full press release…

For immediate release: December 13, 2021   Media contact: Patrick Lonergan, Chief of Gallatin County Emergency Management patrick@readygallatin.com 406-548-0116 When Montanans are in need, we answer the call and in Gallatin County that is no different. Recently five of our own first responders assisted a small central Montana town that was being ravaged by a…

For immediate release: December 13, 2021 Media Contact: Andrea Lower, Treatment Court Coordinator 406-582-3700  andrea.lower@gallatin.mt.gov Gallatin County Treatment Court will be holding its annual celebration on Friday, Dec. 17. Treatment Court will begin at 9 AM in the 18th Judicial District Court – Department 3 – Judge John Brown’s courtroom at the Law and Justice…