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…

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…

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…

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…

    For immediate release: Oct. 24, 2023 Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov Gallatin County, City of Bozeman Partner on Waste Transfer Station City and County sign off on an MOU that will improve trash collection through new facility Residents around Bozeman, and commercial haulers, may have a closer place…

For immediate release: Oct. 23, 2023  Media contact: Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney 406-582-3758 audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov    Gallatin County Attorney’s Office Holding Coroner’s Inquest on Oct. 30  The Gallatin County Attorney’s Office is holding a coroner’s inquest into an officer-involved shooting in Bozeman in April.  The inquest will review the circumstances surrounding the death of 39-year-old…

On October 19, 2023, at 6:47pm, Gallatin County 911 received a call for a hang-gliding accident near the Rockhaven Camp and Retreat Center in the Gallatin Canyon. It was later discovered the incident was actually a BASE jumping accident and the patient had suffered a possible neck injury. The BASE jumper had fallen along the cliff…

For immediate release: Oct. 19, 2023  Media contact: Eric Semerad, Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder & Election Administrator 406-582-3054 eric.semerad@gallatin.mt.gov   Ballots for Nov. 7 Municipal Elections to be Mailed Oct. 20  **For media who want footage or photos to accompany stories, elections staff will be loading boxes of ballots into the mail service truck starting…

For immediate release: Oct. 17, 2023  Media contact: Patty Howard, Outreach Educator – Gallatin Solid Waste Management District 406-582-2492 patty.howard@gallatin.mt.gov    Annual Fix-It Repair Clinic Slated for Oct. 20 at Belgrade Community Library  Do you have small items that need to be fixed? A lamp on the fritz? A sleeping bag with a hole? Your…

  For immediate release: Oct. 16, 2023  Media contact: Maureen Horton, Gallatin County Treasurer treasurer@gallatin.mt.gov 406-582-3033  Temporary Closure of Belgrade Motor Vehicle Office on Oct. 20  The Gallatin County Motor Vehicle Department’s Belgrade office will temporarily close for the day on Friday, Oct. 20.   The Belgrade office is getting new furniture and doing some reconfiguring…