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O’Keefe Drilling Hosts First Build Montana Pop-Up Event
More than 200 students from sixth grade through high school attended O’Keefe Drilling Co.’s first Build Montana Pop-Up event on September 17 in Butte, Montana. O’Keefe Drilling showcased its DR24, sonic rig, and pump trucks alongside Montana Contractors Association (MCA) members who do business right in the Butte area.
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Helena Capitol ceremony marks third anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks
Helena, Mont. — A ceremony at the Montana State Capitol marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel.Rabbi Chaim Bruk of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana dedicated a candle lighting to the 1,200 civilians killed by Hamas terrorists. The memorial focused on remembering the people who lost their lives in the attack.“May their soul be elevated to the greatest of heights and may there be guardian angels for the Jewish people and for all the people and we can all say amen,” said Rabbi Chaim Bruk.The ceremony also included Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, Israel’s Deputy Consul General Maya Avishai and members of the Montana State Legislature. Each appeared as a speaker during the event at the Capitol.“As we honor those we lost, we must look towards the future. Israel’s resilience lives in people who continue to support one another, rebuild their communities, raise their children and create,” said Maya Avishai.Juras also read a proclamation from Gov. Greg Gianforte. It established Montana’s support for Israel and its citizens following October 7.
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‘Increased’ rejected ballots: Birthdate requirement on ballot envelopes ruled unconstitutional
Montana Free Press
City considering lower fees for records requests
In this issue, more prescribed burns are in the works, Helena Public Schools is hosting the last groundbreaking for its new bond-funded schools and LEGOs will invade the fairgrounds this weekend. The city is also changing what it charges the public for record requests. Read more about that below. But...
Daily Montanan
A River Runs Through It Act offers hope for the Blackfoot Valley
For more than two decades, people in Seeley Lake, Ovando and Lincoln have worked through one of the hardest questions in Montana: How do we care for public lands in a way that respects the many different people who depend on them? There has never been just one answer. These lands support timber jobs and […]
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Work underway on largest Superfund project in Silver Bow Corridor
BUTTE, Mont. — Work is underway on cleaning up the largest Superfund site along the Silver Bow Corridor. Crews are hard at work reclaiming the 30-acre Diggings East site just south of George Street, as around 400,000 cubic yards of tailings, wastes and contaminated soils are being excavated from the site that used to be an unpermitted municipal landfill and recreation space.
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Special Olympics Montana Named Montana's Treasure By Harrington Bottling Company
The Special Olympics basketball tournament is coming to Butte from November 12th through 14th, and local businesses like Harrington Bottling are backing the effort to bring athletes and families together.
Fairfield Sun Times
Iron Front Hotel work in Helena brings housing and repairs
Helena, Mont. — Construction is now underway at the historic Iron Front Hotel in downtown Helena after the 138-year-old building was heavily damaged by fire in 2023. Anyone driving or walking through downtown Helena has likely noticed the work near the building. Phase one is focusing on exterior restoration, historically accurate replacement windows, ADA-compliant sidewalk upgrades and work on the Jackson Street vault that holds the boiler system.
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Soil cleanup begins at Butte's Diggings East site
BUTTE, Mont. -- New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards are in effect for the Superfund site in Butte-Silver Bow, and projects to clean up contaminated soil after years of mining waste and transform these areas into clean, inhabitable spaces are in the works. As of Tuesday, soil cleanup at the...
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Spring Creek exit closure, paving extended
The Montana Department of Transportation and Jeffery Contracting Inc. are extending the closure of the Interstate 15 Spring Creek interchange, Exit 219, through Oct. 3, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. The closure will now include both the northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp. Both ramps will be paved prior to...