Gardiner

Protests and rallies were held at National Parks across the county over the weekend relating to mass firings of federal employees.

While many Gardiner businesses had a dim outlook for 2023 reservations at the end of last year, tourism in the town impacted by flooding in and around Yellowstone last summer appears to be picking up.

A fly shop and guiding service in the gateway town of Gardiner is seeing fewer casual fishermen, but some serious anglers have returned.

With visitation in Yellowstone down since the floods, one guiding company in Gardiner says it's easier for clients to see more of the park.

The owners of Red’s Blue Goose Saloon had almost all of their live music events cancel after the flooding in June. They are currently looking for musicians to perform.

Yellowstone visitation is down 40% after historic floods washed out roads. One neighboring town is struggling to survive, so park officials have opened a temporary road to try to help.

Yellowstone National Park is preparing for a limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage.

Student enrollment in the Big Sky School District has been on an upward trend for the last decade, but a lack of affordable housing in the growing ski resort community has made it challenging to recruit and retain teachers. Administrators and local leaders hope new, subsidized teacher housing will help.

Officials set a target Wednesday to reduce bison herds living in and around Yellowstone National Park by 500 to 700 animals this winter. The yearly cull is meant to keep the population in check and prevent bison from possibly transmitting a disease to domestic cattle.

The Custer Gallatin National Forest is proposing to make temporary shooting bans in two small areas north of Yellowstone National Park permanent.U.S.…