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Magnificent munching at Mountie Moose
A good bakery can be hard to find. Particularly when you drive Montana backroads.
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Winds wreak havoc in Townsend
The roof of Hardware Hank in Townsend was blown off Monday night during a storm that brought with it blizzard-like conditions.
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New doctor and his family enjoying life in Lewistown
The walls of Dr. Michael Sura's private office seemed to bulge with exuberance as his young family entered the small room.
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Class B All-State Volleyball: Eureka, Loyola put two on all-state team
Loyola Sacred Heart and Eureka each placed a pair of players on the Class B all-state volleyball squad, which was voted on by league coaches recently.
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Can you spell empowerment?
Eliza Wiley IR photo editor - The Elks Lodge donated 950 age-appropiate dictionaries to third-grade students from Townsend, Boulder, Wolf Creek and the Helena Valley.
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Biomass meeting draws strong interest
A standing-room-only crowd packed a meeting room at the Helena Regional Airport Monday to learn more about the potential to turn wood into energy, but not all who attended left convinced it is an economical ...
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History unearthed
Much of the little-known history of coal mining in Broadwater County would likely have faded from memory, if not for the efforts of local self-trained historian John Stoner.
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Save timber mills while we still can
It's crunch time - for both the timber industry and Montana's forests. For decades, the timber industry and wilderness advocates were seemingly at loggerheads.
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Which seasona s greeting?
Eliza Wiley IR photo editor - Dry valley grasses give light to white-capped Mount Baldy and Edith northeast of Townsend.
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Officials taking comments Divide road, trail use
The Helena National Forest is moving travel planning for the Continental Divide off the back burner.
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Project would remove dead trees along forest roads
Eliza Wiley IR photo editor - A solo green Ponderosa Pine is surrounded by trees killed from severe beetle infestation.
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RY Timber lays off workers
Workers at RY Timber sawmill in Townsend are feeling the brunt of the country's economic downturn.
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Townsend couple claims Powerball prize
Steve and Dawn Cordova of Townsend have claimed a $200,000 Powerball Prize from Saturday's drawing, Montana Lottery officials said.
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Indiana has Powerball winner; MT ticket wins $200K
A ticket sold in Indiana for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn to win a jackpot of $57.6 million.
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'Exercise in disguisea
Chad Trettin IR staff photographer - Lacey Chamberlain spins around the pole that is the basis for one of the newest alternative exercise options in the Helena area.
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Across the Big Sky
HELENA - The condition of a 24-year-old Townsend man who was shot in the face while hunting has improved.
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Nurse practitioner joins Boulder clinic staff
Eliza Wiley IR photo editor - Family nurse practitioner Danielle Redfield recently joined the staff at Boulder Medical Clinic.
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Two women elected to county commission in Broadwater
Laura Obert, just elected to the District 1 Broadwater County Commission seat, Tuesday may be seated on the county commission within two weeks, according to county commission Chairman Gail Vennes.
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Butte teen sentenced for negligent homicide
TOWNSEND, Mont. - A Butte teenager who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide for a car crash that killed a 15-year-old girl received a six-year deferred sentence Friday.
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Townsend educator uses new technologies
Photo submitted - Allison Bakken's students are shown researching black holes for their science reports at Cecelia Hazelton Elementary.
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