When Butte natives Bert and Mike Robins lost their business partner and brother-in-law Ron Ueland in May, they never for a moment thought of shutting down the company they owned together, Intercontinental Truck Body Co. Read more

Ashea Mills was going to college in upstate New York when she saw an ad for seasonal work in Yellowstone National Park in a local paper. Read more

The Ravalli County Commissioners deserve a lot of credit for commissioning the report by the Bureau of Business and Economic research at the University of Montana examining the history of the timber industry in the Bitterroot Valley. Read more

Corvallis dairy farmer Dan Huls, Hamilton brewery partner Nicol Musburger, and Stevensville fly fishing outfitter Eddie Olwell are united in a common goal: protecting the Bitterroot River and its tributaries. Read more

Starting before sunrise and working tirelessly till night, a small but dedicated group scrambles to pull off a behind-the-scenes logistical miracle to feed hundreds of Missoula’s homeless and hungry every single day. Read more

The 80-foot poles were so large, their bases needed more concrete than one truck could actually haul. Now, though, the four poles were standing, and all D.J.’s Electric had to do was aim the 48 light bulbs on top. Read more

Longtime Bob Marshall Wilderness outfitter Ron Mills of Augusta released a book this week of recollections of a life spent in Montana’s wild country over the past 75 years, working on cattle ranches, shoeing horses and packing people into the wilderness. Read more

For years and years and years, Kim Leiter of Grand Rapids, Michigan, wondered about Capt. Robert Holton — the name on a POW-MIA bracelet she got in North Carolina in 1972 while the Vietnam War raged on. Read more

Thanksgiving meals are offered by various groups in Stevensville, Victor and Hamilton for people to enjoy connecting with other community members and eating a traditional holiday meal. Read more

Each year, Empty Stockings gives readers a way to connect with struggling families around Billings.

The profiles are real, but the names have been changed to protect the identities of those who need help.

To help them, please contact the agency named in bold type at the end of each listing.

Gifts delivered to those agencies should be new and unwrapped, although gift wrap may be included with your donation.

Please label gifts with the names of the recipients.

For gifts to help Billings' charitable organizations, please contact those organizations. Read more

Each year, Empty Stockings gives readers a way to connect with struggling families around Billings. Read more

Each year, Empty Stockings gives readers a way to connect with struggling families around Billings. Read more

Cinder and Onyx are two sister-cats available for adoption through Rimrock Humane Society. The pair were found in a shoebox on a front porch when they were just 4 weeks old. Their coloring is unique – black smoke, which is a black overcoat with a silver undercoat. Read more

Learn to swim! Fall swim session 4 runs Dec. 3-13. This is a short two-week session due to holidays. The times are 4, 4:45 and 5:30 p.m. Monday/Wednesday or 10 a.m., and 4, 4:45 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday. Cost is $32.50 for non-members and $27.50 for members. Details: 406-782-1266. Read more

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REDMOND, Washington — Warren W. Bestwick, 96, died on Oct. 18, 2018, surrounded by his family. Warren was born to William A. and Beatrice Eddy Bestwick in Missoula. He was raised in Alberton and completed high school there before entering Glendale Jr. College in California. However, WWII interrupted his pursuit. Warren changed his educational plan and entered the University of Montana and the Civilian Pilot Training Program in preparation to defend his country. Read more

MISSOULA — Richard Clyde Pickens, 83, aka Dick Pickens, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2018, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes.  Read more

LOS ANGELES — Noella Lamoreux passed away on Oct. 1, 2018.  Read more

MISSOULA — Surrounded by his loving family and friends, Michael S. Watson passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2018, from complications of esophageal cancer, just one day shy of his 64th birthday. Mike was born on Nov. 12, 1954 in his beloved Missoula to Charles and Madeline Foley Watson. He was the second of two children to complete the family unit. Mike’s primary education was accomplished at Paxon Grade School, and he was a 1973 graduate of Sentinel High School.  Read more

MISSOULA — James A. Hamill, 72, passed away on Nov. 13 in Missoula. Read more

MISSOULA — Margaret Rice, a resident of Missoula for over 70 years died here on Nov. 6. She was born Bellingham, Washington, to Hugh and Margaret Perkins Magone on July 5, 1920, joining a family of four brothers. Four more brothers followed. Needless to say she was a much-loved daughter and sister. Read more

ROUNDUP — Floyd Aaron Brower, 90, father, grandfather, partner, and attorney, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 13, 2018, in Roundup Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born Lloyd Aaron Brower on July 11, 1928 in Havre, the son of Martin and Eva Mae (Stokes) Brower. Floyd helped on the family ranch herding sheep. Floyd served in the Navy on the Admiral’s staff from 1946 to 1948 where he was on the boxing team and, once discharged, got his GED. He worked as an auctioneer, and he also went on to sell cars, ultimately becoming an owner of the Ford dealership in Chinook. After he sold the dealership, he went to Northern Montana College and then attended the University of Montana, where he studied law, graduating with a JD.  Read more

Marie H Johnson, age 90, born Fanny Marie Heiken at Broadview, on Nov. 7, 1927, passed away from natural causes on Oct. 24, 2018, in Spokane, WA. She leaves behind son Bill, his wife Lynn and grandchildren Hillary and Hayden, and son Bob and his wife Ruth. She is also survived by brothers Durl, Steve, Hobart, and Clyde and by sisters Cleo and Karen. Read more

A fire Saturday night in a Billings Heights apartment injured one person and damaged a neighboring apartment, according to the Billings Fire Department.  Read more

Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide, which is also how often loved ones are left behind to make sense of it. Read more

Coming back from a narrow loss last year, Bozeman has won the annual Can the Griz food drive. Read more

Butte could see as many as 350 new jobs by the spring.  Read more

In a country where immigration is a hot political topic, the issue hits close to home for Amy Aguirre. Read more

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DEER LODGE -- The Cutler Brothers' third annual “Turkey Trot” improv comedy show will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Cutler Theatre in Deer Lodge. This year the Das Froot improv team will pair with Deer Lodge’s newest blues band Cottonwood to bring you a delightful evening of improvisational comedy as seen on the show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and some soothing tunes to dance the night away. Read more