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NBCMontana
Air Force veteran finds new passion in precision machining at Highlands College
BUTTE, Mont. — After more than 20 years in the Air Force, David Betka is pursuing a new passion for precision machining at Highlands College of Montana Technological University. Betka spent eight years as an aircraft mechanic before transitioning into an operational flying position. Now retired and living in...
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KTVH
Lewis and Clark Public Health builds on eight years of suicide prevention work
After eight years of federal funding for suicide prevention efforts across several counties, health officials are now working to sustain the programs, training and partnerships built with that money.
Whitefish Pilot
Whitefish speech and debate takes third in Missoula
Whitefish's reigning state champion speech and debate team placed third at the Missoula Kickoff this weekend, coming behind Columbia Falls and Hamilton in the Class A team scores. The Bulldogs had several notable top performances. Cassidy Krack placed fourth in dramatic interp. Junior Vivien Trieweiler-Schmidt placed seventh in original oratory. Junior Mason Loeffler placed second in extemp and fourth in memorized public address. Partners, junior Cohen Gates and sophomore Sage Delaloye placed third in varsity policy debate. New to the helm of speech and debate, Whitefish Coach Jason Brown took note of the strong competition at the invite. "It was amazing seeing Jennifer Olsen take the reins at Hamilton and establish them as stiff competition for Whitefish," Brown said. "Stronger competition makes us all better and I look forward to sparring with them as the season progresses." The team heads to Hamilton for an invite this Saturday. The Whitefish invite is Dec. 5.
Flathead Beacon
Billings Clinic–Logan Health Looks to the Sky for a New Name
Billings Clinic–Logan Health, the state’s largest hospital organization, is rebranding under a simpler name: One Sky Health. While the name nods to Montana’s moniker as Big Sky Country, it is designed to represent the unification of the two health care systems and the states they cover. The...
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The Western News
William “Bill” (Pancho) Titus
William “Bill” (Pancho) Titus July 4, 1950—Oct. 12, 2026 Bill experienced a difficult childhood in Los Angeles, California and joined the Army at the age of 17. He was trained as a radarman but upon arriving in Vietnam was assigned to a LRRP unit. For the next 15 months his only thought was survival. He returned from Vietnam as a highly decorated veteran, but as was common at the time amongst disillusioned vets, he threw all his medals away. The one medal he saved and was proud of was the CIB (Combat Infantryman's Badge). Upon discharge from the Army, Bill moved to eastern Oregon and began a successful career as an auto mechanic and married Marlene. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of engines, guns and anything mechanical. Bill and Marlene moved to the Astoria area early in the 1980s and started a restaurant called Pancho Villas in Uppertown, Astoria, Oregon. By all accounts it was a very good Mexican restaurant, but his personal life was not going well. Soon the restaurant closed and Bill and Marlene were divorced. He was referred to the VA for help. Bill was reluctant to have anything to do with the VA, but in time