Madison County Fair next week

A week from today spectators and participants from across Southwest Montana will be making their way to Twin Bridges for the Madison County Fair.

The popular annual event will run from August 9 to 13 at the Madison County Fairgrounds. The theme of the 2017 event is "Living our Western Heritage".

Some of major events scheduled for Wednesday, August 9 include a 4H/FFA Market Sheep Show from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the 4H Cat show which starts at 1 p.m., the 4H Dog show scheduled for 4 p.m. and Madison County Barrel Racing that will take place at 6:30 p.m.

On Thursday August 10, an Opening Flag Ceremo...