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Recovered 5-year-old to lead Relay for Life walk again
Editor's note: This is the first of a series of stories about local people dealing with cancer. The stories will run this week in conjunction with the Relay for Life, → Read More
Butte’s hidden ballrooms: ghosts from dances past
Correction: Butte Masonic Lodge leader John Goldberg said the room upstairs in the adjacent Mother Lode Theater was never intended as a ballroom; rather, it was used for Masonic Lodge → Read More
Boo! Writers tell of Butte's spooky haunts
Revisiting ghosts of Halloweens past is a time-honored tradition → Read More
Butte man who inspired Our Lady of the Rockies statue dies
BUTTE — A humble, behind-the-scenes civic servant and true-blue “Butte boy” who conceived the idea of the Our Lady of the Rockies statue, Bob O’Bill made a difference in many → Read More
Ex-Carroll goalkeeper beats cancer but worries about kids playing on crumb rubber
Erin Volz, former star goalkeeper for the Carroll College Saints, is one of 28 on University of Washington Associate Soccer Coach Amy Griffin’s list of former athletes diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s → Read More
Crumb-rubber controversy continues as turf installed at Naranche Stadium in Butte
Even as the Butte school district installs a $700,000 artificial turf field in Naranche Stadium, research continues into the health effects of crumb rubber infill for playing fields. → Read More
Orlando massacre haunts visiting Montana summer theater actor
BUTTE — Orlando actor Timiki Salinas spent Sunday wading through frantic texts and social media posts from friends. → Read More
It’s official: outdoor Catholic weddings a go in Butte
For the first time in decades, the Catholic Diocese of Helena is allowing outdoor weddings. → Read More
Butte native plays Woody Harrelson’s twin in movie
BUTTE — Was it actor Woody Harrelson on the phone or up-and-comer Brick Patrick? → Read More
Woman dead in Montana murder-suicide described as 'compassionate, kind'
BUTTE — Colleagues describe the woman who died in a murder-suicide Friday west of Butte as compassionate, funny and kind. → Read More
4-year-old donates long locks to wig charity for kids
BUTTE — Any kid who loves haircuts may be a cut above his peers. → Read More
Without Legislature's help, Butte finds a way to complete heating project
BUTTE — When the Butte school district officials applied for a $1.2 million grant from the state Quality Schools Program to upgrade the HVAC system at Butte High School and → Read More
Disaster averted: Daughter saves mom's life, family home from fire
BUTTE — Leeann Lundgren saved her mother’s life and squelched a family house fire before it grew much worse late Saturday. → Read More
Butte High, safe now, evacuated after computer-generated bomb threat
BUTTE -- Butte High School was evacuated at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday after a school secretary received a computer-generated bomb threat via telephone. → Read More
Anaconda preschool in the groove, thanks to $500K federal grant
Thanks to a $533,550 federal grant, the Anaconda school district preschool will expand its staff and hours. → Read More
Pitching memories: Horseshoes devotee revisits Butte club’s heyday
During Butte's horseshoe heydays, pitching the irons was a hot club sport. → Read More
Free Montana history class goes digital
The 35-episode “In the Crucible of Change,” a comprehensive online Montana history film series project, is going digital as it nears completion. → Read More
Anaconda man among militia leaders in Oregon occupation
BUTTE — A Montana Army veteran who lives in Anaconda is one of the leaders of the anti-federal-government militia group that has seized and occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge → Read More
Anaconda man among militia leaders in Oregon occupation
A Montana Army veteran who lives in Anaconda is one of the leaders of the anti-federal-government militia group that has seized and occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural → Read More
Anaconda veteran among militia leaders in Oregon occupation
A Montana Army veteran who lives in Anaconda is one of the leaders of the anti-federal-government militia group that has seized and occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural → Read More