On July 14, 2025 at 1:18PM, Gallatin County 911 Dispatch was notified of an individual who had fallen into Bozeman Creek in Sourdough Canyon and was bleeding from a leg injury. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Valley team responded to the Sourdough Trailhead and accessed the subject via side-by-side ATVs. The individual was…

For immediate release: July 15, 2025 Media contact: Scott Randall, Robert Peccia & Associates srandall@rpa-hln.com 406-447-5005 Gallatin County Seeks Input on Draft Engineering Report for Intersection Improvements  Gallatin County has released the Draft Preliminary Engineering Report for the Gallatin County Intersection Improvements Project, which evaluates potential improvements at three critical intersections on County roads between…

For Immediate Release: July 12, 2025 At approximately 10:28 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2025, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash involving four occupants near 90 Lone Mountain Trail in Big Sky. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Montana Highway Patrol and Big Sky Fire personnel arrived on scene, locating a vehicle…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On June 30, 2025, at 12:22 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue – Big Sky Section was called to Ousel Falls Trailhead for a cardiac arrest with bystander CPR in progress. SAR volunteers, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Big Sky Fire Department responded to the scene, which was approximately 0.5 miles…

The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team will be conducting a large-scale search operation in the Bear Canyon and New World Gulch areas this Saturday and Sunday, June 28–29. This effort continues the search for David Butzin, who was first reported missing on November 10, 2024. The operation will involve ground teams, search dogs,…

For immediate release: June 26, 2025  Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 (cell) whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov   Gallatin County Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Draft Camping Ordinance  The Gallatin County Commission will discuss the future of camping on public property and rights-of-way in unincorporated areas of Gallatin County at its next public meeting on…

For immediate release: June 17, 2025  Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 (cell) whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov  Gallatin County Adopts Safe Streets for All Action Plan to Reduce Traffic Fatalities and Serious Injuries  After more than a year of collaboration, research, and community engagement, the Gallatin County Commission has officially adopted the Gallatin County Safe…

June 10th 2025 at 3:30 p.m., Gallatin County Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone and Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District assisted Yellowstone National Park Service with a rescue involving a Custer Gallatin National Forest employee who was injured in a training accident. National Forest Service Smokejumpers were conducting a training exercise when one of the…

For immediate release: June 10, 2025 Media contact:  Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 (cell) whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov Applications Open for Opioid Settlement Funds to Support Prevention and Recovery Efforts The Gallatin County Metro Region, which includes Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman, is now accepting applications for funding through the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust…

For immediate release: June 5, 2025 Bozeman, MT – On June 4, 2025, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from multiple other agencies, arrested Leodis Roach on a federal probation warrant issued out of Portland, Oregon. The arrest occurred near the North 19th Avenue exit of eastbound Interstate 90. Details surrounding the arrest and…