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Missoula residents eye single-use plastic ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula residents are working to get a single-use plastic ban on this year’s ballot. Jeremy Drake is a zero-waste consultant and now one of the organizers behind the push to limit plastic in the Garden City. “Generally speaking, plastic recycling is not the solution, but...
Push continues to build sewer, cut septic for Big Sky canyon properties
Gallatin Canyon sewer project appears feasible, must scale funding and earn DEQ permit. If things go according to plan for the nascent Gallatin Canyon County Water and Sewer District, a significant share of Big Sky properties along U.S. Highway 191 near the Gallatin River will disconnect from existing septic systems and connect to a centralized sewer.
Barto takes his final bow Beartooth Rally
For 24 years soft-spoken Ben Barto has ridden his motorbike to the Beartooth Rally in Red Lodge, enjoying the sights and sounds of this unique ode to these sleek and impressive machines. You may have even gone up to him and asked about his remarkable bike, you may have posed...
Indian Heath Service director tours Billings healthcare center
Staff led the Director of the Indian Health Service on a tour of the Billings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center Thursday, July 11. The center’s parent company, the Native American Development Corporation, bought the building two years ago. For many years it was the local headquarters of the fraternal organization the Shriners and an event venue.
Attorney offers clarification on City of Glendive administrative leave policy
Despite a commonly believed notion that administrative leave for employees of the City of Glendive is limited to two weeks, the municipality’s employee policy manual includes two different provisions for the option with contrasting purposes. After Chief of Police Jeremy Swisher was placed on paid administrative leave by order...
Headwaters Economics, Montana State University officials provide results from 2023 Penninger Park erosion study
After a drone flight over the east bank of the Yellowstone River last summer, research officials returned this week to meet with the Glendive City Council to present findings and offer a suggested path forward. In May of 2023, GIS instructor and analyst at Montana State University’s Geospacial Core Facility...
Dawson CC softball record-setter Riley Price signs with D-I Utah Tech after one season
GLENDIVE — Riley Price, a freshman who was the Region XIII Most Valuable Player for the Dawson Community College softball team, has signed to play for Utah Tech, an NCAA Division I program in St. George, Utah, DCC announced Wednesday. Price, from Mesquite, Nevada, was first-team all-conference in the...
New Housing Development Underway Near ZooMontana
A new housing project is underway on Billings' West End. Perhaps you've noticed the heavy equipment moving dirt for infrastructure at the south end of Shiloh Drive, near ZooMontana. I stopped to grab a couple of quick pictures last week, pondering what the development might be. "It's probably another shopping...
Suspect arrested in Billings after two weapons complaints
BILLINGS, Mont. - A suspect was arrested and charged in relation to two weapons complaints in Billings Thursday night. Officers responded to the areas of 17th Street West and Lewis Avenue at around 9:46 p.m. The Billings Police Department said on social media they found two victims who were not...
City considers mini pigs as pets; opponents say they ‘oink, grunt and groan’
(Missoula Current) Stella Nall told members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday that her lifelong dream has always been to own a pig as a pet. Not just any pig, she said, but a mini pig. Nall has thought of this for many years and dressed as a pig...
True Crime Montana Style! UM Launches New Criminology Degree
The bad guys have one more thing to really worry about now that the Griz are on the case!. Okay, way overdid that one. Still, UM News Service tells us that judging by the amount of interested applicants already, it appears a new degree is taking the campus by storm. Faculty modernized the curriculum and built criminology into a stand-alone Bachelor of Arts degree.
Montana Wrong Way Driver Victim Seeks Justice And Help
Another crash involving a "wrong way driver" happened again here in Montana. This is not the first, the second, or even the third wrong way driving incident that has occurred this year. Multiple lives have been lost this year due to intoxicated drivers who took it upon themselves to have...
Billings’ 2024 Big Sky Balloon Rally Seeks Volunteers
The Big Sky Balloon Rally is a summertime favorite in Billings. The 2024 hot air balloon rally is July 25 - 28 at Amend Park in Billings. This four-day event will bless the skies of Billings with around a dozen colorful balloons, launched each morning, typically before 7 AM. Would...
Windy Weather: July 13, 2024 storms impact a wide area
Editors’ note: We are aware that similar storms impacted the Tri-State region from North Dakota to Nebraska and from Montana to Minnesota last weekend, to an extent beyond the scope of one article. We know that many people in our readership are struggling with the effects of extreme weather this year, from drought to wind to flooding to fires. If you have a story you’d like to share, please email us at editorial@tsln-fre.com. We thank you.
Billings Outlaws win ArenaBowl as celebrations extend from New Jersey back to Magic City
BILLINGS — It might be called the Red Door, but blue and black were the dominant colors at the west end establishment on Friday afternoon. At the official Billings Outlaws ArenaBowl watch party, a large crowd gathered and cheered wildly, with high-fives, “Woos”, ovations, and chatter. It...
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