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Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $800,000
Where: 581 Stoneridge Dr. This beautiful home has a spacious main level living area with a large open kitchen and roomy master suite. A bonus lower-level living space includes a full kitchen and separate exterior access. The home features expansive views from the back deck and a large fenced backyard. Western Brokers.
Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub gets $41M grant from feds
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Montana’s U.S. senators announced Tuesday that a technology consortium known as the Headwaters Tech Hub will receive a $41 million grant to help build out jobs within the optical and laser technologies field in four regions of Montana. Last October, the White House announced the Headwaters Tech Hub, led […] The post Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub gets $41M grant from feds appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Triumph and tragedy: A half-century later, legend of Wolf Point's mercurial Willie Weeks and Big 32 endures
WOLF POINT — Fire codes challenged, fans jammed Montana State's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on March 15, 1968, for what the Montana press predicted would be “the game of the century” and, later, “the unofficial championship.”. Many, of course, also came to see Mato-Sku — The White...
Billings boy arrested after alleged assault with handgun in Castle Rock Park
BILLINGS, Mont. - A boy was arrested after he allegedly displayed a handgun towards two victims at Castle Rock Park in Billings Monday night. The Billings Police Department said on social media there was a comment made about a robbery and then someone called 9-1-1. The suspect was caught after...
Yellowstone Co. Sheriff's Office investigates stabbing homicide
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Billings Police Department is investigating the stabbing death of Patricia Mascarena, 55, of Billings. The manner of death of was determined to be a homicide. The first to arrive on scene was Yellowstone deputy Kevin Stahlberg and subsequently discharged his weapon, wounding the suspect. The...
Great Falls Backyard Fire Rules
There's nothing better than firing up the backyard fire pit, roasting marshmallows, and maybe even making s'mores. Although it is legal to have a backyard fire, there are some rules and regulations you need to be aware of so you don't get in trouble or even worse!. Great Falls Fire...
Hospital Corner: A round-up of health services at Medical Village
The Logan Health – Whitefish campus is known for its hospital, but it is also home to many more Logan Health services that help meet the needs of the community. The seven-lot Medical Village just south of the hospital currently has six buildings, four of which accommodate Logan Health patients in Whitefish, the north valley and communities as far as Eureka. Logan Health Behavioral Health – Whitefish Standing in the middle of the row on the northern edge of the village facing the hospital, the clinic offers behavioral health services for children, adolescents and adults and is staffed with psychiatrists, licensed...
Looking Back: Railroad trestle fire likely caused by spark
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler50 Years AgoJuly 3, 1974No bids were received for the construction of the Birch Point sewer project. Upon recommendation from Dennis Carver, engineer for the city, the council decided to re-advertise the specifications. Benjanson and Black Construction Company of Helena withdrew their bid for the downtown store storm sewer project. The bid was then awarded to Lyford Plumbing and Heating of Kalispell. In other news, Emil Ferkovich, owner of the Happy Hunky, requested the council reevaluate the wine license fee it established at the last meeting. 40 Years AgoJuly 5, 1984The exact...
Two locals chosen for MSU’s REAL Montana program
BOZEMAN — Twenty current and emerging leaders from Montana's natural resource industries have been selected to take part in the sixth class of a Montana State University Extension program offering in-depth education and training in the agriculture and natural resource industries. The program is called REAL Montana; REAL stands for Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership.
Combined State Laboratories building breaks ground in Bozeman
The Montana State University (MSU) campus will soon be home to the Combined State Laboratories building that will house three of Montana’s most important agriculture diagnostic and analysis laboratories. The Combined State Laboratories building will house the Montana Department of Livestock’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, the Montana Department of Agriculture’s...
‘Proud public landowner’ Walt Dabney to give talk celebrating public lands
Like millions of other Americans, Walt Dabney considers himself a “proud public landowner.”About seven years ago, the former National Park Service ranger put together a program that celebrates public lands and talks about the history of their creation.He is making a swing through Montana this month and will give the talk entitled "Our Public Lands - Their History and Future" on Tuesday, July 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish.Dabney grew up in Texas. While it may be one of the largest states in the union, it has a dearth of public land.“Texas has almost no public...
Beach Boys set to perform next month at Kalispell's Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo
KALISPELL, Mont. - The Northwest Montana Fair announced Tuesday that the famous Beach Boys will perform at the fair on August 13. "The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, with over 100 million records sold worldwide. Between the 1960s and today, the group had over 80 songs chart worldwide," a release from the fair states.
Okere Signs With MSUB Yellowjackets To Run Track With His Brother
ROCK SPRINGS – Star athlete, Goodness Okere, is signing with the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets to compete in their D1 indoor and outdoor track programs. His brother, Favor Okere, is currently heading into his final year of eligibility with MSUB. In his track career, he has participated in...
Monthly water bill surge concerns Billings Heights residents
BILLINGS HEIGHTS, Mont. A Billings property owner took to Facebook on Tuesday to express their concern over a sudden hike in their water bill. Dozens of people commented sharing similarly dramatic changes to their bills without any apparent reason. Nonstop Local team spent some time looking through more than 200...
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