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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER The Lone Peak High School Big Horns persevered through wind, low temperatures and nonstop rain at the Class B southern divisional tournament in Billings on Monday, May 5. By the end of the regional tournament, the Big Horn girls golf team secured the top spot for the second year in a row, and the boys golf team closed out with two state qualifiers. Junior Dylan Manka led the girls with an individual score of 86 and a first place win.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
EBS STAFFYellowstone National Park reported its first incidence of bison goring in 2025, after a man was injured by a bison in the Lake Village area on Sunday, May 4. The injury happened at about 3:15 p.m. when the 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida approached the bison too closely, according to a May 7 park news release. “The individual sustained minor injuries and was treated by emergency medical personnel,” the release stated.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
EBS STAFFThe Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office recently proposed to enter an interlocal agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain non-local undocumented immigrants at the Gallatin County Detention Center.
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2 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER Before weather permitted outdoor practice, the Lone Peak High School tennis team could be found in the school gym rallying the ball within green tape boundaries. The seven all-girl squad consists of four seasoned players, three who are new to the sport, and had just one outdoors practice before their first match up against Red Lodge on April 15.
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2 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER In the 2024-25 school year, Morningstar Learning Center charged $1,820 per month for full time infant child care. Next year, the cost will rise to $2,095 monthly, reflecting efforts by the local child care provider to finally start matching tuition prices to the cost of keeping the facility running. At an April 17 Big Sky Resort Area District meeting, MLC Executive Director Mariel Butan announced the second 15% tuition increase since last spring.
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4 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
EBS STAFFThe first known grizzly death of the year—according to FWP records—occurred on Friday, April 11 when a man shed hunting near Dupuyer in north-central Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear. The adult female bear was 13 years old, weighed about 250 pounds and had no history of conflicts, according to an April 14 FWP press release. The man was searching for shed antlers on a hillside when he first saw a bear, the release stated.
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1 month ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
EBS STAFFUntil April 16, Big Sky residents can stop by the Big Sky Community Library during operating hours to buy used reads. Proceeds will support the library and include a range of stories, including bestseller titles like “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari and Barack Obama’s “The Promised Land”—as supplies last. On top of the book sale, Big Sky Community Organization announced on April 7 that it has teamed up with the library to bring any interested community members a free book club.
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1 month ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
EBS STAFFOld or broken electronics may find a new life at the Logan Landfill later this month. On April 26, the Logan Landfill in Bozeman will hold a free E-waste recycling event from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Computers, towers, laptops, monitors, printers, televisions, stereo equipment, VCRs, copiers keyboards, mice, cell phones, handheld electronic devices and batteries will all be accepted at this event.
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1 month ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER Senate Bill 260 is headed to the Montana House after a successful third reading on the senate floor on Saturday, April 5. The district boundary bill, which addresses hospital district debates between the Madison Valley Hospital District and Big Sky residents within Madison County lines, narrowly passed with two votes, 25-23. Sen.
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1 month ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jen Clancey
By Jen Clancey STAFF WRITER Senate Bill 260 narrowly passed its second reading with a vote of 26-24 on the Montana Senate floor this afternoon, April 4. The district boundary bill was presented in the Senate Taxation Committee in February, proposing to ease property owners’ abilities to withdraw from a special district that provides services that are inaccessible.
