Welcome to Jefferson County
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Jefferson County has something for everyone; from rivers for floating and fishing, to hiking and climbing in the Elkhorn Mountain range, and a large motorized and non-motorized trail system. Boulder, High Ore and Basin are home to several radon health mines, ghost towns, Boulder hot springs and Whitehall hosts Frontier Days every July. The county fair is held in Boulder in August. Jefferson County abounds with natural resources and its economy is based around these, including production agriculture, wood products and mining. Come and visit us!
The Latest...
Jefferson County Solid Waste Preliminary Engineering Report
A PDF of the Powerpoint presentation is available here. Read the full report here (this is a very large file and may take several minutes to open.)
Influenza Season Is Still Here
UPDATE 3/12/2019: We continue to see influenza and flu hospitalizations being reported to the health department. Since the start of the flu season, we have had 122 lab-confirmed flu, 7 hospitalized, and an age range from infancy to 80’s. Please do your part in keeping our communities healthy by staying home while ill, covering your coughs and sneezes, washing your hands often.
Statewide there have been more than 8200 Montanans diagnosed with influenza since October, over 6000 of those since February 2nd. Over 450 have been hospitalized and 12 have passed away.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have flu symptoms, especially if you have a chronic medical condition, are pregnant, or if the ill person is an infant or child.
To learn more about preventing the flu in your home, school, or workplace go to Montana DPHHS Flu Page
Jefferson County documents are posted as Adobe PDF. Download the Adobe Reader for free here.
County Commissioners
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Cory Kirsch
Cory represents District 2 which includes the communities of Boulder, Basin, Elk Park, Bernice, Jefferson City, and Clancy.
phone: (406) 225-4028
email: ckirsch@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov -
Bob Mullen
Bob represents District 3 which includes Montana City and Elkhorn.
phone:(406)225-4026
email: bmullen@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov -
Leonard Wortman, Commission Chair
Leonard represents District 1 which includes the communities of Whitehall, Cardwell, and Pipestone.
Phone: (406) 225-4027
email: lwortman@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov 
Helen Auch, Commission Assistant
Courthouse, 1st Floor
phone:(406)225-4025
fax: (406) 225-4148
email: hauch@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov
Quick Links
For Jefferson County fire information please follow the Jefferson County Montana Sheriff's Office on Facebook page and listen to the county Emergency Broadcast System.
| Boulder | 105.9FM | KEME_LP |
| Basin | 98.3 FM | KBAS-LP |
| Cardwell | 106.1 FM | KEAC-LP |
| Elk Park | 103.7 FM | KWEP-LP |
| Jefferson City | 100.3 FM | KEAJ-LP |
| Montana City/Clancy | 105.9 FM | KWLG-LP |
| Whitehall | 106.5 FM | KESW-LP |
Link to discover jeffersonmt.org
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Commission Meetings
Meetings are held every Tuesday at 1:30pm in the Clerk & Recorder Meeting Room. The current agenda can be found here.
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Resolutions & Commission Meeting Minutes
Resolutions, minutes and past agendas are available here.
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Current Projects, Materials or Equipment Open for Bid
RFP Wildfire Mitigation Program Administration
Jefferson County may have funding available for a Wildfire Mitigation Program (Program). The County is seeking a consultant/firm to manage this Program for the County, including wildfire mitigation project administration. A complete description is available here.
Office of Special Events/Tourism
The department is responsible for supervisory and administrative coordination work involving management of Jefferson County specific events, ensuring compliance with event requirements as well as distributing county event information to the public. The position is also responsible for promoting Jefferson County tourism and recreation.
Bruce Binkowski
P.O. Box HBoulder, MT 59632
(406) 225-4039
Jefferson County Recreation Park/Fairgrounds Master Plan Draft
To review the draft of the proposed plan click here. Please send any comments to bbinkowski@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov. Deadline to respond is April 1, 2019.
