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Billings Renter Ordered to Remove American Flag from Balcony
Look, I get it. These establishments want their apartment complexes to look nice, and they don't want all of their tenants to be caught in the middle of political disputes and bickering. Some flags that could be flown over apartment balconies could be seen as very offensive. But why not at least allow the American flag to be flown?
Best Fireworks Display You’ve Seen
I grew up in Great Falls, so the best fireworks displays I had ever seen were the ones they lit off Hill 57, which you could see from anywhere in town. As we got older, we'd at least make Dad drive us closer to where they were being set off. That seemed to make the show a little bigger and a little better. Of course, you could feel some of the explosions at the end when they lit off the finale.
Billings Flying Service Wins First-Ever Type 1 Exclusive Use Contract with Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
BILLINGS, MONTANA (July 2, 2024): Montana-based Billings Flying Service (BFS) is pleased to announce it won Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s first exclusive use type 1 helicopter firefighting contract. BFS is providing a tanked CH-47 Chinook helicopter with high-volume precision water drop capability for the summer fire season contract, which started July 1. The aircraft will be based in Montana, however, could be mobilized to surrounding states under a cooperative agreement in place between the US Forest Service and State of Montana.
If Montana Cities Were a Firework, Here’s What They’d Be
Fireworks are almost as polarizing as politics in Montana towns. There seem to be two sides. Those who hate fireworks for a variety of valid reasons; fireworks terrorize pets, fireworks can trigger PTSD among veterans, many people work early, etc. The counterpoint is usually something like “Too bad, it’s America!”...
Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a transfusion as the blood drained from her body during a stormy, 100-mile ride. Because of the 2019 snowstorm,...
Billings Public Schools invites community to tour Daylis Stadium
BILLINGS, Mont. – Billings Public Schools trustees and administrators invite the community to a High School Solutions Committee meeting, which will include a tour of Daylis Stadium. After the tour, there will be an opportunity for public comment and discussion of the stadium’s maintenance needs. The meeting will begin on Tuesday, July 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the library of Billings Senior High School, 425 Grand Avenue., Billings.
Communities across Montana to light up Fourth of July fireworks
MONTANA - Communities across Montana are gearing up for fireworks displays to light up the night skies on the Fourth of July. The Celebrate Freedom event will be happening at MetraPark in Billings July 4 starting at 6 p.m. Live music performance from local band Day Old Donuts will begin...
Loyalty, abortion and immigration take center stage at state GOP Convention
Montana Republicans met in Billings over the weekend to update their party’s platform. This is the document that outlines what the party stands for and its policy priorities. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar was at the event and joined host Austin Amestoy to talk about the Republicans' debate on election law, immigration, abortion and party loyalty.
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