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Whenever I receive a message that begins "We're making some changes in order to serve you better" I know to brace myself for bad news and your announcement Sept. 13 that you were restructuring the features section was no exception. Okay, Funky Winkerbean hasn't been interesting in years and Rose is Rose is so sweet it ... | 2022-09-16T14:20:20Z | helenair.com | Restructuring features is bad news | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/restructuring-features-is-bad-news/article_0d607ee4-6ff2-56b1-9c20-e371b4d29c3a.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/restructuring-features-is-bad-news/article_0d607ee4-6ff2-56b1-9c20-e371b4d29c3a.html |
Longtime Montana Libertarian candidate Roger Roots was revealed by Politico on Thursday to have taken a research role in the legal defense of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
Although not named in Rhodes' court documents, Politico uncovered Roots' name in the metadata in a recent filing, according to Thursday's rep... | 2022-09-16T18:08:04Z | helenair.com | Longtime Libertarian takes a research role in Oath Keeper's legal defense | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/longtime-libertarian-takes-a-research-role-in-oath-keepers-legal-defense/article_6362765a-0ed0-5727-bc0c-d22e245dff69.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/longtime-libertarian-takes-a-research-role-in-oath-keepers-legal-defense/article_6362765a-0ed0-5727-bc0c-d22e245dff69.html |
Megan Martin of 56 Counties, left, and Jamie Holmes of Refused Vintage celebrate the opening of their new store at 1420 Gallatin Ave.
For years, Megan Martin’s job as an auditor with the Department of Justice took her all over Montana.
And on those trips she said she met some real creative people. So when she hit the “... | 2022-09-16T19:59:42Z | helenair.com | 56 Counties: New Helena store offers unique sampling of Montana products | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/business/56-counties-new-helena-store-offers-unique-sampling-of-montana-products/article_6629980a-0f50-574b-a007-f193415c3acd.html | https://helenair.com/business/56-counties-new-helena-store-offers-unique-sampling-of-montana-products/article_6629980a-0f50-574b-a007-f193415c3acd.html |
The Montana Department of Agriculture did not fully comply with reporting requirements in 2020 after an online phishing scam led to the theft of more than $344,000 and another attempted theft was thwarted prior to an exchange of $1,000 in funds, a legislative audit report has found.
The Montana Legislative Audit Divisi... | 2022-09-16T21:35:23Z | helenair.com | Scammer steals $344k from Montana Department of Agriculture | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/scammer-steals-344k-from-montana-department-of-agriculture/article_ed2d6bba-5732-5fde-90fe-2d7c6e35cc6c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/scammer-steals-344k-from-montana-department-of-agriculture/article_ed2d6bba-5732-5fde-90fe-2d7c6e35cc6c.html |
Office of the State Public Defender building in Helena.
The state public defender office is amid a "meteoric turnaround" after a historically difficult year for the agency, Director Brett Schandelson told state lawmakers this week.
The Office of the State Public Defender has seen open positions around the state fall fr... | 2022-09-16T23:22:05Z | helenair.com | State public defender office amid 'meteoric turnaround,' new director says | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-public-defender-office-amid-meteoric-turnaround-new-director-says/article_2f04878e-8847-5acf-96e5-24c176b97080.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-public-defender-office-amid-meteoric-turnaround-new-director-says/article_2f04878e-8847-5acf-96e5-24c176b97080.html |
Following a big win last week over Whitehall, the Jefferson football was on the road against the defending Class B state champions Florence-Carlton.
Early on, things were going well for the Panthers. Dylan Root connected on a field goal early. Jefferson fell behind 7-3 but reclaimed the lead on a touchdown pass from Lu... | 2022-09-17T05:45:38Z | helenair.com | Jefferson downs defending Class B state champs, Capital rolls against Big Sky | Prep Football | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/football/jefferson-downs-defending-class-b-state-champs-capital-rolls-against-big-sky/article_4f2cdf60-d353-5d39-9f86-2bccfb3ce8d7.html | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/football/jefferson-downs-defending-class-b-state-champs-capital-rolls-against-big-sky/article_4f2cdf60-d353-5d39-9f86-2bccfb3ce8d7.html |
The money comes from the state health department’s plan approved to administer $12.5 million in Summer Pandemic Electronic Transfer benefits and will reach about 32,000 Montana kids ages 0-17 starting Wednesday.
The program is funded under the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was first paid for through the Families F... | 2022-09-17T16:24:15Z | helenair.com | State issuing federal benefits for families | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-issuing-federal-benefits-for-families/article_c2710c33-6085-5caa-b3f4-eec1841d69d0.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-issuing-federal-benefits-for-families/article_c2710c33-6085-5caa-b3f4-eec1841d69d0.html |
The state health department director on Thursday issued a statement indicating he would not immediately comply with an order from a Billings judge to follow a 2017 rule allowing transgender Montanans to update their birth certificates using a form.
Though Yellowstone County Judge Michael Moses said in a rare bench orde... | 2022-09-17T22:02:01Z | helenair.com | State health dept. indicates it will defy judge's order on birth certificates | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-health-dept-indicates-it-will-defy-judges-order-on-birth-certificates/article_46f3ba91-f609-50f9-9ddb-a394ec80e750.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-health-dept-indicates-it-will-defy-judges-order-on-birth-certificates/article_46f3ba91-f609-50f9-9ddb-a394ec80e750.html |
Getting a taste of victory can do a lot for a team and that was on full display on Saturday afternoon for Capital volleyball.
One day after getting their first Western AA win of the season, in a match that lasted until approximately 10:30 p.m. Friday night, the Capital high volleyball team won its second straight confe... | 2022-09-18T00:07:41Z | helenair.com | Local roundup: Capital, Helena High complete weekend sweeps in volleyball | Prep X-Country | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/cross-country/local-roundup-capital-helena-high-complete-weekend-sweeps-in-volleyball/article_6f8006cb-5a2d-5022-98f4-821ef1fe221f.html | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/cross-country/local-roundup-capital-helena-high-complete-weekend-sweeps-in-volleyball/article_6f8006cb-5a2d-5022-98f4-821ef1fe221f.html |
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest taking applications for seasonal jobs
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest staff is seeking nearly 150 seasonal workers.
USFS Photo
Starting Sept. 29, the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest will be accepting applications for over 150 seasonal spring and summer jobs.
Posi... | 2022-09-19T20:36:22Z | helenair.com | Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest taking applications for seasonal jobs | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-taking-applications-for-seasonal-jobs/article_6d725ed5-d792-5455-bb02-0257ec8da28f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-taking-applications-for-seasonal-jobs/article_6d725ed5-d792-5455-bb02-0257ec8da28f.html |
After refusing to immediately comply last week with a Billings judge’s order issued from the bench, the state health department said Monday it would follow the court's direction to revert to a 2017 rule allowing transgender Montanans to update their birth certificate using a form.
“The department has received the court... | 2022-09-20T00:11:13Z | helenair.com | State says it will comply with judge's order on birth certificates | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/state-says-it-will-comply-with-judges-order-on-birth-certificates/article_aefc6cd9-44c2-5647-8c68-e25d724b758c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/state-says-it-will-comply-with-judges-order-on-birth-certificates/article_aefc6cd9-44c2-5647-8c68-e25d724b758c.html |
When you order a pizza and the total comes to $25 and you hand them a $50 bill, have you ever had the restaurant tell you that they are going to keep your change in case their expenses are higher in the future? We know this sounds absurd, but not for the state government. Over the last two years, the state of Montana h... | 2022-09-20T16:01:42Z | helenair.com | Guest view: Working to get your money back to you | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-working-to-get-your-money-back-to-you/article_34580fce-2bd8-5c88-a70d-13d702b2ead2.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-working-to-get-your-money-back-to-you/article_34580fce-2bd8-5c88-a70d-13d702b2ead2.html |
Janet Ellis is a champion for conservation
Sen. Janet Ellis has spent her life and legislative career working for wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and public participation in government decisions. She values the best that Montana has to offer.
Sen. Ellis has served the hunters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts of... | 2022-09-20T16:01:59Z | helenair.com | Janet Ellis is a champion for conservation | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/janet-ellis-is-a-champion-for-conservation/article_70f57c16-238c-56bc-8cf8-e35e72af0178.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/janet-ellis-is-a-champion-for-conservation/article_70f57c16-238c-56bc-8cf8-e35e72af0178.html |
Repke will put 'public' and 'service' back into the PSC
John Repke is crossing the divide in his race for PSC district 5. Geographically, the district spans Flathead and Lake counties west of the divide, and Lewis and Clark and Teton counties on the east. Politically, Democrats and Republicans have joined in support of... | 2022-09-20T16:02:10Z | helenair.com | Repke will put 'public' and 'service' back into the PSC | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/repke-will-put-public-and-service-back-into-the-psc/article_b5441ed3-4415-5fc2-9b47-d30b84e0bb98.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/repke-will-put-public-and-service-back-into-the-psc/article_b5441ed3-4415-5fc2-9b47-d30b84e0bb98.html |
Being funny in un-funny times: Comedian Ed Hill coming to Helena
JAKE IVERSON Billings Gazette
Vancouver, BC based comedian Ed Hill will be in Helena Sept. 25.
Hill, who was born in Taiwan to Taiwanese parents, immigrated to Canada when he was 10. His parents took the names Candy and Smiley when they moved, even though... | 2022-09-20T19:01:13Z | helenair.com | Being funny in un-funny times: Comedian Ed Hill coming to Helena | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/being-funny-in-un-funny-times-comedian-ed-hill-coming-to-helena/article_65348825-ed79-5a86-9bb0-bdee3ce3eb75.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/being-funny-in-un-funny-times-comedian-ed-hill-coming-to-helena/article_65348825-ed79-5a86-9bb0-bdee3ce3eb75.html |
This latest filing piggybacks on a March lawsuit filed against the state by Laura Marie Obert. It was filed Aug. 9 in Montana 1st Judicial District Court in Lewis and Clark County.
In addition to the state, the new filing names Broadwater County Attorney Cory Swanson and Special Assistant Attorney General/Special Deput... | 2022-09-21T00:06:43Z | helenair.com | Ex-Broadwater County commissioner broadens lawsuit over her prosecution | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-broadwater-county-commissioner-broadens-lawsuit-over-her-prosecution/article_de490ccf-5bcc-5444-996f-250d974826ac.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-broadwater-county-commissioner-broadens-lawsuit-over-her-prosecution/article_de490ccf-5bcc-5444-996f-250d974826ac.html |
Scott Colvin drives Helena's bus 12.
Before becoming a bus driver, Scott Colvin worked in finance for 27 years, the last 10 commuting to Butte for work. Now he takes a different drive in the morning, picking up around 20 elementary students, and bringing them to Jim Darcy and Rossiter elementary schools.
“I really love... | 2022-09-21T13:49:50Z | helenair.com | Helena school buses get more cameras and longer stop sign arm | Education | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/helena-school-buses-get-more-cameras-and-longer-stop-sign-arm/article_3a176bb0-5f83-5fdf-85d9-f44cee8f448f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/helena-school-buses-get-more-cameras-and-longer-stop-sign-arm/article_3a176bb0-5f83-5fdf-85d9-f44cee8f448f.html |
Matt Olson is the candidate running for Senate District 42 that has a proven record of a successful small business owner for 28 years here in Helena. Matt knows firsthand the issues that small business owners face to be productive. With so many small businesses in Montana, he will be a strong and supportive voice for t... | 2022-09-21T16:07:26Z | helenair.com | Matt Olson is the clear choice for SD 42 | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-is-the-clear-choice-for-sd-42/article_dbdea719-62d1-5bbc-963a-f3a4614b69db.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-is-the-clear-choice-for-sd-42/article_dbdea719-62d1-5bbc-963a-f3a4614b69db.html |
The estate and the wife of a medical doctor who was struck and killed by a construction truck in Helena last year is suing the city and two of the contractors involved in the Rodney Street construction.
The lawsuit filed July 12 in District Court in Helena alleges negligence by the city of Helena, Helena Sand and Grave... | 2022-09-21T20:22:38Z | helenair.com | City, contractors sued over death at Helena construction site | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/city-contractors-sued-over-death-at-helena-construction-site/article_2d935635-c179-5991-96df-a125ef5c2a5c.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/city-contractors-sued-over-death-at-helena-construction-site/article_2d935635-c179-5991-96df-a125ef5c2a5c.html |
Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a recreation management plan for the Scratchgravel Hills Special Recreation Management Area northwest of Helena, saying the creation of 35 miles of mountain bike trails was done without analyzing the impacts on other trail users.
The suit ... | 2022-09-21T20:22:44Z | helenair.com | Groups sue federal agencies over Scratchgravel Hills plan | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/groups-sue-federal-agencies-over-scratchgravel-hills-plan/article_61db6590-d28c-56b2-9b4d-e00ec86528c1.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/groups-sue-federal-agencies-over-scratchgravel-hills-plan/article_61db6590-d28c-56b2-9b4d-e00ec86528c1.html |
The Montana Supreme Court hears arguments in this April photo.
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the state from enforcing laws eliminating Election Day voter registration and creating stricter requirements for voter identification at the polls.
In a majority opinion written by Justice Laurie McKinnon, the c... | 2022-09-22T00:12:55Z | helenair.com | High court puts brakes on laws ending Election Day registration, tightening voter ID requirements | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/high-court-puts-brakes-on-laws-ending-election-day-registration-tightening-voter-id-requirements/article_5203532e-6dd3-50a5-a8f6-a078621036d8.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/high-court-puts-brakes-on-laws-ending-election-day-registration-tightening-voter-id-requirements/article_5203532e-6dd3-50a5-a8f6-a078621036d8.html |
The state health department on Wednesday once again opened the pathway for transgender Montanans to correct their birth certificates while litigation over that process continues.
The move follows an intense period of back-and-forth in which a judge order the state to use a 2017 rule allowing those who wanted to update ... | 2022-09-22T00:13:01Z | helenair.com | MT begins processing birth certificate changes while litigation continues | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mt-begins-processing-birth-certificate-changes-while-litigation-continues/article_1672eebe-ef61-5d59-b614-09b59ab22d9c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mt-begins-processing-birth-certificate-changes-while-litigation-continues/article_1672eebe-ef61-5d59-b614-09b59ab22d9c.html |
A black lady navigates white Montana: Beauty and the beasts
Sandra’s as tough as the cop she once was. She’s as smart as the professor she now is.
But the death of her mom has shaken Sandra. She’s angry, lonely and vulnerable.
She’s a strong, compassionate black woman living beneath the snowy peaks of white Montana.
Sa... | 2022-09-22T13:05:39Z | helenair.com | A black lady navigates white Montana: Beauty and the beasts | https://helenair.com/news/local/a-black-lady-navigates-white-montana-beauty-and-the-beasts/article_c5802882-a6de-51fc-b31e-637d66cf83be.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/a-black-lady-navigates-white-montana-beauty-and-the-beasts/article_c5802882-a6de-51fc-b31e-637d66cf83be.html |
Fuel-reduction work helped suppress Helena-area blazes
DNRC and Independent Record
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning on Mount Helena in August.
Logan Teegarden of Helena Parks & Recreation trims branches off a felled tree on Mount Helena in summer 2019. Crews were thinning trees and brush near homes in the... | 2022-09-22T13:05:57Z | helenair.com | Fuel-reduction work helped suppress Helena-area blazes | https://helenair.com/news/local/fuel-reduction-work-helped-suppress-helena-area-blazes/article_58566177-fe88-5e90-a195-415c60904e50.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/fuel-reduction-work-helped-suppress-helena-area-blazes/article_58566177-fe88-5e90-a195-415c60904e50.html |
YVONNE MARTINELL
DELL — Our family has raised cattle in southwestern Montana since 1893 , so we have weathered many changes.
Over the past several decades, Americans have changed the way they see predators. Once treated as pests, wolves and bears are now conserved as part of the natural landscape. As a result, we have ... | 2022-09-22T16:19:01Z | helenair.com | Yvonne Martinell: More cooperation is needed to prevent predator impacts | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/yvonne-martinell-more-cooperation-is-needed-to-prevent-predator-impacts/article_bec1ba04-07b0-5013-b2c4-d18869df73cd.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/yvonne-martinell-more-cooperation-is-needed-to-prevent-predator-impacts/article_bec1ba04-07b0-5013-b2c4-d18869df73cd.html |
Mary Janacaro Hensleigh will work hard for you
To the people of Jefferson County: I want to thank you for your support in the primary election, I really appreciate you. As we get closer to the general election in November you will not see any banners, flyers or posters of me. I do not believe in asking for or accepting... | 2022-09-22T16:19:18Z | helenair.com | Mary Janacaro Hensleigh will work hard for you | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/mary-janacaro-hensleigh-will-work-hard-for-you/article_2dad81e9-8c14-5d71-9caa-66762e4d27e3.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/mary-janacaro-hensleigh-will-work-hard-for-you/article_2dad81e9-8c14-5d71-9caa-66762e4d27e3.html |
New crossword is smart, funny
I love the new LA Times Crossword puzzle that's been included in the changes to the puzzle and comics section of the Independent Record. It's smart, funny, and sometimes irreverent. The old crossword was so simple that the only challenge left was to complete it in less than five minutes. A... | 2022-09-22T16:19:25Z | helenair.com | New crossword is smart, funny | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/new-crossword-is-smart-funny/article_4c35042f-a6a1-57ba-9568-e258779bea83.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/new-crossword-is-smart-funny/article_4c35042f-a6a1-57ba-9568-e258779bea83.html |
Eventually, all but two entrances to the park were reopened. The North Entrance, near Gardiner, and the Northeast Entrance, near Cooke City, have been closed to the public all summer due to road damage caused by the flooding. Since then, the Park Service has launched a heroic effort with federal partners to reopen the ... | 2022-09-22T16:19:49Z | helenair.com | Receding waters: Yellowstone rebuilds after historic June flood | https://helenair.com/outdoors/receding-waters-yellowstone-rebuilds-after-historic-june-flood/article_e3600795-ae13-589b-9e4b-1b3c5ae739dc.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/receding-waters-yellowstone-rebuilds-after-historic-june-flood/article_e3600795-ae13-589b-9e4b-1b3c5ae739dc.html |
Helena man accused of meth possession
Shane Cope
A 36-year-old Helena man has been charged with one felony count criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and resisting arrest.
On Sunday, an officer res... | 2022-09-23T00:08:19Z | helenair.com | Helena man accused of meth possession | https://helenair.com/helena-man-accused-of-meth-possession/article_f3029e2e-81b2-570f-abd7-0112b0c8a4ca.html | https://helenair.com/helena-man-accused-of-meth-possession/article_f3029e2e-81b2-570f-abd7-0112b0c8a4ca.html |
Helena man on parole charged with possession of dangerous drugs
Robert Lyon
A 27-year-old Helena man is being charged with felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor counts of assault and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant.
On Monday, an officer responded to the 600 block of Legend L... | 2022-09-23T00:08:25Z | helenair.com | Helena man on parole charged with possession of dangerous drugs | https://helenair.com/helena-man-on-parole-charged-with-possession-of-dangerous-drugs/article_e9801a8e-a109-5920-bbdf-9b757f30e3f6.html | https://helenair.com/helena-man-on-parole-charged-with-possession-of-dangerous-drugs/article_e9801a8e-a109-5920-bbdf-9b757f30e3f6.html |
The Great Northern Carousel in Helena.
Lacey Middlestead, for the Independent Record
The carousel will still be able to host any birthday parties scheduled through Oct. 9. However, it is unable to schedule any other parties at this time.
Merritt Brown, general manager of the carousel, said the closure is not permanent,... | 2022-09-23T00:08:38Z | helenair.com | Helena's Great Northern Carousel closing temporarily due to staffing issues | https://helenair.com/news/local/helenas-great-northern-carousel-closing-temporarily-due-to-staffing-issues/article_805e8d6a-0fdf-5b7d-894b-0361696a6585.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helenas-great-northern-carousel-closing-temporarily-due-to-staffing-issues/article_805e8d6a-0fdf-5b7d-894b-0361696a6585.html |
My elderly father and mother on Birdseye have a bear problem. After several weeks of apple tree raids (and huge defecations) he’s now breaking into covered trash cans. Dad retired from the Fish, Wildlife and Parks after 30 years as a warden and Chief Pilot. We know once a bear starts breaking into garbage cans, it’s mo... | 2022-09-23T15:54:12Z | helenair.com | Homeowners left dealing with rogue bears | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/homeowners-left-dealing-with-rogue-bears/article_ec32c18e-cd8f-5ffc-b51c-03a190f6bdba.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/homeowners-left-dealing-with-rogue-bears/article_ec32c18e-cd8f-5ffc-b51c-03a190f6bdba.html |
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Adam Grove release a crate of pheasants reared at the Montana State Prison to the Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area on Friday.
The first crop of pheasants reared at Montana State Prison were released this week on wildlife management areas across the state ahead of the weeke... | 2022-09-23T22:01:50Z | helenair.com | Prison-reared pheasants released ahead of youth hunts | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/prison-reared-pheasants-released-ahead-of-youth-hunts/article_6568d607-eecb-55e3-903f-2868191fc892.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/prison-reared-pheasants-released-ahead-of-youth-hunts/article_6568d607-eecb-55e3-903f-2868191fc892.html |
Helena Transfer Station holds latex paint exchange
Tyler Bennett, a city of Helena solid waste department employee, is pictured at the Helena Transfer Station in this file photo from 2015.
Al Knauber, Independent Record
The city of Helena is hosting a latex paint exchange at its transfer station through the end of Sept... | 2022-09-23T23:53:08Z | helenair.com | Helena Transfer Station holds latex paint exchange | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-transfer-station-holds-latex-paint-exchange/article_da084675-b363-5ec3-8574-11d103204c09.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-transfer-station-holds-latex-paint-exchange/article_da084675-b363-5ec3-8574-11d103204c09.html |
Though it said Monday it “intends to comply” with an order from a Billings judge to let transgender Montanans update their birth certificates using a form, lawyers representing the state health department late Friday evening asked the Montana Supreme Court to void that order.
In the filing, lawyers from the state Depar... | 2022-09-24T03:21:05Z | helenair.com | Health dept. asks Supreme Court to strike order on updating birth certificates | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/health-dept-asks-supreme-court-to-strike-order-on-updating-birth-certificates/article_5cb806ca-b5bb-5a99-b0a7-06935919cc5b.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/health-dept-asks-supreme-court-to-strike-order-on-updating-birth-certificates/article_5cb806ca-b5bb-5a99-b0a7-06935919cc5b.html |
4 Bedroom Home in Helena - $1,125,000
This property has it all. Sitting on 15 acres (with a conservation easement on 3 sides) is a custom log home, 1,500 sq ft shop, 4 stall barn with living quarters and many other outbuildings. There is room to spread out in this over 3,000 sq ft home featuring 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathroo... | 2022-09-24T06:41:01Z | helenair.com | 4 Bedroom Home in Helena - $1,125,000 | https://helenair.com/4-bedroom-home-in-helena---1-125-000/article_c98fd65a-5ee1-5173-a8ac-77abfe0b5de7.html | https://helenair.com/4-bedroom-home-in-helena---1-125-000/article_c98fd65a-5ee1-5173-a8ac-77abfe0b5de7.html |
Driver Shannon Payne of team The Montana Aeronautics and Space Administration pilots her craft to first place in Saturday's 2022 Downtown Helena Soap Box Derby.
From right, Javier Ayala, Chris Crawford and Shannon Payne of The Montana Aeronautics and Space Administration proudly display their first place trophy at the ... | 2022-09-25T03:50:43Z | helenair.com | Soap Box Derby returns to Helena's Last Chance Gulch | https://helenair.com/news/local/soap-box-derby-returns-to-helenas-last-chance-gulch/article_8f88265e-3ee1-58c7-ab0d-344dde08926d.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/soap-box-derby-returns-to-helenas-last-chance-gulch/article_8f88265e-3ee1-58c7-ab0d-344dde08926d.html |
Brad Langasther, open lands manager for the City of Helena, speaks at Monday's news conference about fire mitigation measures.
Gov. Greg Gianforte stood in the shadow of Mount Helena on Monday, praising wildfire fuel mitigation efforts by all levels of government and interagency cooperation for halting two recent fires... | 2022-09-27T01:51:52Z | helenair.com | Governor praises fire mitigation efforts, $238K announced for Helena forest treatment | https://helenair.com/news/local/governor-praises-fire-mitigation-efforts-238k-announced-for-helena-forest-treatment/article_b6871f1b-afc2-5511-bc98-7bbb91a7c841.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/governor-praises-fire-mitigation-efforts-238k-announced-for-helena-forest-treatment/article_b6871f1b-afc2-5511-bc98-7bbb91a7c841.html |
Carroll football game day notes (For print only) (copy)
Carroll's football team runs onto the field ahead of Saturday's home game against Southern Oregon.
No. 24 Carroll College – 3-1, 3-1 Frontier
Owning the Yotes: Each of the last three matchups have gone the Saints’ way dating back to April 10, 2021.
Runnin' like th... | 2022-09-27T05:27:25Z | helenair.com | Carroll football game day notes (For print only) (copy) | https://helenair.com/print-specific/carroll-football-game-day-notes-for-print-only-copy/article_bc29bf56-eabd-5292-9f01-9374c380c006.html | https://helenair.com/print-specific/carroll-football-game-day-notes-for-print-only-copy/article_bc29bf56-eabd-5292-9f01-9374c380c006.html |
Robin Clark helps her student with a math test at Trinity School in Canyon Creek.
First grade students Henry Bennett, left, and Cooper Fitzsimmons play with a rice table at Trinity School in Canyon Creek.
Students play on the playground outside Trinity School in Canyon Creek on Sept. 23.
“I was interested in a small sc... | 2022-09-27T13:37:53Z | helenair.com | 'I just like the country feel': Montana's oldest continually run school gets $112K ARPA grant to upgrade facilities | https://helenair.com/news/local/i-just-like-the-country-feel-montanas-oldest-continually-run-school-gets-112k-arpa-grant/article_133a884b-1578-532f-a6c5-df4857d9c4f0.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/i-just-like-the-country-feel-montanas-oldest-continually-run-school-gets-112k-arpa-grant/article_133a884b-1578-532f-a6c5-df4857d9c4f0.html |
Look at the early 1900s. Start with Warren Harding. Simply a thief. Selling oil reserves and who knows what else. Enough! Come forward to the Nixon administration. A coverup of a criminal act, the break-in at the DNRC. Obstruction of Justice? Certainly. Enough!
We need to closely examine this history of lying tied to s... | 2022-09-27T13:37:59Z | helenair.com | Enough! | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/enough/article_5240e1d5-3abf-5085-894d-eab9a1b13a13.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/enough/article_5240e1d5-3abf-5085-894d-eab9a1b13a13.html |
Go back to original puzzles
I am very disappointed with the decision by the Great Falls Tribune and the Independent Record to drop the usual crossword puzzle and the Cryptoquip in daily editions. In so doing you’ve replaced a really good crossword puzzle tradition with one from the LA Times that seems awkward and diffi... | 2022-09-27T15:45:09Z | helenair.com | Go back to original puzzles | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/go-back-to-original-puzzles/article_ecd707bc-c105-5f99-8fe0-1f795c470c5d.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/go-back-to-original-puzzles/article_ecd707bc-c105-5f99-8fe0-1f795c470c5d.html |
John Repke is an effective, ethical leader
Montanans have a lot to worry about with rising utility prices and planning for the future. Based on the record, for years the Republican-controlled Public Service Commission has functioned poorly. Documented ineffective leadership and infighting interfered with PCS effectiven... | 2022-09-27T15:45:22Z | helenair.com | John Repke is an effective, ethical leader | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/john-repke-is-an-effective-ethical-leader/article_38cd84c9-b463-5d4a-bca1-2293fb423519.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/john-repke-is-an-effective-ethical-leader/article_38cd84c9-b463-5d4a-bca1-2293fb423519.html |
John Repke will take the PSC job seriously
As a conservative, I usually don't support Democrats for political office; however, I support John Repke for PSC 5 in November's election.
John Repke is running against Annie Bukacek for PSC 5. Most voters (I certainly didn't) don't pay much attention to those running to serve... | 2022-09-27T15:45:28Z | helenair.com | John Repke will take the PSC job seriously | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/john-repke-will-take-the-psc-job-seriously/article_2400ceee-c1b0-551b-a0de-d3b44ec5f99d.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/john-repke-will-take-the-psc-job-seriously/article_2400ceee-c1b0-551b-a0de-d3b44ec5f99d.html |
Vote for experience, vote for Dan Guzynski
Dan Guzynski is my choice for Lewis and Clark County Attorney. As a legislator who has worked my entire career for the well-being of children in Montana, Dan's advocacy for child victims is incredibly important to me. For 22 years he has put the worst kind of people behind bar... | 2022-09-27T15:45:34Z | helenair.com | Vote for experience, vote for Dan Guzynski | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/vote-for-experience-vote-for-dan-guzynski/article_33a2711d-c8a6-57ab-9658-967c6cde863e.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/vote-for-experience-vote-for-dan-guzynski/article_33a2711d-c8a6-57ab-9658-967c6cde863e.html |
Pictured from left are Sgt. Zachary J. Freeman, Dietrich D. Lind, Logan W. Bartholomew, Trevor D. Ward, David M. Thomas, Jessica N. Lyles, Jordan D. Barfuss, Bogomil S. Mihaylov, Justin J. Hanson, Nathaniel C. Ashbey, Joshua M. Glover and Trooper Lath S. Keith.
Lind joined his fellow nine cadets on Monday when the Mont... | 2022-09-27T19:38:11Z | helenair.com | New Townsend trooper among 10 sworn in Monday | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-townsend-trooper-among-10-sworn-in-monday/article_5785ea94-b902-5249-96a3-caaad0562127.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-townsend-trooper-among-10-sworn-in-monday/article_5785ea94-b902-5249-96a3-caaad0562127.html |
Local roundup: Capital boys remain unbeaten in soccer
The Capital boys still haven't lost a soccer match this season and that streak continued on Tuesday thanks to a 4-1 result on the road over Missoula Sentinel.
Capital led 1-0 at the half as Adam Grasmick scored on a corner from Nate Wilcox. Gunnar Shumate didn't sco... | 2022-09-28T05:41:52Z | helenair.com | Local roundup: Capital boys remain unbeaten in soccer | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/local-roundup-capital-boys-remain-unbeaten-in-soccer/article_13bbf349-b44e-50e8-8bb7-f1293cf8b717.html | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/local-roundup-capital-boys-remain-unbeaten-in-soccer/article_13bbf349-b44e-50e8-8bb7-f1293cf8b717.html |
Jess Hegstrom
National research shows that up to 45% of those who die by suicide see a physician within a month of their death, 20% within 24 hours. And yet individuals who are struggling are still slipping through the cracks.
Sadly, I've also found this trend in our Montana communities. Many of our local medical facil... | 2022-09-28T13:42:19Z | helenair.com | Public Health: Partnering with medical facilities to become Suicide Safe | https://helenair.com/news/local/public-health-partnering-with-medical-facilities-to-become-suicide-safe/article_5dea791c-e010-541f-a283-d77ac3a419fc.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/public-health-partnering-with-medical-facilities-to-become-suicide-safe/article_5dea791c-e010-541f-a283-d77ac3a419fc.html |
Montana sends emergency responders to help with Florida hurricane
A truck pulls a man on a kayak on a low-lying road Wednesday after flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Key West, Fla.
Mary Martin, Associated Press
Gov. Greg Gianforte said Wednesday that Montana is sending people to Florida to help with its r... | 2022-09-29T01:14:23Z | helenair.com | Montana sends emergency responders to help with Florida hurricane | https://helenair.com/news/local/montana-sends-emergency-responders-to-help-with-florida-hurricane/article_df26897a-7203-5d98-9e56-82799eeddd3f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/montana-sends-emergency-responders-to-help-with-florida-hurricane/article_df26897a-7203-5d98-9e56-82799eeddd3f.html |
Film Review: The Woman King
At the Cinemark
(PG-13)
“Woman King” makes a powerful cultural statement about the power of black women throughout history. Like “Black Panther” costuming and choreography is exquisite.
No sense burying the lead: I never really warmed to this story. My head, which welcomed a consciousness-ra... | 2022-09-29T13:34:20Z | helenair.com | Film Review: The Woman King | https://helenair.com/news/local/film-review-the-woman-king/article_5ba869f4-085b-540b-a6e7-61af491e6d36.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/film-review-the-woman-king/article_5ba869f4-085b-540b-a6e7-61af491e6d36.html |
Miss Last Chance Princess to pass the torch at Helena pow wow
Miss Last Chance Princess 2021-2022 Lily Orr poses in most of her regalia on Sunday in East Helena.
What: 23rd annual Last Chance Community Pow Wow
When: Grand Entry at 6 p.m. Friday. Saturday sessions are at noon and 6 p.m. Final Grand Entry at noon Sunday.... | 2022-09-29T13:34:26Z | helenair.com | Miss Last Chance Princess to pass the torch at Helena pow wow | https://helenair.com/news/local/miss-last-chance-princess-to-pass-the-torch-at-helena-pow-wow/article_b7692eb9-7809-50e7-8c1b-af4e67bea1f6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/miss-last-chance-princess-to-pass-the-torch-at-helena-pow-wow/article_b7692eb9-7809-50e7-8c1b-af4e67bea1f6.html |
Recently, a guest view by Tammi Fisher posted in the Independent Record on Sept. 15 expressed the author’s disdain of comments made by a former Montana legislator and current developer of a scorecard that the Montana GOP adopted to rank and comment on Montana legislators. Such scorecards are not for the purpose of dete... | 2022-09-29T13:34:32Z | helenair.com | Jeffrey Stiffarm: Fueling the fires of racism -- Montana deserves much better | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/jeffrey-stiffarm-fueling-the-fires-of-racism----montana-deserves-much-better/article_403fcd68-8a20-5996-8363-2d6f60f8ec43.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/jeffrey-stiffarm-fueling-the-fires-of-racism----montana-deserves-much-better/article_403fcd68-8a20-5996-8363-2d6f60f8ec43.html |
Outdoor briefs: Beaver Creek restoration; elk plan; Project WILD workshop; beading event
Phase 2 of Beaver Creek restoration underway
Phase 2 of Beaver Creek restoration is underway, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest officials said recently on their Facebook page.
This is a restored section of Beaver Creek featuri... | 2022-09-29T13:34:45Z | helenair.com | Outdoor briefs: Beaver Creek restoration; elk plan; Project WILD workshop; beading event | https://helenair.com/outdoors/outdoor-briefs-beaver-creek-restoration-elk-plan-project-wild-workshop-beading-event/article_1508f99c-7fd6-5767-918d-94aba89a50ae.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/outdoor-briefs-beaver-creek-restoration-elk-plan-project-wild-workshop-beading-event/article_1508f99c-7fd6-5767-918d-94aba89a50ae.html |
Do nothing Rosendale
Sam Rayburn, longest serving speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, famously said, “Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a carpenter to build one.” I’m pretty sure Speaker Rayburn had guys like Matt Rosendale in mind when he uttered these sentiments.
Rosendale has spent two years in... | 2022-09-29T15:05:05Z | helenair.com | Do nothing Rosendale | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/do-nothing-rosendale/article_37bd5f40-b5c4-5013-b1b5-cbbd6563f91d.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/do-nothing-rosendale/article_37bd5f40-b5c4-5013-b1b5-cbbd6563f91d.html |
Gary Buchanan will support the rights of all
We are both Helena lawyers who have been largely on opposite sides of the fence in our practices. We have litigated against each other, hold different political views and have always maintained a cordial professional relationship.
We express our solidarity in supporting Gary... | 2022-09-29T15:05:17Z | helenair.com | Gary Buchanan will support the rights of all | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-will-support-the-rights-of-all/article_65688b4f-fe93-51de-a2e8-e2ab95fd85f1.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-will-support-the-rights-of-all/article_65688b4f-fe93-51de-a2e8-e2ab95fd85f1.html |
Leo Dutton is dedicated sheriff
I'm happy to endorse Leo Dutton's reelection for Lewis and Clark County sheriff.
I have had the privilege of knowing and supporting Leo Dutton for many years. I have seen his funny side and his serious side. I can't think of anyone better than Leo Dutton being my sheriff!
You never have ... | 2022-09-29T15:05:23Z | helenair.com | Leo Dutton is dedicated sheriff | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/leo-dutton-is-dedicated-sheriff/article_2fe7c851-9aca-5a79-bd19-f2a85cfda224.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/leo-dutton-is-dedicated-sheriff/article_2fe7c851-9aca-5a79-bd19-f2a85cfda224.html |
A downstream dilemma: Canadian coal mines are seeping selenium into Montana waters
If you have a problem with your neighbor, you’d try to work with them to sort it out, right? Or what if your neighbor’s friend was causing you issues? You’d probably ask your neighbor to talk to their friend about it, right? Well, that’s... | 2022-09-29T15:05:42Z | helenair.com | A downstream dilemma: Canadian coal mines are seeping selenium into Montana waters | https://helenair.com/outdoors/a-downstream-dilemma-canadian-coal-mines-are-seeping-selenium-into-montana-waters/article_a681e0a3-dadb-55ee-81ec-1f9e009ab036.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/a-downstream-dilemma-canadian-coal-mines-are-seeping-selenium-into-montana-waters/article_a681e0a3-dadb-55ee-81ec-1f9e009ab036.html |
The Montana Attorney General's office in Helena.
The Montana Department of Justice likely discriminated against an applicant for a job in its legal services bureau by denying that person the position due to their political beliefs, a state employment investigator found.
A Human Rights Bureau investigative report dated ... | 2022-09-29T22:51:24Z | helenair.com | Investigation finds DOJ likely discriminated in hiring due to political beliefs | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/investigation-finds-doj-likely-discriminated-in-hiring-due-to-political-beliefs/article_6cb4623b-897e-557a-9822-621c42b34bb6.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/investigation-finds-doj-likely-discriminated-in-hiring-due-to-political-beliefs/article_6cb4623b-897e-557a-9822-621c42b34bb6.html |
He drowned about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after he had been wading in the lake while carrying a toddler on his shoulders. They were in a deeper part of the north area of the swimming section, officials said.
Verley, who was fully clothed, apparently walked into some mud and the child began to thrash. A woman with the child’... | 2022-09-30T01:49:35Z | helenair.com | Helena man who drowned at Spring Meadow Lake identified | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-man-who-drowned-at-spring-meadow-lake-identified/article_0ff752ce-020b-5949-ae89-5679a9932bfd.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-man-who-drowned-at-spring-meadow-lake-identified/article_0ff752ce-020b-5949-ae89-5679a9932bfd.html |
Steve Bostrom: When God Steps In
One afternoon I heard a knock at the door. I found “George,” a leader in our community, tears streaming down his face.
“I’ve been a fool. I had a one-night stand with another woman. My wife left me.”
I invited him in. He and his wife had begun attending our church – even the 13-week mem... | 2022-10-01T14:12:58Z | helenair.com | Steve Bostrom: When God Steps In | https://helenair.com/news/local/steve-bostrom-when-god-steps-in/article_697e0814-d77f-5b35-9a95-89409ca78fe2.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/steve-bostrom-when-god-steps-in/article_697e0814-d77f-5b35-9a95-89409ca78fe2.html |
ERIC DIETRICH and ARREN KIMBEL-SANNIT Montana Free Press
Boiled down to its basic criteria, the task of drawing Montana’s next legislative map doesn’t sound that complicated:
The districts, used to elect Montana’s 100 state representatives and 50 state senators, must be compact and contiguous. They need to divide the s... | 2022-10-01T14:13:04Z | helenair.com | Searching for ‘fair’ on Montana’s legislative map | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/searching-for-fair-on-montana-s-legislative-map/article_965cb355-bc94-530c-93f4-d3543d34a93c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/searching-for-fair-on-montana-s-legislative-map/article_965cb355-bc94-530c-93f4-d3543d34a93c.html |
Helena Sun Run 5K participants set out from the Eighth Avenue starting line Saturday morning. The seventh running of the annual race raised funds for a Bryant Elementary solar array.
As is tradition for Helena Sun Run, the nearly 100 participants, there supporting clean energy for public institutions, did so under clou... | 2022-10-01T23:25:16Z | helenair.com | Helena Sun Run raises funds for Bryant Elementary solar project | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-sun-run-raises-funds-for-bryant-elementary-solar-project/article_78743e0e-3a9c-5668-96c0-6e8a3a8436e6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-sun-run-raises-funds-for-bryant-elementary-solar-project/article_78743e0e-3a9c-5668-96c0-6e8a3a8436e6.html |
It's election time, and we have good choices for Lewis and Clark County Attorney. It's an easy decision for me to support Dan Guzynski. Dan has decades of experience in holding offenders responsible for their crimes and protecting citizens, especially children. Not only is Dan a highly skilled prosecutor, graduating fr... | 2022-10-02T16:35:26Z | helenair.com | Dan Guzynski is committed to justice | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-is-committed-to-justice/article_0aa75264-0c1d-55e6-af5d-291a95ca28f2.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-is-committed-to-justice/article_0aa75264-0c1d-55e6-af5d-291a95ca28f2.html |
Helena High School sophomore biology students do a BioBlitz of the water on Sept. 28 at Spring Meadow Lake State Park with Montana WILD.
Last week, Helena Bengals were released into the wild -- to collect data.
“The beginning of the year we met, and we’ve all been discussing making biology more relevant to them and get... | 2022-10-03T14:25:03Z | helenair.com | 'Relevant to their backyard': Helena High biology students collect data at Spring Meadow Lake | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/relevant-to-their-backyard-helena-high-biology-students-collect-data-at-spring-meadow-lake/article_b4c609a4-059c-526d-b66f-50258863aa87.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/relevant-to-their-backyard-helena-high-biology-students-collect-data-at-spring-meadow-lake/article_b4c609a4-059c-526d-b66f-50258863aa87.html |
Officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of Edwards Street for a report of a disturbance around 11 p.m. Sunday.
According to a press release from the Helena Police Department, the residents would not answer the door, and it appeared the door was barricaded from the inside.
Officers entered the residence and l... | 2022-10-03T21:00:06Z | helenair.com | Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide in Helena | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-homicide-in-helena/article_3bd41981-2191-59af-931e-9e248c78a2ec.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-homicide-in-helena/article_3bd41981-2191-59af-931e-9e248c78a2ec.html |
Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices announced on social media Monday that he will be retiring before his term ends, stepping down just before Election Day.
In a short message posted to Twitter, Jeff Mangan thanked his staff and noted that his early departure from the role would come shortly before his six-yea... | 2022-10-04T00:45:30Z | helenair.com | Commissioner of Political Practices to step down before term ends | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/commissioner-of-political-practices-to-step-down-before-term-ends/article_0b67a514-4f6a-51af-83aa-0023e27cdd70.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/commissioner-of-political-practices-to-step-down-before-term-ends/article_0b67a514-4f6a-51af-83aa-0023e27cdd70.html |
Billings Clinic Broadwater in Townsend unveils $6M expansion
Billings Clinic Broadwater recently unveiled the newly expanded areas of its clinic, rehabilitation department and emergency room.
Billings Clinic Broadwater
Billings Clinic Broadwater recently unveiled the newly expanded areas of its clinic, rehabilitation d... | 2022-10-04T18:48:20Z | helenair.com | Billings Clinic Broadwater in Townsend unveils $6M expansion | https://helenair.com/news/local/billings-clinic-broadwater-in-townsend-unveils-6m-expansion/article_e2ad75c0-00d7-599f-9163-783ac7e4c36e.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/billings-clinic-broadwater-in-townsend-unveils-6m-expansion/article_e2ad75c0-00d7-599f-9163-783ac7e4c36e.html |
Branden Bright
A 31-year-old man from East Helena has been charged with felony theft of a mountain bike valued at $5,000.
The owner of the bike told authorities it was stolen out of his garage and that he looked up local pawn shops and spotted a similar bike at Dave’s Pawn.
Deputies met the owner at the store, and the ... | 2022-10-05T01:48:05Z | helenair.com | East Helena man charged with theft of mountain bike | https://helenair.com/east-helena-man-charged-with-theft-of-mountain-bike/article_8012f6e3-69c7-51c0-a768-e5654689cc81.html | https://helenair.com/east-helena-man-charged-with-theft-of-mountain-bike/article_8012f6e3-69c7-51c0-a768-e5654689cc81.html |
Courtney Mcalpin
Paris Hazlitt
A 22-year-old woman from East Helena, Courtney Renee Mcalpin, the owner of the vehicle, is being charged with one felony and five misdemeanors. The charges include felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, driving a ... | 2022-10-05T01:48:11Z | helenair.com | Helena-area residents charged with drug crimes | https://helenair.com/helena-area-residents-charged-with-drug-crimes/article_208211dd-3674-5409-8b5c-0c3d895904d9.html | https://helenair.com/helena-area-residents-charged-with-drug-crimes/article_208211dd-3674-5409-8b5c-0c3d895904d9.html |
A 55-year-old Helena man is being charged with two felony counts of criminal endangerment, and misdemeanor counts of fleeing from or eluding peace officers and reckless driving.
On Sept. 19, officers with the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office learned that someone who had absconded from Great Falls Probation was i... | 2022-10-05T01:48:17Z | helenair.com | Helena man arrested after leading police on chase | https://helenair.com/helena-man-arrested-after-leading-police-on-chase/article_b46c1b5a-c083-5bca-8968-07ac41f5aadd.html | https://helenair.com/helena-man-arrested-after-leading-police-on-chase/article_b46c1b5a-c083-5bca-8968-07ac41f5aadd.html |
Was the Queen of Country Music Loretta Lynn ever in Helena?
Well, maybe. At least her bus was.
The local history website "Helena as She Was" posted on Facebook a Feb. 11, 1977, Independent Record story that states: “Loretta Lynn Band buzzes through town.”
“Excitement was short-lived Wednesday morning after word slipped... | 2022-10-05T01:48:23Z | helenair.com | Loretta Lynn bus sighting in 1977 sparked buzz in Helena | https://helenair.com/news/local/loretta-lynn-bus-sighting-in-1977-sparked-buzz-in-helena/article_81673cad-e314-5c79-9018-c939a1a9d8fe.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/loretta-lynn-bus-sighting-in-1977-sparked-buzz-in-helena/article_81673cad-e314-5c79-9018-c939a1a9d8fe.html |
Fort Harrison VA in Helena, Montana.
A recently released nationwide survey on "employee engagement" by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs showed the Montana VA Healthcare System received comparable ratings to several other regional VA services in five key areas.
The key areas include decisional involvement, innova... | 2022-10-05T01:48:29Z | helenair.com | Montana VA employees surveyed on work conditions | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-va-employees-surveyed-on-work-conditions/article_bf6ba3a9-c34d-57dd-a9f6-5b59a1a135b2.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-va-employees-surveyed-on-work-conditions/article_bf6ba3a9-c34d-57dd-a9f6-5b59a1a135b2.html |
Eat Well & Share: When it's cold outside, warm your insides with soup
Eat well & share
Sally Beck Helena Food Share
Sally Beck
During and at the end of the growing season, Helena Food Share is lucky to be able to offer a wide variety of fresh, locally grown seasonal produce and eggs that are so generously donated by ou... | 2022-10-05T15:17:01Z | helenair.com | Eat Well & Share: When it's cold outside, warm your insides with soup | https://helenair.com/news/local/eat-well-share-when-its-cold-outside-warm-your-insides-with-soup/article_625cc86b-3ca5-5ea0-89de-8203bfa7470d.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/eat-well-share-when-its-cold-outside-warm-your-insides-with-soup/article_625cc86b-3ca5-5ea0-89de-8203bfa7470d.html |
Shockingly, not only did the justices look the other way ignoring their glaring conflict of interest in determining how they campaign for their own jobs, Justices Gustafson, McGrath, McKinnon, Sandefur and Shea deprived every Montanan of their right to decide how we as Montanans elect our Supreme Court justices.
The fi... | 2022-10-05T15:17:03Z | helenair.com | Austin Knudsen: Blowing the call: Montana Supreme Court deprived Montanans of our right to decide election methods | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/austin-knudsen-blowing-the-call-montana-supreme-court-deprived-montanans-of-our-right-to-decide/article_c780b03e-1927-5be6-a20b-17c7ee1c0d74.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/austin-knudsen-blowing-the-call-montana-supreme-court-deprived-montanans-of-our-right-to-decide/article_c780b03e-1927-5be6-a20b-17c7ee1c0d74.html |
Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks during a press conference inside the state Capitol in January.
Gov. Greg Gianforte said Wednesday that raising the exemption on taxing equipment will be among his priorities during the next legislative session.
The governor, speaking from an agriculture equipment dealer in Kalispell, called f... | 2022-10-05T23:06:51Z | helenair.com | Gianforte proposes higher exemption for business equipment tax | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gianforte-proposes-higher-exemption-for-business-equipment-tax/article_713de81f-4363-5bc0-b363-e131f336d003.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gianforte-proposes-higher-exemption-for-business-equipment-tax/article_713de81f-4363-5bc0-b363-e131f336d003.html |
REX WELTZ
Kurt Keller
National news outlets reported recently that many school districts across the country have not spent billions of available COVID relief dollars.
In fact, districts nationwide would need to collectively spend approximately $5 billion a month to meet the September 2024 expenditure deadline to spend ... | 2022-10-06T14:19:56Z | helenair.com | Rex Weltz: Federal COVID-19 relief funds were needed and well-spent in Helena Public Schools | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/rex-weltz-federal-covid-19-relief-funds-were-needed-and-well-spent-in-helena-public/article_7ea9a9c9-de1c-5b23-b16e-a6b858a49c40.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/rex-weltz-federal-covid-19-relief-funds-were-needed-and-well-spent-in-helena-public/article_7ea9a9c9-de1c-5b23-b16e-a6b858a49c40.html |
This November Montanans will vote on an important referendum called “An Act Adopting The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act.” This act will do just what the title states, protect babies that are born alive, even those born after a failed attempt to abort a child.
A few that are opposed to this protection are trying to sp... | 2022-10-06T14:20:21Z | helenair.com | Protect babies: Vote yes on LR-131 | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/protect-babies-vote-yes-on-lr-131/article_2baebc25-0589-52e2-ac8c-db64426b8edf.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/protect-babies-vote-yes-on-lr-131/article_2baebc25-0589-52e2-ac8c-db64426b8edf.html |
The candidates for Montana's Eastern District congressional seat appeared in a debate which I found quite illuminating. The format was quick and fair and the candidates limited to succinct responses which was refreshing. The principal takeaway was that Congressman Rosendale appears to have been completely useless in hi... | 2022-10-06T14:20:27Z | helenair.com | Rosendale opposed all legislation beneficial to Montana | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/rosendale-opposed-all-legislation-beneficial-to-montana/article_eb293256-e838-5d01-a2a7-14069e42bd19.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/rosendale-opposed-all-legislation-beneficial-to-montana/article_eb293256-e838-5d01-a2a7-14069e42bd19.html |
Fisheries technicians working for Montana FWP and an MSU graduate student captured a host of trout and salmon May 24 at Georgetown Lake for a study designed to yield information about factors driving the fish species' growth.
Nov. 15 deadline for fisheries program
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds landowners, wate... | 2022-10-06T14:20:39Z | helenair.com | Outdoor briefs: Grant deadline; fish rules bumped; mining areas; avian viruses | https://helenair.com/outdoors/outdoor-briefs-grant-deadline-fish-rules-bumped-mining-areas-avian-viruses/article_6d67ce2e-a072-5038-979a-952d92f53b6b.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/outdoor-briefs-grant-deadline-fish-rules-bumped-mining-areas-avian-viruses/article_6d67ce2e-a072-5038-979a-952d92f53b6b.html |
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Adam Grove releases a crate of pheasants reared at the Montana State Prison to the Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area on Friday.
With pheasant season fast approaching, on this episode we are talking about a new program here in Montana that has stirred plenty of debate for th... | 2022-10-06T14:20:45Z | helenair.com | Prison pheasants: Inmate-raised game birds released as part of new penitentiary program | https://helenair.com/outdoors/prison-pheasants-inmate-raised-game-birds-released-as-part-of-new-penitentiary-program/article_24f1f15c-314a-5a94-936b-26f0e604818e.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/prison-pheasants-inmate-raised-game-birds-released-as-part-of-new-penitentiary-program/article_24f1f15c-314a-5a94-936b-26f0e604818e.html |
In this file photo, a pair of anglers try their luck fly fishing from a drift boat on the Big Hole River above Thompson’s Corner.
STANDARD FILE PHOTO
Trout prized by anglers may see habitat shrink in several Montana rivers due to climate change in the coming decades, potentially putting at risk millions in spending, ac... | 2022-10-06T14:20:52Z | helenair.com | Study: Climate change may reduce Montana trout habitat, angling income | https://helenair.com/outdoors/study-climate-change-may-reduce-montana-trout-habitat-angling-income/article_0308a9fa-eb6c-5835-9a76-33cecf08ed41.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/study-climate-change-may-reduce-montana-trout-habitat-angling-income/article_0308a9fa-eb6c-5835-9a76-33cecf08ed41.html |
Former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, left, and his brother Bill Bullock stand inside the future home of The Confluence, which will include a dram shop called Brothers Tapworks. The Bullocks are hoping to open their doors to public in early 2023.
In days long ago, when the Bullock brothers held summer jobs at Gates of the... | 2022-10-06T19:45:50Z | helenair.com | Former Gov. Bullock and his brother opening taproom in downtown Helena | https://helenair.com/news/local/former-gov-bullock-and-his-brother-opening-taproom-in-downtown-helena/article_6dd6426c-5c20-561e-bb06-418fafbd40cd.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/former-gov-bullock-and-his-brother-opening-taproom-in-downtown-helena/article_6dd6426c-5c20-561e-bb06-418fafbd40cd.html |
Lewis and Clark County 4-H - A variety of volunteers needed to teach 4-H students life skills such as wildlife, small engine, robotics, outdoor adventure, forestry, entomology and citizenship.
AWARE Early Childhood Services - Infant and Toddler Classroom Volunteers – Administrative Assistant.
Rocky Mountain Development... | 2022-10-07T13:09:43Z | helenair.com | VOLUNTEER HELENA | https://helenair.com/news/local/volunteer-helena/article_f6d40f50-1dd1-5054-a5b1-50954ba4a6fb.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/volunteer-helena/article_f6d40f50-1dd1-5054-a5b1-50954ba4a6fb.html |
Thank you HD80 voters and neighbors around the state. Your engagement with elected officials is heartening, especially when referencing our U.S. and Montana Constitutions. We are also expanding the conversations about education, our economy, our rule of law, our tax policies, and yes, most importantly, our Montana way ... | 2022-10-07T15:25:55Z | helenair.com | Public's input needed at hearings | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/publics-input-needed-at-hearings/article_0b89b83a-a80f-512f-a17f-f8e756183d8b.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/publics-input-needed-at-hearings/article_0b89b83a-a80f-512f-a17f-f8e756183d8b.html |
Micah Nicholson column: Knight of the Body
Micah Nicholson
Now that October is here, I’ve found myself prepping for the inevitable. The cold! We know it’s coming, right? Many a Montanan knows that first snow comes when you least expect it. And what do we do when the cold hits? We bust out ALL the layers.
Protecting our... | 2022-10-08T14:37:13Z | helenair.com | Micah Nicholson column: Knight of the Body | https://helenair.com/news/local/micah-nicholson-column-knight-of-the-body/article_a6d1cb56-f264-5b22-937e-39d05fd3b19e.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/micah-nicholson-column-knight-of-the-body/article_a6d1cb56-f264-5b22-937e-39d05fd3b19e.html |
Trevor Keune
On Wednesday, an officer was dispatched to the 3000 block of N. Sanders St. for a report of a disorderly person who was calling people names and threatening to injure them.
According to charging documents, Trevor Mark Keune was sitting in the driver’s seat of his running vehicle in a parking lot when autho... | 2022-10-08T20:34:57Z | helenair.com | Man arrested in Helena on 6th DUI charge | https://helenair.com/man-arrested-in-helena-on-6th-dui-charge/article_c05608f9-0f51-57f1-ac09-187489ba4a86.html | https://helenair.com/man-arrested-in-helena-on-6th-dui-charge/article_c05608f9-0f51-57f1-ac09-187489ba4a86.html |
NANCY LEIFER, SUE HOELL and BECKY PISKE
The League of Women Voters urges you to vote in the 2022 General Election. Don’t allow misinformation to discourage you.
The Montana Supreme Court recently reinstated same-day voter registration, and pre-2021 voter ID and ballot collection requirements, making it possible for mor... | 2022-10-09T13:18:43Z | helenair.com | Guest view: Voter turnout matters to our democracy | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-voter-turnout-matters-to-our-democracy/article_aa74b3dd-15d7-54ee-8c75-7580dbb70d42.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-voter-turnout-matters-to-our-democracy/article_aa74b3dd-15d7-54ee-8c75-7580dbb70d42.html |
On Wednesday, petroleum exporting countries, including Russia, agreed to a dramatic 2 million barrels per day cut in production. This move is intended to raise oil prices and revenue.
Brazil’s right wing President Bolsonaro was able to hang on to power and force a second run at elections.
Neither of the two largest par... | 2022-10-09T13:20:32Z | helenair.com | Futures File | https://helenair.com/business/futures-file/article_1cc42698-8d7e-5479-a6f9-9bd5035c1cc6.html | https://helenair.com/business/futures-file/article_1cc42698-8d7e-5479-a6f9-9bd5035c1cc6.html |
I am writing to share my support for Sheriff Leo Dutton’s re-election campaign. I recently had the opportunity to connect with Sheriff Dutton and hear about his trip to the Mexico/U.S. border.
What struck me about this conversation was his concern and deep feeling for the people he saw there — many who were likely vict... | 2022-10-09T15:12:33Z | helenair.com | Sheriff Leo Dutton sees the human side of refugee crisis | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/sheriff-leo-dutton-sees-the-human-side-of-refugee-crisis/article_a9ae11a1-4616-5916-8fbd-52b44f3edf9e.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/sheriff-leo-dutton-sees-the-human-side-of-refugee-crisis/article_a9ae11a1-4616-5916-8fbd-52b44f3edf9e.html |
Gary Buchanan will represent all Montanans
Now is the time. And independent Gary Buchanan is the one. Montanans need to elect Buchanan as their Eastern Congressional District representative.
Matt Rosendale wants a second term, though his record shows he did not deserve a first term. He voted against supporting Capitol ... | 2022-10-10T15:28:53Z | helenair.com | Gary Buchanan will represent all Montanans | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-will-represent-all-montanans/article_4682f8e2-d877-57fd-b83f-6d2140e33af5.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-will-represent-all-montanans/article_4682f8e2-d877-57fd-b83f-6d2140e33af5.html |
Dear citizens of Montana,
Please reconsider any vote of confidence you may have in the LR-131 Born Alive Protection Act. I certainly understand the emotions behind this resolution, but having worked in an ICU, I could NEVER support lifesaving measures such as required by this bill. Today I read the quote from MTFP arti... | 2022-10-10T15:29:05Z | helenair.com | Vote no on LR-131 | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/vote-no-on-lr-131/article_720b89f4-f7f7-5c97-aced-3858cbc0062e.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/vote-no-on-lr-131/article_720b89f4-f7f7-5c97-aced-3858cbc0062e.html |
Matt Olson is the perfect candidate
Well, the political season is upon us and it is time to find that perfect candidate and that person is Matt Olson. Our family has known him and his family for many years. Matt, his wife Chico and children worked and ran Dairy Queen on Prospect for 28 years. Going to their business wi... | 2022-10-11T14:18:12Z | helenair.com | Matt Olson is the perfect candidate | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-is-the-perfect-candidate/article_90c05180-e399-5062-84fd-064aef213829.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-is-the-perfect-candidate/article_90c05180-e399-5062-84fd-064aef213829.html |
The Lewis and Clark County Republican Central Committee has censured House District 82 candidate Alden Tonkay less than a month before the Nov. 8 general election, saying his recent actions have tarnished the trust and reputation of the committee and its candidates with Helena voters and businesses.
The committee, in a... | 2022-10-11T18:41:59Z | helenair.com | Lewis and Clark County GOP central committee censures Tonkay in House race | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/elections/lewis-and-clark-county-gop-central-committee-censures-tonkay-in-house-race/article_9527552a-21a5-5dca-8b9e-9f13be939f8e.html | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/elections/lewis-and-clark-county-gop-central-committee-censures-tonkay-in-house-race/article_9527552a-21a5-5dca-8b9e-9f13be939f8e.html |
The Highway 287 project east of East Helena has wrapped up for the season.
The U.S. Highway 287 project east of East Helena has wrapped up for the season, transit officials said Tuesday, adding the Montana Department of Transportation and Riverside Contracting Inc. have substantially completed the roadway expansion bet... | 2022-10-12T02:04:21Z | helenair.com | US Highway 287 project near East Helena ends for the season | https://helenair.com/news/local/us-highway-287-project-near-east-helena-ends-for-the-season/article_49e36478-e964-5b93-ba6d-dcddc8492644.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/us-highway-287-project-near-east-helena-ends-for-the-season/article_49e36478-e964-5b93-ba6d-dcddc8492644.html |
A clear choice!
The all-Republican Public Service Commission (PSC) recently voted unanimously to approve a $92 million temporary rate increase for Montana electricity and natural gas users, effective Oct. 1. Northwestern Energy is requesting the PSC to approve an additional $78 million permanent increase next year.
You... | 2022-10-12T16:18:56Z | helenair.com | A clear choice! | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/a-clear-choice/article_f8a25a89-6138-5b02-8328-af3e9bf24788.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/a-clear-choice/article_f8a25a89-6138-5b02-8328-af3e9bf24788.html |
Less than one month to go!
The most critical election in our lifetime is almost here. Are you ready to be a fully responsible voter? Are you registered? Who is seeking your vote? In what direction are the politicians trying to take you?
Our democracy is under siege. Too many politicians are far more interested in retai... | 2022-10-12T16:19:15Z | helenair.com | Less than one month to go! | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/less-than-one-month-to-go/article_aeea055f-639d-5bee-8624-6d7653220719.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/less-than-one-month-to-go/article_aeea055f-639d-5bee-8624-6d7653220719.html |
Helena developer closes private trails to subdivision opponents
An unofficial trail system on private land at the base of Mount Helena is now closed to anyone who does not support the landowner’s plan to build a subdivision on the property.
The developer recently installed eight signs on the property noting that trespa... | 2022-10-12T21:44:51Z | helenair.com | Helena developer closes private trails to subdivision opponents | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-developer-closes-private-trails-to-subdivision-opponents/article_b44ab161-247e-5f10-85b2-29fada43ab8e.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-developer-closes-private-trails-to-subdivision-opponents/article_b44ab161-247e-5f10-85b2-29fada43ab8e.html |
Send us your wish lists for Gifts From the Heart section
The Independent Record is now accepting holiday wish lists from local nonprofit organizations and agencies for the Empty Stockings/Gifts From the Heart publication.
This annual publication aims to connect local charities with people who can help them meet their g... | 2022-10-12T21:44:55Z | helenair.com | Send us your wish lists for Gifts From the Heart section | https://helenair.com/news/local/send-us-your-wish-lists-for-gifts-from-the-heart-section/article_c033c39b-a850-5a34-a93d-6213c0249120.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/send-us-your-wish-lists-for-gifts-from-the-heart-section/article_c033c39b-a850-5a34-a93d-6213c0249120.html |
Grizzly bear near Flat Mountain Arm.
A bird hunter sustained non-life threatening injuries after being knocked over and stepped on by a grizzly bear near Choteau on Tuesday.
Wildlife officials say the 51-year-old Washington state hunter and his wife were hunting along a creek bottom east of Choteau at about 1 p.m. The ... | 2022-10-12T21:44:57Z | helenair.com | Grizzly injures hunter, authorities kill wounded bear near Choteau | https://helenair.com/outdoors/grizzly-injures-hunter-authorities-kill-wounded-bear-near-choteau/article_b5fee167-286c-5f1f-b87d-16d8438cecc0.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/grizzly-injures-hunter-authorities-kill-wounded-bear-near-choteau/article_b5fee167-286c-5f1f-b87d-16d8438cecc0.html |
Rodeo, art, cars, food, beer, and with any luck, beautiful fall weather are on tap for the inaugural Helena Queen City Oktoberfest slated for Friday and Saturday at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds.
“Getting the festival off the ground has been interesting… We’ve been working on it for about a year now,” said Ela... | 2022-10-13T00:05:21Z | helenair.com | Queen City Oktoberfest coming to Helena this weekend | https://helenair.com/news/local/queen-city-oktoberfest-coming-to-helena-this-weekend/article_a6ac8918-1f42-59e8-9dcc-6c8697053e66.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/queen-city-oktoberfest-coming-to-helena-this-weekend/article_a6ac8918-1f42-59e8-9dcc-6c8697053e66.html |
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