Local Wiki
Stillwater County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Lower floor, West Annex, 431 Quarry Road, Columbus, MT.
- Election Administrator
- Heidi Stadel · (406) 322-8000 · hstadel@stillwatercountymt.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.stillwatercountymt.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of County Commissioners
- Steve Riveland (District 1), Jeff Ruffatto (District 2, Chair — resolved a conflict: a stale FAQ page named Riveland as Presiding Officer, the live staff directory names Ruffatto as Chair, trusted as more current), Roger Webb (District 3) — Lower floor, West Annex, 431 Quarry Road, Columbus, MT — (406) 322-8011 — sriveland@stillwatercountymt.gov.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (13)
- Absarokee Elem
- Absarokee H S
- Columbus Elem
- Columbus H S
- Fishtail Elem
- Molt Elem
- Nye Elem
- Park City Elem
- Park City H S
- Rapelje Elem
- Rapelje H S
- Reed Point Elem
- Reed Point H S
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (7)
- Absarokee Fire #1
- Broadview Fire #6
- Columbus Fire #3
- Fishtail Fire #5
- Nye Fire #4
- Park City Fire #2
- Stillwater Ambulance District
Sources: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Fire); Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Ambulance)
Water & utility districts (4)
- Absarokee Water & Sewer
- Park City Sewer
- Rapelje Water & Sewer District
- Reed Point Sewer District
Source: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Sewer)