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Environmental group files lawsuit over Quarry subdivision approval
Regional nonprofit Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit June 27 against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The group is challenging the state’s recent approval of phase two of the Quarry subdivision in Big Sky. Waterkeeper alleges the DEQ used a new state law to approve the project without...
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Let’s Talk About Mental Health: The ultimate protection is connection
How holistic emotional first aid and Big Sky’s Navigator Network are shaping a culture of care. Big Sky is a “natural paradise” to the eyes of most beholders. But if you live and work here, you know there’s more to the story. Between seasonal pressures, long winters, housing stress, economic disparities and the ups and downs of life in a fast-growing mountain town, many of us are navigating more than meets the eye. There’s often a steady undercurrent of stress—geographic isolation, working multiple jobs to cover the high cost of living, trying to find balance, and seeking connection in a place where it can be hard to find your people.
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Kelly Halmes named Big Sky Medical Center administrator
Since 2015 when Bozeman Health opened the Big Sky Regional Medical Center, Kelly Halmes—formerly Reynolds—has worked as a registered nurse, nurse manager and director of nursing. Halmes will now oversee operations as administrator while continuing as director of nursing. A June 24 Bozeman Health press release celebrated her...
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Let’s Talk About Mental Health: You can love your own way
How Big Sky OUT demonstrates love for oneself and others. Editor’s note: This article includes references to mental health challenges and mentions of suicide. There are moments—quiet and shattering—when we realize the love we were taught isn’t the love we need. For me, that realization unfolded slowly, and in unexpected waves—through loving fully and feeling heartbreak, clinging and letting go, questioning and feeling lost. As I began to shed rigid ideas of love and connection, I longed to rebuild something more honest—more mine.
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Hill County hosted a measles vaccination clinic
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Hill County hosts measles vaccination clinic
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Upper Gallatin Groundwater Study gives insight into connection between our community and our water
In Big Sky, water is life. Understanding the movement of water within Big Sky’s aquifers—underground water systems—and how activities on the land impact their water quality is key to ensuring that the Gallatin River, its tributaries, our groundwater, and our drinking water remain healthy for the future.
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New psychiatric care facility to open in Bozeman
Bozeman Health this fall is expected to open a 14-bed unit for adults who need longer-term psychiatric care. Patients in a mental health crisis can get specialized care through the hospital’s ER now. But director of psychiatric services Nicole Madden says patients who need more than three-days of care have to drive more than a hundred miles.
Fairfield Sun Times
Butte-Silver Bow health officials stress vaccination to prevent measles spread
BUTTE Mont. – With two more measles cases reported in Gallatin County this week, Butte-Silver Bow is taking preventive measures to keep the disease at bay, with health officials stressing the importance of vaccinations for protection. County health officer Karen Maloughney stated that, as of Wednesday, there are no...