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The heads of Helena’s two colleges told a grassroots group of their plans for the coming year, touting programs, praising students, and, when asked, responded to a question from a lawmaker as to how the state could help colleges.
Sandra Bauman, dean and executive officer of Helena College and John Cech, president of Ca... | 2022-09-10T00:09:53Z | helenair.com | Leaders of Helena's 2 colleges outline plans for coming year | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/leaders-of-helenas-2-colleges-outline-plans-for-coming-year/article_8ccb0f5e-35dc-5d59-b584-49ac4e297d0a.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/leaders-of-helenas-2-colleges-outline-plans-for-coming-year/article_8ccb0f5e-35dc-5d59-b584-49ac4e297d0a.html |
BILLINGS — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation that is considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada.
The Badger-Two Medicine area just south of Glacier is land co... | 2022-09-10T01:47:29Z | helenair.com | Judge restores oil lease on land sacred to US, Canada tribes | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/judge-restores-oil-lease-on-land-sacred-to-us-canada-tribes/article_9166f1b0-d11b-5620-8ba8-757cea59713b.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/judge-restores-oil-lease-on-land-sacred-to-us-canada-tribes/article_9166f1b0-d11b-5620-8ba8-757cea59713b.html |
Randl Ockey: More isn’t always better, Linus
RANDL OCKEY
It was the summer of 1968. I had just graduated from high school and was eagerly looking forward to enrolling at Brigham Young University in the fall.
To earn money for college, I got a job at a paint factory warehouse in a neighboring town. It was a tedious, phy... | 2022-09-10T13:13:01Z | helenair.com | Randl Ockey: More isn’t always better, Linus | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/randl-ockey-more-isn-t-always-better-linus/article_7ecb2263-b4a1-5577-9507-e0f4b725069a.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/randl-ockey-more-isn-t-always-better-linus/article_7ecb2263-b4a1-5577-9507-e0f4b725069a.html |
Carroll College junior Emma Patek learns how to throw an atlatl from Jessica Bush.
MEGAN MICHELOTTI, Independent Record
How long has it been since you tried something new?
On Sept. 8, Carroll College’s “Introduction to Native American Studies” class taught by Laura Marsh, a compliance officer for the Montana Historical... | 2022-09-11T14:19:39Z | helenair.com | Carroll's Native American Studies class learns to throw atlatls | Education | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/carrolls-native-american-studies-class-learns-to-throw-atlatls/article_b84a8fd1-46c1-537d-8c0d-9abb4a130130.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/carrolls-native-american-studies-class-learns-to-throw-atlatls/article_b84a8fd1-46c1-537d-8c0d-9abb4a130130.html |
The Montana Department of Justice held a ceremony Sunday at the state Capitol on the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
A ceremony was held Sunday at the state Capitol on the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., encouraged people to "thank, pray for and support... | 2022-09-12T02:59:12Z | helenair.com | Helena area holds remembrances in honor of heroes, victims of 9/11 | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-area-holds-remembrances-in-honor-of-heroes-victims-of-9-11/article_aa46886d-450f-5caf-becb-c573e2c1524a.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-area-holds-remembrances-in-honor-of-heroes-victims-of-9-11/article_aa46886d-450f-5caf-becb-c573e2c1524a.html |
A tractor works the fire line Saturday of the Murray fire.
The Murray fire 12 miles southwest of Helmville was listed at 70 acres Sunday evening and 65% contained.
There are 135 personnel assigned to the fire.
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) officials said aircraft is primarily being used to shu... | 2022-09-12T02:59:18Z | helenair.com | Murray fire southwest of Helmville now 65% contained | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/murray-fire-southwest-of-helmville-now-65-contained/article_1cdbcb28-c84d-58f4-8757-8536f371cd10.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/murray-fire-southwest-of-helmville-now-65-contained/article_1cdbcb28-c84d-58f4-8757-8536f371cd10.html |
Nuggets From Helena: Carson Addition gave GIs an affordable place to live after WWII
NUGGETS FROM HELENA
F.J. Viereck
William (Bill) Avon Carson constructed the little Carson Addition just east of the State Capitol Complex. Debuted in 1950, the modest Carson Addition homes were priced between $11,000 and $13,000, met F... | 2022-09-12T16:26:07Z | helenair.com | Nuggets From Helena: Carson Addition gave GIs an affordable place to live after WWII | History | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/history/nuggets-from-helena-carson-addition-gave-gis-an-affordable-place-to-live-after-wwii/article_de44f8a9-60ee-50c3-9168-c5871267f1f5.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/history/nuggets-from-helena-carson-addition-gave-gis-an-affordable-place-to-live-after-wwii/article_de44f8a9-60ee-50c3-9168-c5871267f1f5.html |
The new location for Benefis Downtown Helena is at 55 W. 14th St., Suite 102.
Great Falls-based Benefis Health System is having a ribbon cutting Wednesday to celebrate the opening of a new location, Benefis Downtown Helena, which will offer internal medicine and gastroenterology care.
The Helena Area Chamber of Commerc... | 2022-09-12T20:24:50Z | helenair.com | Benefis continues expansion into Helena with new downtown location | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/benefis-continues-expansion-into-helena-with-new-downtown-location/article_0a82d6af-7269-5870-a4ec-970c7d52853a.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/benefis-continues-expansion-into-helena-with-new-downtown-location/article_0a82d6af-7269-5870-a4ec-970c7d52853a.html |
Lewis and Clark County justice of the peace candidate Shawn White Wolf of Helena has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, his first offense.
White Wolf was arrested by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper after being pulled over near the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Cross... | 2022-09-12T20:24:56Z | helenair.com | Lewis and Clark County justice of the peace candidate pleads guilty to DUI | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lewis-and-clark-county-justice-of-the-peace-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-dui/article_33288edc-b9f0-5f58-9bd6-dbbd369019dd.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lewis-and-clark-county-justice-of-the-peace-candidate-pleads-guilty-to-dui/article_33288edc-b9f0-5f58-9bd6-dbbd369019dd.html |
The fire, reported at 3:47 p.m. Sunday, is on Forest Service-managed land in/around Blackfoot Meadows east of Deer Lodge. It is in the Electric Peak Inventoried Roadless Area and is not threatening any homes or private property at this time, forest officials said.
The cause of the blaze was not listed. | 2022-09-12T20:25:09Z | helenair.com | No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge now at 400 acres | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-400-acres/article_4078814d-78fc-5064-a3ae-357dd8027a94.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-400-acres/article_4078814d-78fc-5064-a3ae-357dd8027a94.html |
Eternity Miner
A 21-year-old Helena woman was charged with felony theft and misdemeanor criminal mischief after allegedly stealing a vehicle.
On Sept. 6, an officer was dispatched to the 1600 block of Prospect Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle.
The victim told the officer that he had driven the vehicle that he ha... | 2022-09-12T23:51:58Z | helenair.com | Helena woman charged with vehicle theft | | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/helena-woman-charged-with-vehicle-theft/article_fa58dd29-a96d-58c3-a625-e23d0d3bb9cf.html | https://helenair.com/helena-woman-charged-with-vehicle-theft/article_fa58dd29-a96d-58c3-a625-e23d0d3bb9cf.html |
State Highway 284 will be closed on both sides of the dam to traffic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26-29.
Access across Canyon Ferry Dam on state Highway 284, at both sides of the dam, will be closed to traffic Sept. 26-29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Bureau of Reclamation officials said Monday.
The temporary road cl... | 2022-09-12T23:52:04Z | helenair.com | Access across Canyon Ferry Dam closed to traffic Sept. 26-29 | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/access-across-canyon-ferry-dam-closed-to-traffic-sept-26-29/article_2236686d-8430-5ef4-802a-83a92c94099f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/access-across-canyon-ferry-dam-closed-to-traffic-sept-26-29/article_2236686d-8430-5ef4-802a-83a92c94099f.html |
HPD Assistant Chief Cory Bailey
Provided by the Helena Police Department
Then Lt. Corey Bailey poses for a photograph outside the Law Enforcement Center in this 2016 IR file photo.
Bailey most recently served as captain on the force, where he fulfilled assistant chief duties following the promotion of Brett Petty to ch... | 2022-09-12T23:52:07Z | helenair.com | Bailey named assistant chief of Helena Police Department | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/bailey-named-assistant-chief-of-helena-police-department/article_99481804-a062-5297-a512-106ed642dce6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/bailey-named-assistant-chief-of-helena-police-department/article_99481804-a062-5297-a512-106ed642dce6.html |
Carroll College President John Cech offers muffins and coffee for the first day of classes in front of the Campus Center.
Carroll College said Monday that its more than 20-year streak as one of the best regional colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report’s "Best Colleges" ranking has continued this year.
“We ar... | 2022-09-12T23:52:19Z | helenair.com | Carroll College places well in U.S. News and World Report ranking | Education | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/carroll-college-places-well-in-u-s-news-and-world-report-ranking/article_4759aab8-bb02-57d6-9f04-b9d6745234f5.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/carroll-college-places-well-in-u-s-news-and-world-report-ranking/article_4759aab8-bb02-57d6-9f04-b9d6745234f5.html |
The No Grass Creek fire in Powell County on the west end of the Helena Ranger District was listed Monday afternoon at 424 acres, U.S. Forest officials said.
The fire, reported at 3:47 p.m. Sunday, is on Forest Service-managed land in/around Blackfoot Meadows east of Deer Lodge. It is in the Electric Peak Inventoried Ro... | 2022-09-12T23:52:25Z | helenair.com | No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge now at 424 acres | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-424-acres/article_4078814d-78fc-5064-a3ae-357dd8027a94.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-424-acres/article_4078814d-78fc-5064-a3ae-357dd8027a94.html |
The Absaroka Mountains, which overlook the Yellowstone River in the Paradise Valley, are part of the expansive Custer Gallatin National Forest. Recreation on the forest, especially in the greater Bozeman area, has grown exponentially.
Several environmental groups have filed a lawsuit over a U.S. Forest Service livestoc... | 2022-09-12T23:52:33Z | helenair.com | Citing grizzlies, groups sue over grazing plan in Paradise Valley | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/citing-grizzlies-groups-sue-over-grazing-plan-in-paradise-valley/article_15e4349b-5435-5a91-ac97-a24aee8a539b.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/citing-grizzlies-groups-sue-over-grazing-plan-in-paradise-valley/article_15e4349b-5435-5a91-ac97-a24aee8a539b.html |
Candace Payne has the background and competency that is needed to be our next county commissioner. As a practicing lawyer myself for 43 years in the community, I recognized Candace's long tenure as a hardworking, dedicated representative of numerous business clients and individuals. In addition, Candace made the time t... | 2022-09-13T14:33:23Z | helenair.com | Candace Payne for county commissioner | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/candace-payne-for-county-commissioner/article_c87509e4-5685-5296-bf8a-5d4105e0468e.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/candace-payne-for-county-commissioner/article_c87509e4-5685-5296-bf8a-5d4105e0468e.html |
Janet Ellis deserves your vote
Sen. Janet Ellis is not a typical politician. She isn’t in it for herself — she got involved (and has stayed involved) in politics to advance the issues Helenans care about: quality education, access to healthcare, assuring fair and open elections, protecting the environment, and improvin... | 2022-09-13T14:33:29Z | helenair.com | Janet Ellis deserves your vote | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/janet-ellis-deserves-your-vote/article_d7139bae-bffa-5851-b15e-1b3eabb42777.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/janet-ellis-deserves-your-vote/article_d7139bae-bffa-5851-b15e-1b3eabb42777.html |
Carolyn Murphy tutors inmates as they work through EdReady, a remedial math curriculum, in the Montana State Prison's educational center in this June 2022 file photo.
Ten inmates at Montana State Prison last month began college courses with Helena College as part of the Second Chance Pell Grant program officials hope c... | 2022-09-13T22:41:53Z | helenair.com | 10 state inmates enrolled in college courses through federal grant | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/10-state-inmates-enrolled-in-college-courses-through-federal-grant/article_ad85cd57-5c44-5629-bbdf-6d379a5a56a6.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/10-state-inmates-enrolled-in-college-courses-through-federal-grant/article_ad85cd57-5c44-5629-bbdf-6d379a5a56a6.html |
Chambers joins Montana Justice Foundation as executive director
Alissa Chambers
Alissa Chambers has been named the new executive director of the Montana Justice Foundation.
Chambers was a partner at Crowley Fleck, where she was a commercial attorney focusing on merger and acquisition transactions and private securities... | 2022-09-14T01:05:53Z | helenair.com | Chambers joins Montana Justice Foundation as executive director | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/chambers-joins-montana-justice-foundation-as-executive-director/article_735fc782-0b76-5e27-88b6-61918b568f60.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/chambers-joins-montana-justice-foundation-as-executive-director/article_735fc782-0b76-5e27-88b6-61918b568f60.html |
Health Matters: Challenge yourself to prioritize mental health
BRIDGID CROWLEY
One in five Americans suffered from mental health symptoms in 2020, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health. Young adults between 18-25 years of age had the highest rate of psychiatric symptoms. Excessive worry and sad... | 2022-09-14T14:28:38Z | helenair.com | Health Matters: Challenge yourself to prioritize mental health | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/health-matters-challenge-yourself-to-prioritize-mental-health/article_90a68ded-884d-549b-b235-19911fba8365.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/health-matters-challenge-yourself-to-prioritize-mental-health/article_90a68ded-884d-549b-b235-19911fba8365.html |
When infrared heat energy comes upon a wobbly molecule like carbon dioxide (CO2) the energy activates the molecule, like music jazzes up a dancer, making it vibrate, with carbon waving its two oxygen "arms" in a dance.
After a while, the molecule releases the infrared energy and stops "dancing," but the energy keeps go... | 2022-09-14T14:28:50Z | helenair.com | Climate Conversations: The greenhouse effect, dancing carbon dioxide, and your hot car | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/climate-conversations-the-greenhouse-effect-dancing-carbon-dioxide-and-your-hot-car/article_9641be4a-b2c0-5a1c-8663-f5a011f49d3d.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/climate-conversations-the-greenhouse-effect-dancing-carbon-dioxide-and-your-hot-car/article_9641be4a-b2c0-5a1c-8663-f5a011f49d3d.html |
LR-131 is harmful to women’s health. Passage of laws similar to LR-131 in other states had a chilling effect on health care providers’ willingness to perform abortions because of the risk of prosecution. The law would reduce women’s access to reproductive health care and put women at risk, especially those without the ... | 2022-09-14T14:28:57Z | helenair.com | Guest view: LR-131 is unnecessary and harmful | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-lr-131-is-unnecessary-and-harmful/article_188d8082-3215-58da-8d56-77f3b6d23e06.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-lr-131-is-unnecessary-and-harmful/article_188d8082-3215-58da-8d56-77f3b6d23e06.html |
If we were to forget about starting salaries and evaluate where alumni are at, say, age 40, not only as regards income, but professional success, I suspect those who major in the human service fields and humanities and fine arts would be doing quite well when compared with those who sought job-training degrees. | 2022-09-14T14:29:03Z | helenair.com | Lawrence K. Pettit: It’s not all about money | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/lawrence-k-pettit-it-s-not-all-about-money/article_50fe4576-d52b-5ce5-9d3e-a7acf41f3475.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/lawrence-k-pettit-it-s-not-all-about-money/article_50fe4576-d52b-5ce5-9d3e-a7acf41f3475.html |
In a recent column, "Don’t forget what happened last session," (Helena IR Aug. 26) Backcountry Hunters & Anglers fails to acknowledge the reality of elk hunting in Montana. For many reasons, including land management, predators and decades of overhunting, elk populations have migrated from public to private lands. Inst... | 2022-09-14T14:29:09Z | helenair.com | The numbers don't lie | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/the-numbers-dont-lie/article_4bfc3953-a6bc-5d42-95f2-e274fb5ae7cf.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/the-numbers-dont-lie/article_4bfc3953-a6bc-5d42-95f2-e274fb5ae7cf.html |
Montana State News Bureau
Grizzly bear track
The 4-year-old male bear had first been captured and collared in 2021 in a trap set due to cattle depredation. It was unknown at the time if the trapped bear had killed the calf or was scavenging the carcass, so it was collared and released on-site, Montana Fish, Wildlife & ... | 2022-09-14T18:58:08Z | helenair.com | Officials kill grizzly near Choteau after livestock depredations | Montana Untamed | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/outdoors/officials-kill-grizzly-near-choteau-after-livestock-depredations/article_8009aa0b-6e38-5dde-805d-6b2a178ce9f7.html | https://helenair.com/outdoors/officials-kill-grizzly-near-choteau-after-livestock-depredations/article_8009aa0b-6e38-5dde-805d-6b2a178ce9f7.html |
Benefis Health System officials line up Wednesday in front of their new Helena office.
Benefis Health System held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for its latest foray into town with Benefis Downtown Helena, which will offer internal medicine and gastroenterology care.
The office is on the western edge of the Great ... | 2022-09-14T22:53:04Z | helenair.com | Benefis celebrates opening of another office in Helena | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/benefis-celebrates-opening-of-another-office-in-helena/article_5ffdff09-5900-5eea-ba18-83bd9b3d222f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/benefis-celebrates-opening-of-another-office-in-helena/article_5ffdff09-5900-5eea-ba18-83bd9b3d222f.html |
The current district map for the Montana House of Representatives was adopted in 2013. Screenshot from Dave's Redistricting App includes partisan lean based on recent statewide elections.
PABLO — Republican proposals for new legislative districts in Montana would reduce the number of districts with Native American majo... | 2022-09-15T00:50:09Z | helenair.com | Native voters, leaders ask redistricting panel to preserve minority districts | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/native-voters-leaders-ask-redistricting-panel-to-preserve-minority-districts/article_b5bdba4a-dedb-534e-a698-c6465eb9b17c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/native-voters-leaders-ask-redistricting-panel-to-preserve-minority-districts/article_b5bdba4a-dedb-534e-a698-c6465eb9b17c.html |
Holter director Chris Riccardo resigning Oct. 15 to return to ceramics
Health is one key reason Chris Riccardo is resigning as executive director of the Holter Museum of Art Oct. 15.
Another is art – having time to make it.
“I love this place,” he said, sitting in his office, which is often overflowing with work projec... | 2022-09-15T14:31:29Z | helenair.com | Holter director Chris Riccardo resigning Oct. 15 to return to ceramics | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/holter-director-chris-riccardo-resigning-oct-15-to-return-to-ceramics/article_8cc14111-d084-554e-814f-e5208ea1756c.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/holter-director-chris-riccardo-resigning-oct-15-to-return-to-ceramics/article_8cc14111-d084-554e-814f-e5208ea1756c.html |
Ukraine is similar to Montana in size, latitude and topography, but one of our most notable commonalities is a critical export of wheat. While this year Russia’s wheat yield is at a record high, Ukraine’s is down 38%. The heaviest costs of decreased wheat production in Ukraine may not be felt here in Montana, but the i... | 2022-09-15T14:31:41Z | helenair.com | Keegan Lundman: Ukraine’s fight for its life and why it matters to Montana | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/keegan-lundman-ukraine-s-fight-for-its-life-and-why-it-matters-to-montana/article_6b93b86a-3278-53c0-b5d5-b4c1e83901a7.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/keegan-lundman-ukraine-s-fight-for-its-life-and-why-it-matters-to-montana/article_6b93b86a-3278-53c0-b5d5-b4c1e83901a7.html |
Works continues on the new Montana Heritage Center.
Bruce Whittenberg, former director of the Montana Historical Society, told members of Hometown Helena, a grassroots group, that he had just toured the $81 million center now under construction.
Bruce Whittenberg
“It’s really going to be something,” he said. “It will b... | 2022-09-15T21:58:58Z | helenair.com | Helena group gets update on new Montana Heritage Center project | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-group-gets-update-on-new-montana-heritage-center-project/article_dc0699a6-bf09-5ea9-a9e0-4605805d5d6c.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-group-gets-update-on-new-montana-heritage-center-project/article_dc0699a6-bf09-5ea9-a9e0-4605805d5d6c.html |
No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge now at 1,145 acres
The No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge was reported 3:47 p.m. Sunday.
The No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge is estimated to be 1,145 acres, U.S. forest officials said Thursday.
The fire, reported at 3:47 p.m. Sunday, is in Powell County on the west end ... | 2022-09-15T21:59:04Z | helenair.com | No Grass Creek fire east of Deer Lodge now at 1,145 acres | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-1-145-acres/article_5fda9f87-9d64-5e61-8b6f-a21acb007ca6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/no-grass-creek-fire-east-of-deer-lodge-now-at-1-145-acres/article_5fda9f87-9d64-5e61-8b6f-a21acb007ca6.html |
Patti and Fred Verzani pose for a photo inside Montana Flag and Pole on Wednesday.
After 34 years of selling flags, poles and flag auxiliary items, Fred and Patti Verzani have decided to call it quits, or, as they may put it: it is time to take in the flag.
The owners of Montana Flag and Pole on Last Chance Gulch in He... | 2022-09-15T23:43:15Z | helenair.com | Time to take in the flag: Owners of Montana Flag and Pole in Helena are retiring | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/time-to-take-in-the-flag-owners-of-montana-flag-and-pole-in-helena-are/article_a560f124-fed9-58d9-b84f-bae11dfe4ea7.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/time-to-take-in-the-flag-owners-of-montana-flag-and-pole-in-helena-are/article_a560f124-fed9-58d9-b84f-bae11dfe4ea7.html |
I could write numerous essays on the dangers of Christian Nationalism, but since Banned Books Week (Sept. 18-24) is upon us, I’m going to concentrate on the ideology’s abuse of literature. Political parties and ideologies with winning ideas don’t need to ban books. Christian Nationalism, however, features inferior idea... | 2022-09-16T14:19:51Z | helenair.com | Marty Essen: Christian nationalism and book banning | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/marty-essen-christian-nationalism-and-book-banning/article_67fb90eb-7c30-5c96-b51f-0281af1155c8.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/marty-essen-christian-nationalism-and-book-banning/article_67fb90eb-7c30-5c96-b51f-0281af1155c8.html |
I ran the Montana Communicable Disease Epidemiology program and retired three months before it started. Finally good timing in my life. In March 2020, I was quoted in an article saying that this was NOT the zombie apocalypse but more like the flu from heck. And so it is. I helped CDC write their original pandemic plans... | 2022-09-16T14:20:07Z | helenair.com | Get vaccinated | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/get-vaccinated/article_3b63d6bc-a334-5af6-b612-7928b133b055.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/get-vaccinated/article_3b63d6bc-a334-5af6-b612-7928b133b055.html |
We have subscribed to the Independent Record for more than 40 years, but we are thinking of cancelling our subscription after the latest changes to the paper! It seems as though the IR wants us to go to their virtual paper. They certainly don’t seem to want their customers' input as to their wants or needs. We will cer... | 2022-09-16T14:20:14Z | helenair.com | Recent newspaper changes | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/recent-newspaper-changes/article_3eb20a3c-0e12-5d68-962b-d65a6ed5108c.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/recent-newspaper-changes/article_3eb20a3c-0e12-5d68-962b-d65a6ed5108c.html |
The 2021-2022 end-of-the-year summative assessment scores for Montana were released this week.
The summative assessment measures math and reading, or English Language Arts (ELA), proficiency in grades three through eight and 11. It is required through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The 2021-2022 school year dif... | 2022-09-16T19:56:07Z | helenair.com | Montana releases 2021-22 assessment scores for math and reading | State & Regional | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-releases-2021-22-assessment-scores-for-math-and-reading/article_682cbcc6-92d1-5d7c-9717-b29c235ea3dd.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-releases-2021-22-assessment-scores-for-math-and-reading/article_682cbcc6-92d1-5d7c-9717-b29c235ea3dd.html |
A sign for a Block Management area. The program comes in two types, with Type 1 allowing access by signing in while Type 2 requires a reservation.
The maximum cap a landowner could receive through the popular Block Management program would double under draft legislation lawmakers recently voted to advance.
Block Manage... | 2022-09-16T21:35:17Z | helenair.com | Legislation would double payment cap for Block Management | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/legislation-would-double-payment-cap-for-block-management/article_f23e87a1-5d87-5564-884f-3ab91668da2e.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/legislation-would-double-payment-cap-for-block-management/article_f23e87a1-5d87-5564-884f-3ab91668da2e.html |
American Legion's national commander highlights POW/MIA Day in Helena
American Legion National Commander Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola was the guest speaker at the 43rd National POW-MIA Recognition Day Friday at Memorial Park.
“Honoring the men and women who have been held captive, and pressing for a full accounting for tho... | 2022-09-16T23:21:53Z | helenair.com | American Legion's national commander highlights POW/MIA Day in Helena | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/american-legions-national-commander-highlights-pow-mia-day-in-helena/article_d18a4d36-6d1e-59f8-852a-c85d63f2a27e.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/american-legions-national-commander-highlights-pow-mia-day-in-helena/article_d18a4d36-6d1e-59f8-852a-c85d63f2a27e.html |
Nuclear power advisory panel proposal fizzles, gets tabled
A proposal to set up an advisory council to help guide the development of nuclear power in Montana fizzled Friday when the committee tabled the motion, in effect keeping the idea from moving on to the 2023 legislative session.
Rep. Katie Sullivan, D-Missoula, m... | 2022-09-16T23:21:59Z | helenair.com | Nuclear power advisory panel proposal fizzles, gets tabled | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nuclear-power-advisory-panel-proposal-fizzles-gets-tabled/article_b01ae96c-51fc-5827-bc3e-5b57a5a3759c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nuclear-power-advisory-panel-proposal-fizzles-gets-tabled/article_b01ae96c-51fc-5827-bc3e-5b57a5a3759c.html |
A Gallatin County District Court judge has ruled three state laws unconstitutional as they apply to Montana’s public university students and campuses.
Judge Rienne H. McElyea’s Sept. 14 decision blocks laws or portions of laws dealing with speech on campus; requiring student athletes to participate on teams based on th... | 2022-09-17T01:00:07Z | helenair.com | Judge strikes down parts of MT laws affecting campuses, collegiate trans athletes | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/judge-strikes-down-parts-of-mt-laws-affecting-campuses-collegiate-trans-athletes/article_06cd44fa-a1bb-5396-84dc-da6b172364a6.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/judge-strikes-down-parts-of-mt-laws-affecting-campuses-collegiate-trans-athletes/article_06cd44fa-a1bb-5396-84dc-da6b172364a6.html |
A new Helena resource is in the works for both those who are and those who are not members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In May, Zebulon Eaton created a Facebook group called “Helena MT LGBTQ,” which has now been renamed to “West Coast LGBTQ Community” to accommodate a wider scope of members since people from cities around ... | 2022-09-17T16:24:09Z | helenair.com | The Pride Room, a budding nonprofit, aims to open in Helena | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/the-pride-room-a-budding-nonprofit-aims-to-open-in-helena/article_5c3a26db-6bc1-582b-a575-809ad4d51029.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/the-pride-room-a-budding-nonprofit-aims-to-open-in-helena/article_5c3a26db-6bc1-582b-a575-809ad4d51029.html |
Stories of Honor: Army Sgt. John Zavalney served as lab tech during Vietnam War
Army lab tech Sgt. John Zavalney served in Vietnam from March 1969 to January 1970.
John Zavalney was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968.
John Zavalney of Helena fits comfortably into the Vietnam veteran credo, “All gave some. Some gave all... | 2022-09-19T16:27:42Z | helenair.com | Stories of Honor: Army Sgt. John Zavalney served as lab tech during Vietnam War | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/stories-of-honor-army-sgt-john-zavalney-served-as-lab-tech-during-vietnam-war/article_9fd6f771-8a7f-5427-8652-5ad4a5e712e8.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/stories-of-honor-army-sgt-john-zavalney-served-as-lab-tech-during-vietnam-war/article_9fd6f771-8a7f-5427-8652-5ad4a5e712e8.html |
Wells Fargo workers, Habitat for Humanity put finishing touches on Helena homes
Wells Fargo workers welcome Samantha Stringer to her new home on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Wells Fargo
A team of volunteers gathered in a Westside Helena neighborhood last week to put the finishing touches on two houses that will give local... | 2022-09-19T16:27:48Z | helenair.com | Wells Fargo workers, Habitat for Humanity put finishing touches on Helena homes | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/wells-fargo-workers-habitat-for-humanity-put-finishing-touches-on-helena-homes/article_0907454a-a913-5bec-874d-dc174e848d1f.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/wells-fargo-workers-habitat-for-humanity-put-finishing-touches-on-helena-homes/article_0907454a-a913-5bec-874d-dc174e848d1f.html |
The new Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana building east of Helena.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana was awarded the contract to be the third-party administrator for medical benefits and claims administration for the state of Montana Benefit Plan, Montana Department of Administration officials said.
Misty Ann G... | 2022-09-20T00:10:55Z | helenair.com | Blue Cross of Montana awarded state contract, $28M in savings touted | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/blue-cross-of-montana-awarded-state-contract-28m-in-savings-touted/article_b394951d-17f9-5bcc-bc26-4d4fbadca5ab.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/blue-cross-of-montana-awarded-state-contract-28m-in-savings-touted/article_b394951d-17f9-5bcc-bc26-4d4fbadca5ab.html |
Bryan Neil Arvidson
District Court Judge Kathy Seeley sentenced Bryan Arvidson to 40 years in prison with none suspended for attempted homicide and six months in jail for obstructing a peace officer. These two sentences will run concurrently.
Arvidson was also sentenced to six years with five suspended for criminal end... | 2022-09-20T00:11:01Z | helenair.com | Helena man who shot at officers gets 42 years in prison | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/helena-man-who-shot-at-officers-gets-42-years-in-prison/article_15734373-d67d-5529-83cb-5425f2b98535.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/helena-man-who-shot-at-officers-gets-42-years-in-prison/article_15734373-d67d-5529-83cb-5425f2b98535.html |
Dr. Brian Barrett, the new principal of St. Andrew School, talks with students outside the school.
“Ad Meliora” is Latin for “towards better things.”
This is the direction Dr. Brian Barrett, who taught Latin last school year at St. Andrew School in Helena, hopes to guide the private Catholic school to as its new princi... | 2022-09-20T12:36:07Z | helenair.com | Brian Barrett starts as new principal of St. Andrew School in Helena | Education | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/brian-barrett-starts-as-new-principal-of-st-andrew-school-in-helena/article_5755ad12-b792-53c5-b2a2-d79b8d8fc4cf.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/brian-barrett-starts-as-new-principal-of-st-andrew-school-in-helena/article_5755ad12-b792-53c5-b2a2-d79b8d8fc4cf.html |
The stalling tactics that Donald Trump has used his entire life continue in the Mar-A-Lago documents case. Donald Trump has always held a deep disdain for the rule of law and the professionals of the DOJ and FBI but being the hypocrite that he is he uses the courts and the law to his full advantage. When it benefits hi... | 2022-09-20T16:01:51Z | helenair.com | An analogy | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/an-analogy/article_c2d137a4-e362-59bf-9e9e-4cae9c23b5fa.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/an-analogy/article_c2d137a4-e362-59bf-9e9e-4cae9c23b5fa.html |
I am writing in support of Dan Guzynski for Lewis and Clark County attorney. I have known Dan and his family for years. When I first met Dan I only saw a genuine, kind and thoughtful guy with an easy smile. Not until later did I learn he prosecuted the hardest of criminals across the state of Montana for over 20 years ... | 2022-09-20T16:01:53Z | helenair.com | Dan Guzynski is a champion of justice for victims | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-is-a-champion-of-justice-for-victims/article_feb6d10c-f876-55b7-83d8-12bfb5cb9f30.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-is-a-champion-of-justice-for-victims/article_feb6d10c-f876-55b7-83d8-12bfb5cb9f30.html |
I had the pleasure of working with Dave Galt while serving as a state senator. He was a lobbyist at the time, and we had several conversations over the years. He was considered one of the good ones and a straight shooter when either providing information or me asking for information. Let me tell you that Dave Galt is n... | 2022-09-20T16:01:57Z | helenair.com | Dave Galt has vast knowledge | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dave-galt-has-vast-knowledge/article_a2f4c4e5-fb00-52af-a60e-e6ca63151bdb.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dave-galt-has-vast-knowledge/article_a2f4c4e5-fb00-52af-a60e-e6ca63151bdb.html |
A 22-year-old Helena man was charged with two felony counts of attempted deliberate homicide and two felony counts of assault with a weapon after allegedly shooting and injuring two men on Aug. 18.
Jory Jerae Songer was served an arrest warrant Monday at the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center, where he was already... | 2022-09-20T21:43:20Z | helenair.com | Helena man charged in connection with August shooting | Crime & Courts | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/helena-man-charged-in-connection-with-august-shooting/article_6ddec7ed-9239-530f-b4bc-f23072b65cdd.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/helena-man-charged-in-connection-with-august-shooting/article_6ddec7ed-9239-530f-b4bc-f23072b65cdd.html |
The Montana Department of Commerce in Helena.
Citing sparse interest in workforce training grants, Republican state lawmakers and administration officials on Tuesday moved to shift $6 million in federal funding from that program to one that would provide interest-free loans to Montana businesses to automate manufacturi... | 2022-09-21T00:06:49Z | helenair.com | Republicans shift $6M from workforce training grants to biz automation loans | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/republicans-shift-6m-from-workforce-training-grants-to-biz-automation-loans/article_dc2c292b-3e6c-5bce-bec9-7d63d5c88222.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/republicans-shift-6m-from-workforce-training-grants-to-biz-automation-loans/article_dc2c292b-3e6c-5bce-bec9-7d63d5c88222.html |
The Montana Office of the Secretary of State inside the state Capitol in Helena.
Montana’s Secretary of State paid more than $1.2 million over a one-year period to a law firm it hired to defend several controversial new election laws being challenged as unconstitutional.
Those payments to the law firm Crowley Fleck PLL... | 2022-09-21T00:06:55Z | helenair.com | Secretary of State's legal tab, including defense of GOP elex bills, tops $1.2M | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/secretary-of-states-legal-tab-including-defense-of-gop-elex-bills-tops-1-2m/article_006ecd27-a9cf-5060-aa82-fbbe567653f4.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/secretary-of-states-legal-tab-including-defense-of-gop-elex-bills-tops-1-2m/article_006ecd27-a9cf-5060-aa82-fbbe567653f4.html |
“I am grateful that the Board of Public Education has approved the timeline to begin public comment,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen. “School quality is not a simple check-the-box process. The new rules emphasize local control through strong programs where every Montana student will have access... | 2022-09-21T02:25:29Z | helenair.com | Revisions to school accreditation standards opening for public comment in Oct. | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/revisions-to-school-accreditation-standards-opening-for-public-comment-in-oct/article_eb61248d-9bf8-5359-b215-903c4ea121fb.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/revisions-to-school-accreditation-standards-opening-for-public-comment-in-oct/article_eb61248d-9bf8-5359-b215-903c4ea121fb.html |
In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tested that separation. Frustrated by the U.S. Supreme Court’s resistance to his New Deal programs, FDR backed legislation to essentially expand the court from nine to 15 members. With his overwhelming Democratic majorities in Congress, Roosevelt thought that for political purpo... | 2022-09-21T13:49:52Z | helenair.com | Bob Brown: Supreme Court: Mack truck v. motor scooter | Columnists | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/bob-brown-supreme-court-mack-truck-v-motor-scooter/article_95eb1488-117e-53d2-96a6-9c88e864295b.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/bob-brown-supreme-court-mack-truck-v-motor-scooter/article_95eb1488-117e-53d2-96a6-9c88e864295b.html |
Lessons are supposed to be learned from recent history. The rise of fascism in Nazified Germany was at first probably dismissed as a fringe phenomenon until it became inexorable. Then it was too late.
If we don't appreciate the potential for malevolence here, we are not putting the chain of racism, anti-feminism, voter... | 2022-09-21T16:07:20Z | helenair.com | Learning our lessons from history | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/learning-our-lessons-from-history/article_9b6546f3-d644-522e-8cd4-cf0802e56dff.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/learning-our-lessons-from-history/article_9b6546f3-d644-522e-8cd4-cf0802e56dff.html |
Why are my Montana taxes being used to make political points instead of supporting the needs of the people in our state? A recent article in the IR notes that the secretary of state's office has spent over $1.2 million just to defend election laws that legislators passed and were signed by Gov. Gianforte, but ruled unc... | 2022-09-21T16:07:32Z | helenair.com | Money should not be used by legislators | Letters | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/money-should-not-be-used-by-legislators/article_9f5ca9ca-03ef-5812-b8fb-0b2b89351787.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/money-should-not-be-used-by-legislators/article_9f5ca9ca-03ef-5812-b8fb-0b2b89351787.html |
Vehicles in the 2021 Soap Box Derby were required to have a driver and could have up to two pushers.
Helena's inaugural Septemberfest Soap Box Derby was cut short after a spectator who was hit by one of the homemade vehicles was taken away in an ambulance.
Helena's Septemberfest Soap Box Derby is set to return Saturday... | 2022-09-21T22:22:17Z | helenair.com | Downtown Helena Soap Box Derby returning with additional safety measures | Local | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/downtown-helena-soap-box-derby-returning-with-additional-safety-measures/article_b5a6d1a1-3815-540f-bce5-c80438a843af.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/downtown-helena-soap-box-derby-returning-with-additional-safety-measures/article_b5a6d1a1-3815-540f-bce5-c80438a843af.html |
The spire at the Helena Civic Center gets a fresh coat of paint in July 2021.
Photo Courtesy of Bridget Johnston
Chief among these expenses is a third fire station and fire training facility estimated at about $8 million.
Since 2006, the Helena Fire Department's calls for service have increased more than 43%, more than... | 2022-09-21T22:26:38Z | helenair.com | Critical Helena departments detail millions in capital needs | Government & Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/critical-helena-departments-detail-millions-in-capital-needs/article_032a2e5a-0425-5b70-8d7a-f6b5dcba21e3.html | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/critical-helena-departments-detail-millions-in-capital-needs/article_032a2e5a-0425-5b70-8d7a-f6b5dcba21e3.html |
Dr. Timothy Mitchell is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Missoula.
Jenn Banna and her husband sing the lullaby “You Are My Sunshine” to their children when they’re babies. The western Montana family had the chance to do that with their infant Anna Louise during her very short life, but now Banna worries others i... | 2022-09-22T00:13:07Z | helenair.com | Opponents say 'born-alive' referendum will traumatize MT families | 406 Politics | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/opponents-say-born-alive-referendum-will-traumatize-mt-families/article_391e645e-c1a6-533a-baec-f94e7529bd89.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/opponents-say-born-alive-referendum-will-traumatize-mt-families/article_391e645e-c1a6-533a-baec-f94e7529bd89.html |
Dammit Lauren brings Indie music to the Tap Room on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Dammit Lauren, a rock and roll trio formed in the middle of nowhere, Montana, brings Indie music to the Tap Room on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Buckle up for a night of funky bass and deep grooves brought to you by Monta... | 2022-09-22T13:05:45Z | helenair.com | Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Sept. 22 | https://helenair.com/news/local/around-the-town-helena-area-arts-and-entertainment-news-published-sept-22/article_5a90459b-c8c8-57dd-aeff-fbddc85797ac.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/around-the-town-helena-area-arts-and-entertainment-news-published-sept-22/article_5a90459b-c8c8-57dd-aeff-fbddc85797ac.html |
Celebrating American Indian Heritage Day: Native humor takes center stage at The Myrna Loy
It doesn’t escape Krys Holmes that we’re all walking around on land that was the vast home of Native Americans.
She’s keenly aware of this history, which is one reason as executive director of The Myrna Loy, she’s created an annu... | 2022-09-22T13:05:51Z | helenair.com | Celebrating American Indian Heritage Day: Native humor takes center stage at The Myrna Loy | https://helenair.com/news/local/celebrating-american-indian-heritage-day-native-humor-takes-center-stage-at-the-myrna-loy/article_4facc376-a5b7-5731-b967-975e021cd7d6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/celebrating-american-indian-heritage-day-native-humor-takes-center-stage-at-the-myrna-loy/article_4facc376-a5b7-5731-b967-975e021cd7d6.html |
About 30 volunteers from the Helena Climber's Coalition helped build a new trail and retaining wall along the base of favorite local climbing spot Winter Wall in Hellgate Gulch Saturday afternoon.
Volunteers straddle a retaining wall built along the base of Winter Wall, a favorite local rock climbing site, Saturday.
A ... | 2022-09-22T16:18:52Z | helenair.com | Building sustainability and community: Helena climbers make improvements at Winter Wall | https://helenair.com/news/local/building-sustainability-and-community-helena-climbers-make-improvements-at-winter-wall/article_52711d10-33c7-50e3-b217-8f6ee3112e7d.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/building-sustainability-and-community-helena-climbers-make-improvements-at-winter-wall/article_52711d10-33c7-50e3-b217-8f6ee3112e7d.html |
The relatively stable supply of the Sun’s energy, coupled with the right combination of greenhouse gases (GHGs) — primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) — and the open oceans and polar ice caps, produce our climate. The energy is absorbed, reflected and reabsorbed to yield an average temperature of 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
The a... | 2022-09-22T16:19:00Z | helenair.com | Jim Amonette: Climate Conversations: Goldilocks: from just right to too hot! | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/jim-amonette-climate-conversations-goldilocks-from-just-right-to-too-hot/article_5dc88769-f217-5897-a61c-750fc000df80.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/jim-amonette-climate-conversations-goldilocks-from-just-right-to-too-hot/article_5dc88769-f217-5897-a61c-750fc000df80.html |
Happy with puzzle, comic changes
I originally decided not to protest the changes to the comics and puzzles in the IR, thinking that there are many more important issues to be concerned about. However, after the recent rash of negative comments about the new LA Times crossword I have changed my mind. I thought that was ... | 2022-09-22T16:19:03Z | helenair.com | Happy with puzzle, comic changes | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/happy-with-puzzle-comic-changes/article_410bf9a1-8e23-538f-b07f-fa264f4adb7f.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/happy-with-puzzle-comic-changes/article_410bf9a1-8e23-538f-b07f-fa264f4adb7f.html |
Hopefully, once the entire legal procedure is concluded, these laws will take their rightful place in the trash bin of history. Taking away a woman's right to choose her reproductive destiny is a violation of her basic right to be left alone, to have personal autonomy. History shows that when a right is refused to some... | 2022-09-22T16:19:31Z | helenair.com | Nov. 8 election is about our freedoms | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/nov-8-election-is-about-our-freedoms/article_c949ce50-e104-57e8-92f9-38673e9d3cf5.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/nov-8-election-is-about-our-freedoms/article_c949ce50-e104-57e8-92f9-38673e9d3cf5.html |
I would like to remind the people who changed the paper that there are quite a few older people in our community that read the paper, comics and do the crossword as a daily ritual. When you changed all those things without the input of the people who are your target audience then you silenced their opinions. Also they ... | 2022-09-22T16:19:37Z | helenair.com | Opinions were silenced | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/opinions-were-silenced/article_60b16a51-5aa9-5b55-9024-15c8a669a5a6.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/opinions-were-silenced/article_60b16a51-5aa9-5b55-9024-15c8a669a5a6.html |
Shiloh Berry
A 42-year-old Helena man is being charged with felony aggravated assault after a physical altercation with his partner.
On Sept. 12, an officer was informed by dispatch of a Probation and Parole report of domestic assault.
According to charging documents, the partner reported that Shiloh Seth Berry broke t... | 2022-09-23T00:08:13Z | helenair.com | Helena man accused of breaking partner's thumb | https://helenair.com/helena-man-accused-of-breaking-partners-thumb/article_4aa81c62-1e64-5412-89b8-0c4ebd362782.html | https://helenair.com/helena-man-accused-of-breaking-partners-thumb/article_4aa81c62-1e64-5412-89b8-0c4ebd362782.html |
Matt Olson will serve with honesty, integrity
We are life-long Helena residents; I was born and raised in East Helena and my wife in the sixth ward. Our state and country are facing many critical challenges right now so it's more important than ever to elect leaders who will face them honestly, responsibly, and with a ... | 2022-09-23T13:35:06Z | helenair.com | Matt Olson will serve with honesty, integrity | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-will-serve-with-honesty-integrity/article_6e4c0cec-107c-590d-a093-d221d637ede5.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/matt-olson-will-serve-with-honesty-integrity/article_6e4c0cec-107c-590d-a093-d221d637ede5.html |
Tom Rasmussen: Change has occurred within the Democrat Party
TOM RASMUSSEN
I am writing concerning the excellent series in the Helena IR several weeks ago on the current state of the Democrat party in Montana. This follows the result of the 2020 election in which they were swept in all the statewide races plus getting ... | 2022-09-23T13:35:12Z | helenair.com | Tom Rasmussen: Change has occurred within the Democrat Party | https://helenair.com/tom-rasmussen-change-has-occurred-within-the-democrat-party/article_a17409bf-5451-5f81-bbc1-e793dc1169eb.html | https://helenair.com/tom-rasmussen-change-has-occurred-within-the-democrat-party/article_a17409bf-5451-5f81-bbc1-e793dc1169eb.html |
Thank a public health laboratorian
For those of you that don’t know, September has been designated as Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month. The work that goes on in the State Public Health Laboratories is behind closed doors, so often goes unnoticed, and yet the importance of their work is the cornerstone to pub... | 2022-09-23T15:54:18Z | helenair.com | Thank a public health laboratorian | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/thank-a-public-health-laboratorian/article_1891c056-0c37-5ae2-8887-601ffdefdaef.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/thank-a-public-health-laboratorian/article_1891c056-0c37-5ae2-8887-601ffdefdaef.html |
Dr. Matthew Goldes poses for a photo outside St. Peter's Health. Goldes joined the hospital as a general and vascular surgeon on Aug. 28.
On Aug. 28, Dr. Matthew Goldes joined St. Peter’s Health as a general and vascular surgeon. He is the son of Dr. Jeffry Goldes, who has been practicing dermatology in Helena for 32 y... | 2022-09-23T18:02:48Z | helenair.com | A family affair: Children of 2 longtime Helena physicians carrying the torch at St. Peter's | https://helenair.com/news/local/a-family-affair-children-of-2-longtime-helena-physicians-carrying-the-torch-at-st-peters/article_c74dc04b-80ed-5e80-89a0-53ac3f2e5bc2.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/a-family-affair-children-of-2-longtime-helena-physicians-carrying-the-torch-at-st-peters/article_c74dc04b-80ed-5e80-89a0-53ac3f2e5bc2.html |
Sheriff Leo Dutton speaks with members of the press in this file photo.
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, back from a conference in Arizona, gave Helena residents a bleak summary of what he saw, and warned of trouble headed our way.
Dutton said he attended a law enforcement conference to talk about the importi... | 2022-09-23T20:03:10Z | helenair.com | Sheriff warns of meth epidemic on way to Montana schools | https://helenair.com/news/local/sheriff-warns-of-meth-epidemic-on-way-to-montana-schools/article_73f05473-a172-53d0-826b-d5707063c4de.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/sheriff-warns-of-meth-epidemic-on-way-to-montana-schools/article_73f05473-a172-53d0-826b-d5707063c4de.html |
The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support and crisis intervention available 24 hours a day year round. Dial 988 then press 1, text 838255 or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs showed suicides decreased nationwide in 2020 for the seco... | 2022-09-24T01:40:10Z | helenair.com | VA report says Montana has 'significantly higher' rate of veteran suicide | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/va-report-says-montana-has-significantly-higher-rate-of-veteran-suicide/article_93c7cb51-f2e1-5ec2-aa10-32eddd095cdc.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/va-report-says-montana-has-significantly-higher-rate-of-veteran-suicide/article_93c7cb51-f2e1-5ec2-aa10-32eddd095cdc.html |
Chris Haughee column: The difference a friend can make
Chris Haughee
Friendship is a common theme in scripture. The first couple was created for one another because of the need for companionship. The writer of Ecclesiastes bemoans the fate of the friendless, saying, “pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up... | 2022-09-24T16:14:07Z | helenair.com | Chris Haughee column: The difference a friend can make | https://helenair.com/news/local/chris-haughee-column-the-difference-a-friend-can-make/article_05dee11d-24c3-5f29-979c-e13e937c24d8.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/chris-haughee-column-the-difference-a-friend-can-make/article_05dee11d-24c3-5f29-979c-e13e937c24d8.html |
Candidates running for Montana's first congressional district: Monica Tranel, with microphone; Ryan Zinke, center; and John Lamb, left, take part in a candidate forum at the DoubleTree in Missoula on Aug. 8.
Congressional candidates on both sides of the divide are set to take the stage in a pair of forums held by Lee N... | 2022-09-24T16:14:13Z | helenair.com | Congressional candidates set for Butte, Billings forums | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/congressional-candidates-set-for-butte-billings-forums/article_fba64bdf-eec3-53c7-b937-699e32d16c63.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/congressional-candidates-set-for-butte-billings-forums/article_fba64bdf-eec3-53c7-b937-699e32d16c63.html |
Get ready for preparedness month
Launched in 2004 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, September National Preparedness Month is dedicated to encouraging the public to assess and prepare for local disaster risks and unplanned emergencies.
This year, FEMA’s campaign theme is centered around “Lasting Legacies: The ... | 2022-09-25T12:24:43Z | helenair.com | Better Business Bureau | https://helenair.com/news/local/better-business-bureau/article_ab26a5ec-389a-5ac0-b1b3-c4d18dc0e4b4.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/better-business-bureau/article_ab26a5ec-389a-5ac0-b1b3-c4d18dc0e4b4.html |
MUSIC, FAMILY FUN, FOOD AND FIREWORKS
The third annual Let Freedom Ring concert sponsored by several Helena-area businesses and other donors was held Saturday evening in a Helena Valley field off East Loren Road. This year's free event featured live music by Insufficient Funds, The Kelly Hughes Band and Three-Eyed Jack... | 2022-09-25T14:48:26Z | helenair.com | Photos: Let Freedom Ring concert in the Helena Valley | https://helenair.com/news/local/photos-let-freedom-ring-concert-in-the-helena-valley/article_04c6e871-a1c7-5d86-b306-b919d248d47c.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/photos-let-freedom-ring-concert-in-the-helena-valley/article_04c6e871-a1c7-5d86-b306-b919d248d47c.html |
Holly Michels , Nora Mabie
In Missoula County, a program helps engage kids to play at recess. Up in Browning, an organization's need-based food pantry provides healthy foods as part of the effort to combat health problems.
The two programs are examples of ways Montana communities have worked to address childhood obesit... | 2022-09-25T14:48:32Z | helenair.com | In Montana, efforts on childhood obesity focus on access to nutritious food and activities | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/in-montana-efforts-on-childhood-obesity-focus-on-access-to-nutritious-food-and-activities/article_9d6ed72d-7976-571c-a751-b0496d9f799c.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/in-montana-efforts-on-childhood-obesity-focus-on-access-to-nutritious-food-and-activities/article_9d6ed72d-7976-571c-a751-b0496d9f799c.html |
I am very proud to write in support of Mary Ann Dunwell, candidate for Senate District 42 here in Helena. I’ve known Mary Ann for many years and am in awe of her energy, passion and determination. She is the embodiment of the word advocate.
The upcoming legislative session is of critical importance. The potential for a... | 2022-09-25T14:48:45Z | helenair.com | Mary Ann Dunwell will focus on issues critical to families | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/mary-ann-dunwell-will-focus-on-issues-critical-to-families/article_6753dc69-332d-57c7-b18f-fef5efc33cf5.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/mary-ann-dunwell-will-focus-on-issues-critical-to-families/article_6753dc69-332d-57c7-b18f-fef5efc33cf5.html |
When Tom Rasmussen served in the Montana Legislature, Republicans like Bob Brown and Marc Racicot represented the party’s norms. They and many other Republicans, including more conservatives, those who shared the character of people like Karl Ohs, understood the concept of responsible public service. Today, Republicans... | 2022-09-25T14:48:51Z | helenair.com | Today’s Republicans no longer respect the MT and U.S. Constitutions | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/today-s-republicans-no-longer-respect-the-mt-and-u-s-constitutions/article_5e1536ff-3606-5739-ad36-06768c229599.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/today-s-republicans-no-longer-respect-the-mt-and-u-s-constitutions/article_5e1536ff-3606-5739-ad36-06768c229599.html |
James J. Hill is the subject of a documentary: “The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway.”
Courtesy Stephen Sadis
“The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway” was 21 years in the making, its creators from Great Northern Filmworks said.
It was produced and directed by Stephe... | 2022-09-25T19:07:09Z | helenair.com | Documentary looks at life of James Hill and Great Northern Railway | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/documentary-looks-at-life-of-james-hill-and-great-northern-railway/article_1edf0f87-11ba-52f5-8fe0-7b70e7474150.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/documentary-looks-at-life-of-james-hill-and-great-northern-railway/article_1edf0f87-11ba-52f5-8fe0-7b70e7474150.html |
Carroll College students walk across campus in this IR file photo.
The world since COVID-19 has been a strange one to navigate, especially for first-year college students who spent more than half their high school careers dealing with the disruption of the pandemic.
“The thing I’ve been thinking about the most is this ... | 2022-09-26T12:18:33Z | helenair.com | COVID grads face college: Carroll focusing on student well-being, socialization, support | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/covid-grads-face-college-carroll-focusing-on-student-well-being-socialization-support/article_6d26bf29-bfd0-57a1-a77e-d38ceb5f88d0.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/covid-grads-face-college-carroll-focusing-on-student-well-being-socialization-support/article_6d26bf29-bfd0-57a1-a77e-d38ceb5f88d0.html |
Bret Haux, school resource officer at Helena High School, monitors the hallways in between classes recently.
School resource officers have been in Helena Public Schools for more than 20 years, but local students will see a couple of new faces behind the badge this year.
At the middle schools, officer Scott Finnicum is ... | 2022-09-27T13:37:47Z | helenair.com | New faces among the ranks of Helena's school resource officers | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/new-faces-among-the-ranks-of-helenas-school-resource-officers/article_1be93e9a-7659-5573-b1d1-e138882286af.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/education/new-faces-among-the-ranks-of-helenas-school-resource-officers/article_1be93e9a-7659-5573-b1d1-e138882286af.html |
Helena approves Affordable Housing Trust Fund guidelines
The Helena City Commission approved during its Monday evening meeting the guidelines for doling out its Affordable Housing Trust Fund dollars.
The commission established the fund in November 2020 to spur on development of affordable housing projects within the ci... | 2022-09-27T17:44:51Z | helenair.com | Helena approves Affordable Housing Trust Fund guidelines | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/helena-approves-affordable-housing-trust-fund-guidelines/article_7814c230-1698-5995-a61d-8524d29f2f11.html | https://helenair.com/government-and-politics/helena-approves-affordable-housing-trust-fund-guidelines/article_7814c230-1698-5995-a61d-8524d29f2f11.html |
Frontier Town's main street is shown in this undated photo of the attraction John Quigley built on McDonald Pass west of Helena.
Frontier Town, the Old West-themed tourist attraction that operated from 1948 to 2002 just below the summit of MacDonald Pass west of Helena, is under contract to be sold, its current owner s... | 2022-09-27T23:12:08Z | helenair.com | Frontier Town property near Helena is under contract, current owner says | https://helenair.com/news/local/frontier-town-property-near-helena-is-under-contract-current-owner-says/article_2f1e3ca0-3bad-5cc4-8dd6-77a435a58e15.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/frontier-town-property-near-helena-is-under-contract-current-owner-says/article_2f1e3ca0-3bad-5cc4-8dd6-77a435a58e15.html |
The Helena City Commission denied a requested historic building demolition permit Monday. The applicant sought to demolish the former home of Cornelius Hedges, a prominent Helena pioneer.
The two-story, Italianate style house, located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Rodney and Broadway streets, was built... | 2022-09-27T23:12:14Z | helenair.com | Helena City Commission denies demolition of historic house | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-city-commission-denies-demolition-of-historic-house/article_8cd4979b-4465-5bab-bc08-64e9c8673ad6.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-city-commission-denies-demolition-of-historic-house/article_8cd4979b-4465-5bab-bc08-64e9c8673ad6.html |
I first met Guzynski ten years ago when we worked together at the Attorney General's Office. It became clear to me early on that he was a top prosecutor in the state with decades of experience bringing violent criminals to justice. After 45 felony trials, including 15 homicide trials, few attorneys can match what he br... | 2022-09-28T15:30:25Z | helenair.com | Dan Guzynski will be a dedicated public servant | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-will-be-a-dedicated-public-servant/article_6caa0f5a-7e28-5259-9751-ec74fc4103be.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/dan-guzynski-will-be-a-dedicated-public-servant/article_6caa0f5a-7e28-5259-9751-ec74fc4103be.html |
Support Janet Ellis for SD41
Our state Constitution is a jewel in Montana’s crown. It is one of the finest state Constitutions in the country. Among other things, it protects Montanans’ rights to privacy, to dignity, to participate in government, and to have a clean and healthful environment. And yet this marvelous doc... | 2022-09-28T15:30:38Z | helenair.com | Support Janet Ellis for SD41 | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/support-janet-ellis-for-sd41/article_24a8aef2-bff9-5e82-9ea0-43adeefb7734.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/support-janet-ellis-for-sd41/article_24a8aef2-bff9-5e82-9ea0-43adeefb7734.html |
Elizabeth Gunn, author of 18 mystery novels, died in Helena Aug. 30, at age 95.
Born Elizabeth Anne McConnell in Chatfield, Minnesota on June 10, 1927 to James and Susie McConnell, she met and married Phil Gunn one summer in Yellowstone National Park when they were both working their way through college. They owned and... | 2022-09-28T20:32:35Z | helenair.com | Elizabeth Gunn, author of 18 mystery novels, dies in Helena at age 95 | https://helenair.com/news/local/elizabeth-gunn-author-of-18-mystery-novels-dies-in-helena-at-age-95/article_52df51b9-e001-56fa-9b7b-7d176dee5f05.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/elizabeth-gunn-author-of-18-mystery-novels-dies-in-helena-at-age-95/article_52df51b9-e001-56fa-9b7b-7d176dee5f05.html |
Two women facing voter fraud charges in Phillips County were set to enter no contest pleas earlier this month, but haven’t been heard from after failing to show up for the hearing, according to the county attorney.
Grace O. Albia and Jannet Benitez Zeta each face one misdemeanor charge of deceptive election practices f... | 2022-09-28T22:06:31Z | helenair.com | Hi-Line voter fraud case 'effectively done,' defendants not located | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hi-line-voter-fraud-case-effectively-done-defendants-not-located/article_980ac797-dc27-5ab5-bbd0-776764208719.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hi-line-voter-fraud-case-effectively-done-defendants-not-located/article_980ac797-dc27-5ab5-bbd0-776764208719.html |
Spring Meadow Lake State Park is seen in this 2014 file photo. Spring Meadow is one of 55 state parks across Montana.
Eliza Wiley, IR file photo
Emergency responders received a call at 2:34 p.m., Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said.
Dutton said the man, who was fully clothed, was wading in a deeper part of t... | 2022-09-28T23:43:48Z | helenair.com | Man drowns while carrying child at Spring Meadow Lake State Park | https://helenair.com/news/local/man-drowns-while-carrying-child-at-spring-meadow-lake-state-park/article_b1423d58-143a-5f5e-b7e3-ba0dc453da91.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/man-drowns-while-carrying-child-at-spring-meadow-lake-state-park/article_b1423d58-143a-5f5e-b7e3-ba0dc453da91.html |
A Billings asphalt and seal coating contractor has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of attempted monopoly after allegedly trying to cajole a competitor to forego future state contracts with Montana and Wyoming.
Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust ... | 2022-09-28T23:43:54Z | helenair.com | Contractor who attempted to monopolize state bids agrees to plea deal | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/contractor-who-attempted-to-monopolize-state-bids-agrees-to-plea-deal/article_6682898c-ee4b-560e-beca-9176aaf98b4f.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/contractor-who-attempted-to-monopolize-state-bids-agrees-to-plea-deal/article_6682898c-ee4b-560e-beca-9176aaf98b4f.html |
Author Lisa See to discuss ‘The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane’ in Helena
The cover of 'China Dolls'
The cover of 'The Island of Sea Women'
What: An Evening with Author Lisa See discussing ‘The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane’
Where: Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave.
For more information, visit lclibrary.org, 120 S. Last ... | 2022-09-29T13:34:13Z | helenair.com | Author Lisa See to discuss ‘The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane’ in Helena | https://helenair.com/news/local/author-lisa-see-to-discuss-the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-in-helena/article_1509a5c0-5ada-5b7a-8bf5-e05dd2544961.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/author-lisa-see-to-discuss-the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-in-helena/article_1509a5c0-5ada-5b7a-8bf5-e05dd2544961.html |
JOE DOOLING
After Labor Day, campaigns kick into high gear for the final stretch. Like you, I have been watching the local races and researching our candidates. In 2020, the commissioners proposed, and the voters approved, the initiative effecting eight county races making them nonpartisan. As the Republican Central Co... | 2022-09-29T13:34:38Z | helenair.com | Joe Dooling: Support Curt Dallas for county commissioner | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/joe-dooling-support-curt-dallas-for-county-commissioner/article_46d616a0-896c-5aa1-8790-8c9a8135503a.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/joe-dooling-support-curt-dallas-for-county-commissioner/article_46d616a0-896c-5aa1-8790-8c9a8135503a.html |
Gary Buchanan represents Montana values
Helena is my home. I am supporting Gary Buchanan who is running as an independent for U.S. Congress. I’ve known Gary and his family for 40-plus years and he has been an independent that entire time. He is a quality person of integrity, intelligence and common sense. He is respect... | 2022-09-29T15:05:11Z | helenair.com | Gary Buchanan represents Montana values | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-represents-montana-values/article_2737fc4d-511b-5d69-ae28-b95e1ad010f9.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/gary-buchanan-represents-montana-values/article_2737fc4d-511b-5d69-ae28-b95e1ad010f9.html |
Think carefully about who you want representing you
This is in response to Dr. Rassmussen’s op-ed from Sept. 23. He lambasts Democrats for their changing to a “far left” platform. I guess it depends on what one considers “far left.” For as long as I can remember, Democrats have espoused liberal ideologies. Let’s rememb... | 2022-09-29T15:05:36Z | helenair.com | Think carefully about who you want representing you | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/think-carefully-about-who-you-want-representing-you/article_a8f87073-88ec-515c-8b07-51a97bf18ca6.html | https://helenair.com/opinion/letters/think-carefully-about-who-you-want-representing-you/article_a8f87073-88ec-515c-8b07-51a97bf18ca6.html |
Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter
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Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter on Saturday broke up an investigation carried out in apparent coordination between federal and Canadian authorities at a Great Falls gun show, saying those agencies had not contacted his office beforehand.
Although state l... | 2022-09-30T01:49:47Z | helenair.com | Cascade County sheriff breaks up federal investigation at gun show | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cascade-county-sheriff-breaks-up-federal-investigation-at-gun-show/article_cb683614-adac-5d58-85f5-9637af85ed1d.html | https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cascade-county-sheriff-breaks-up-federal-investigation-at-gun-show/article_cb683614-adac-5d58-85f5-9637af85ed1d.html |
Learning takes root: Seventh-graders participate in annual Mt. Helena Project
C.R. Anderson seventh-grader Bradon Burke measures the diameter of a tree on Thursday as part of the Mt. Helena Project.
A fire. A pandemic. If those can’t stop the Mt. Helena Project, perhaps nothing can.
The 2022 Mt. Helena Project took pla... | 2022-09-30T03:20:10Z | helenair.com | Learning takes root: Seventh-graders participate in annual Mt. Helena Project | https://helenair.com/news/local/learning-takes-root-seventh-graders-participate-in-annual-mt-helena-project/article_22ff477f-80ff-5f4a-a6a9-08e4a2decf04.html | https://helenair.com/news/local/learning-takes-root-seventh-graders-participate-in-annual-mt-helena-project/article_22ff477f-80ff-5f4a-a6a9-08e4a2decf04.html |
Big games await Helena area high school football teams
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Missoula Sentinel's Karsen Beitz, left, tackles Helena's Manu Melo on Friday at Missoula County Stadium.
One of the hardest things to do in sports is handle success and after a 28-point upset over No. 1 Missoula Sentinel last week,... | 2022-09-30T04:52:06Z | helenair.com | Big games await Helena area high school football teams | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/football/big-games-await-helena-area-high-school-football-teams/article_8813ee96-0a1e-515d-8f80-7571ebe04171.html | https://helenair.com/sports/high-school/football/big-games-await-helena-area-high-school-football-teams/article_8813ee96-0a1e-515d-8f80-7571ebe04171.html |
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