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Class Act: Joliet's Auston Schellig – perfect on PSAT, ACT – eyes XC title
Time to pivot: Site for expansion is the real threat to Flathead Lake

Time to pivot: Site for expansion is the real threat to Flathead Lake

The recent op-ed by the Flathead Lake Biological Station is a valuable contribution to the ongoing conversation about protecting Flathead Lake. They correctly point out that the proposed wastewater treatment technology, which the Lakeside County...

Owner:  Hagadone Family

Mapping Shopify’s Reach: Which States Have the Most Stores per Capita

If you shop online, chances are you’ve bought something from a Shopify store. The platform has quietly become the backbone of American e-commerce. Nearly one in three online stores in the U.S. now runs on Shopify, giving it a presence that’s hard...

Owner:  Irfan Ahmad
Adrian Sutton, composer who wrote the music for War Horse, the classic National Theatre production
Lawsuit challenging Trump's energy policies dismissed

Lawsuit challenging Trump's energy policies dismissed

A federal judge in Montana has thrown out a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block US President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, saying it asked the court to take on a sweeping role overseeing potentially hundreds of government...

Owner:  Sir Julian Smith
Applied Materials and Arizona State University opening ‘materials-to-fab’ centre

Applied Materials and Arizona State University opening ‘materials-to-fab’ centre

$270 million research, development and prototyping facility inside the university’s MacroTechnology Works at ASU Applied Materials Inc. and Arizona State University (ASU) officially opened a Materials-to-Fab Centre, a shared world-class $270...

Owner:  Annex Business Media Employees
U.S. Rejects Lowball Bid for 167 Million Tons of Coal on Public Lands

U.S. Rejects Lowball Bid for 167 Million Tons of Coal on Public Lands

Federal officials rejected a company’s bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade. The failed sale...

Owner:  Energy Mix Productions Inc.
Pro/Con: Ban single-use plastics to solve pollution problems

Pro/Con: Ban single-use plastics to solve pollution problems

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only practical way forward. Some 430 million metric...

Owner:  Marcil-Black Family
The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show tests amateur boat builders. It's not always smooth sailing.

The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show tests amateur boat builders. It's not always smooth sailing.

GEORGETOWN – Something went wrong and it got worse. Father and son, Yang and Yang Scofano II, shrugged while inspecting their 12-foot Carolina Bateau rowing skiff they’d built in nearly four hours during the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show on Oct. 18....

Owner:  Manigault Family
Timberland Taxidermy Celebrates First Hunts For Young Hunters

Timberland Taxidermy Celebrates First Hunts For Young Hunters

The thrill of the hunt will return across Montana with the general rifle season opener next weekend. But youth hunters have a special opportunity to get into the field early one week earlier with the annual youth hunt. Being able to keep the...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Study: Fishing a billion-plus industry

Study: Fishing a billion-plus industry

Trout might as well be gold. Fishing is big business, a recent study by the University of Montana, Bureau of Business and Economic Research and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks found. In 2024 more than 450,000 resident and nonresident anglers...

Owner:  Hagadone Family
How to Balance Management and Leadership as a Principal

How to Balance Management and Leadership as a Principal

Growing up in Montana, Erica Schnee spent countless hours at her parents’ shoe store, watching how they managed a business and also acted as “leaders in their community,” Schnee said. Now the principal of Gallatin High School in Bozeman, Montana,...

Owner:  George Lucas Educational Foundation
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Lamanna breaks 40-year-old school record, runs fastest time in NWAC at LC State Invitational

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Lamanna breaks 40-year-old school record, runs fastest time in NWAC at LC State Invitational

Brayden Lamanna, Treasure Valley CC Cross Country A 2025 graduate of Priest River High, Brayden ran to a new personal best 8,000-meter time of 24 minutes, 51 seconds (4:59 per mile) to finish 22nd out of 96 runners at the LC State Invitational,...

Owner:  Hagadone Family
Views from ALA Queen Creek football team practice 
Casper Girl Scout earns prestigious Gold Award

Casper Girl Scout earns prestigious Gold Award

Casper, Wyo. - Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming proudly recognize Olivia Conner for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. Her project, titled, An Infinity for Learning, provides an accessible online...

Owner:  Patricia & Brian Lane
Opinion: Bombing Iowa: Some ‘Balloon Bombs,“ launched by Japan, fell in Iowa

Opinion: Bombing Iowa: Some ‘Balloon Bombs,“ launched by Japan, fell in Iowa

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa was bombed by Japan. How is it possible? Iowa is an inland state, 1,500 miles from the coast. How could a Japanese plane get that far and not be...

Owner:  Folience Employees
Holiday Travelers, Here's What You Can Expect for This Year's Thanksgiving Forecast

Holiday Travelers, Here's What You Can Expect for This Year's Thanksgiving Forecast

'The Old Farmer's Almanac,' a resource for long-range weather predictions, recently released this year's Thanksgiving forecast. The outlet anticipates a mixed bag of weather across much of the country. Highlights of the holiday forecast include...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Jamison named Hilleman Scholar

Jamison named Hilleman Scholar

BOZEMAN — For Haylee Nay, attending college felt impossible. She couldn’t afford it. The Montana State University freshman from East Helena lived on the poverty line for most of her life and would enter college as a first-generation student. Then,...

Owner:  Martinsen Family
U.S. rejects Navajo company's bid to buy 167 million tons of coal on public lands

U.S. rejects Navajo company's bid to buy 167 million tons of coal on public lands

Federal officials rejected a company's bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade. The Department of...

Owner:  American Government
D/B school board discusses tax levies

D/B school board discusses tax levies

The Dutton/Brady Public Schools board discussed potential general fund and technology fund levies with Superintendent Jeremy Locke at the Sept. 15 meeting. Locke presented a preliminary levy proposal that would provide revenue for the general...

Owner:  Martinsen Family

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